Itching skin and throw-up

Hello. My 12-year-old indoor Lillie has been itching her ears and throwing up lately. No ear mites. Royal Canin Indoor Mature 27 for food and Tidy Cats Lightweight for kitty litter. Kitty litter for less than a year and same food all her life. Any ideas? She still eats.

Maybe a possible food allergy or sensitivity? Cats can develop an allergy / sensitivity to a particular ingredient over time. Itchiness and vomiting are common symptoms. I suggest taking your cat to the vet first and have blood work done. Senior cats tend to develop health issues which can be treated if caught early. You can ask the vet about food allergies / sensitivity and have a test run for that. Common ingredients that can trigger an allergy or sensitivity are grains, gluten, eggs, a specific protein (like chicken).

Thank you! I thought about that.....but isn't that still almost too much time for allergies to develop?

Also, her white eyelids are starting to show. Not nuch, just a bit. The first time this recently happened weirded me out! Just enough on the edge to make me wonder. Her rabies shots are coming up in February. I'm wondering if it's maybe more serious to bring her in sooner.

Her sister is the one who throws up, Lillie does not, so this was odd.
Thanks!

Watery eye and dilated.

Allergies can develop at any stage in life - it is perfectly possible that she's developed a food allergy.

With everything you're saying, though, I really would want her checked out as soon as possible. It's always better to catch things early, and I don't like that she's vomiting regularly, or what you're saying about her eyes. If she were mine I'd want her checked out now.

Thanks! We're going late tomorrow morning.

Dilated eyes can indicate high blood pressure or an eye problem. Make sure the vet checks the eyes and run tests. You may also consider an appointment with a vet opthamologist to throughly check the eyes.

Here's a cat who was blind due to dilated eyes from undiagnosed high blood pressure: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/632113

Thank you all for your help!