10 month old kitten vomiting!

Well roughly three hours ago Button, my 10 month old male kitten, started vomiting small volumes of green liquid. It's in VERY small quantities, roughly about a tea-spoon, if not a little bit more? He's a little quiet but then again he just woke up and is sleepy every morning? He vomited just a little a few weeks ago too, but that was only once. So far he's vomited thrice in the past three hours and isn't eating anything (though he did eat something last night). Has anyone else experienced this with their cat? Could it just be a furball? He's still all snuggly and not irritable and likes his cuddles and is still very purry! Please help!

Also, he doesn't seem to mind me touching his stomach or anything? His poops are also nice and firm, too? Though I only checked them yesterday and I'm not sure if the poop in the litterbox atm is his or Indies...

Also, while he's trying to get the vomit to 'come up' he is making retching noises and is hunched over a little bit? The first time he did it he was sleeping and then he just suddenly got up and onto the floor and started retching and vomited about a teaspoon of the green stuff.. I'm so worried about him...

This doesn't sound like a hairball.  He's throwing up bile.  I would call your vet and see if he needs to come in.

A lot of the research I've done says that cat's throw up bile before a hair-ball? I hope this is just a one off thing, he's generally a really healthy cat... And that's the problem, we don't have a vet. I live in a country where vet-care is pretty much none-existent, there's no properly qualified vets that I know of who aren't just after a tonne of cash...

UPDATE: Button puked yet again, this time it was slightly foamy and he seemed like he was drooling to start with? Then he puked up some foamy saliva looking stuff (like that stuff that kids make when they blow bubbles with their spit... that's as best as I can describe it!) and a smol tiny amount of green bile... He's having snuggles atm!

Sounds to me like he ate something very bad that is causing him to completely empty his tummy out.

The foam is lack of anything else to vomit up.

Are you watching that he is still eating and especially drinking enough?

Kittens/cats will get dehydrated fast, especially when vomiting is going on.

Has he had any vaccines at all?

Does he go outside?

Does Button go outside?  Could he be eating some plant that doesn't agree with him?  Could he be eating spoiled food from someone's trash?

I had a cat that ate some poisoned raw liver someone put out for the express purpose of poisoning cats.  I was living in Mexico City at the time, and was able to get her to a vet quickly, who pumped her stomach and saved her life.  Her symptoms were a lot more intense, though, than Button's:  foaming at the mouth, moaning, dragging her belly.  Thankfully she lived another 15 years or more, until she was almost 20 years old.

However, some healthy cats do throw up a little bit occasionally just because.  Both of my female cats did that when they were healthy, but I doubt that being female had anything to do with it.  They both lived many years.  Maybe their stomachs were just sensitive.  If the behavior seems normal and he's eating normally, maybe there's nothing to worry about.  

He only goes outside under my supervision, and on his kitty harness, and even then it's just onto the terrace or on the roof!! There's no plants around either, that he could have eaten, I'm too paranoid about him getting sick because of them oh gosh :S Other than a supervised hour or two outside he's a solely indoor cat, and he doesn't have contact w/ any strays or other animals (other than my other cat, Indie) at all

Oh god, who would do something so terrible...? :/ I'm glad she lived so long, 20 years is amazing for a cat!

Hmmm I know, my other cat Indie pukes every couple of months and he's perfectly healthy!! I just haven't ever seen Button puke before so it's very scary :/ Hmmm well Indie's got a sensitive stomach too, so we switched him to a raw diet about a month after we got him. We got button about 9 months ago and he's been on a raw diet since, too. He's alright now, just a little sleepy, he's napping between my legs as we speak!

Another thing, my Mum thinks he could have gotten sick because of the cold? Is this a possibility or no? It's VERY cold over here and we have no heating (because we have literally no gas... thankyou Government!) so it's almost impossible to stay warm enough without being bundled in blankets...

Yes, cats can suffer from the cold, and do get respiratory infections.  Gretel had a couple during her 20 years, and the vet treated her with antibiotics.  She would get very listless and would walk around with her tail down, instead of it being up, as was normal.

Mexico City would get very cold, and we didn't have any central heating, and only one gas heater in the whole house.  It had an altitude of 8,000 feet.  She liked to sleep on a heating pad, set to low temperature, with a soft throw on top.  I also had an electric blanket then, too, so I'd leave it on low during the cold season so she could sleep on it.

Have you tried warming her food a little bit?  Sometimes cold food will upset their stomachs.

Does he drink milk?  If so, he might be lactose intolerant.

I do try and keep the babies in my blankets whenever I can! They seem to get in there themselves to keep warm, haha.

That's pretty much the same here -- though we're not at a high altitude. We have a gas heater as well, but there's hardly any gas to cook food, let alone work a heater!

Hmmm no I'll try that! Normally his food /is/ a little cold, so perhaps that's the problem? And yes he does drink milk, though only a little bit every day, he seems to have gone off it lately

UPDATE: Button has been sleeping with me all day, in the blankets. He just woke up a moment ago and his mouth is really wet??? Every so often his muscles will kind of tremor, too? This happened previously just before he vomited a little bile... does anyone know what this could be? He hasn't had anything that could poison him at all...

The wet mouth is his saliva, caused by nausea.

