Indie's vomiting again :/

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Alright so my 1.5 year old unneutered male has suddenly decided to start vomiting again. He alsways has been a bit of a vomiter, but this is the first bout of vomiting he's had in months!

His poop's are okay as far as I know, I mean he hasn't used the litter-tray yet so I doubt he's got the runs as well. There's also nothing toxic for him to eat, either? Though