Really wish there was some way to get him seen by a vet, something is wrong.

Something is wrong. Even though you think he may not have had anything that could harm him, he actually may have gotten into something that would make his tummy upset. Have you viewed this thread at all? Are you living in the US? 

This may seem a bit harsh, but if you are able to come on here and ask the community on here for guidance, you can just as well open your search engine and search for a licensed vet in, or close to, your area. Not having him seen by a vet when he needs to be is very negligent and may possibly cost him his life. 

Button is vomiting bright yellow foam... He's vomited four times last night and is still drooling from his mouth. I'm going insane checking his gums and eyes and I'm feeding him water through a dropper every so often. He's able to keep water down and had some himself about a couple of hours ago, but then two hours later he puked up foamy bile again. I'm worried sick about him and I'm doing my best to pursuade my parents to get him to a vet. Even if it's a terrible one, at least it's something. Also, he hasn't pooped or peed or ate anything (apart from a little yoghurt) since yesterday.

And no, I don't live in the USA, I like in Pakistan. And as I've already said, there AREN'T any good, actually qualified vets over here. I'm honestly trying everything that I can as it is, I haven't slept in two days as I've constantly been cleaning up after Button and making sure he's comfortable and trying to get him to eat. On top of that, I'm 15 years old, I have to study for my upcoming A-Level exams, too. But at the moment Butty is my number one priority and I'm doing everything I can to help him.

indie-n-button said:

Button is vomiting bright yellow foam... He's vomited four times last night and is still drooling from his mouth. I'm going insane checking his gums and eyes and I'm feeding him water through a dropper every so often. He's able to keep water down and had some himself about a couple of hours ago, but then two hours later he puked up foamy bile again. I'm worried sick about him and I'm doing my best to pursuade my parents to get him to a vet. Even if it's a terrible one, at least it's something. Also, he hasn't pooped or peed or ate anything (apart from a little yoghurt) since yesterday.

And no, I don't live in the USA, I like in Pakistan. And as I've already said, there AREN'T any good, actually qualified vets over here. I'm honestly trying everything that I can as it is, I haven't slept in two days as I've constantly been cleaning up after Button and making sure he's comfortable and trying to get him to eat. On top of that, I'm 15 years old, I have to study for my upcoming A-Level exams, too. But at the moment Butty is my number one priority and I'm doing everything I can to help him.

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If you were in the US I would think possibly panleukopenia, as it doesn't sound like he had any vaccines, but not sure if there is cat distemper in Pakistan.

By the way, I give you lots of credit for being 15 yrs old and trying to reach out for help for this kitty.

Is it possible for a 10 month old to get cat distemper? I thought it was just a tiny kitten thing? I'll research into it right now though, thankyou for the suggestion!

Also, good news, I found a vet about ten minutes away from me! I'm pretty sure he wasn't there yesterday when I was searching but Anywho, he seems very qualified and at the moment I don't really think I've got anything to lose so I'm willing to give it a shot! The only thing left now is to persuade my Mum to take him to the vet... but she's fussy when she has to spend money and I KNOW that vet treatment gets insanely expensive over here :/

Also is it still possible for him to get distemper if he doesn't have any contact w/ outdoor cats? A few strays do come onto the balcony that he plays on but they're never there when he's there!

Another thing, is there any 'human' medicine that you can give a cat for nausea? I've heard about pepcid but I'm not too sure... I'll have to contact the vet that I just found when it's a more civilised time (it's 5 in the morning rn!) I just want to make him comfortable at the moment...

indie-n-button said:

 
Another thing, is there any 'human' medicine that you can give a cat for nausea? I've heard about pepcid but I'm not too sure... I'll have to contact the vet that I just found when it's a more civilised time (it's 5 in the morning rn!) I just want to make him comfortable at the moment...

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NO!! don't give a cat human medicine, at all! I know it's tempting, because it's hard to watch them suffer but the medicine for humans is built for a larger, human body. just give him a few drops of water every few hours or so at the moment like you have been , increase it slowly if you can, and maybe a little meat gravy if he looks like he can take it. It does sound though like you might be in for a tough time. The bile cats vomit before a hairball is usually short lived before the actual hairball. I'm really sorry, but he needs a vet and the best you can do is keep him warm and hydrated and try to give him some food and try to help him keep it down.

Thank you for doing your best for this little guy and try to keep your spirits up. Also show your mum this thread and hopefully she will see that he needs to go to a vet.

indie-n-button said:

 
Also is it still possible for him to get distemper if he doesn't have any contact w/ outdoor cats? A few strays do come onto the balcony that he plays on but they're never there when he's there!

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distemper lasts a very long time, about 18 months, so all it takes is for someone to walk on grass outside and walk in the house, leaving unseen virus on the floor, cat grooms his paws and ingests it.

This is why it is critical to vaccinate kittens.

Yes, it is mostly young kittens but because they usually get vaccinated and build a strong immune system.

Years ago I had this infect a mom cat and her 3 beautiful kids, all died.

I had a foster with a litter of 6 kittens from the shelter, all kittens died and so did her adult 3 year old cat from it.

I can't say this is what it is of course, but the description of the color of vomit being green then bright yellow is a red flag for me.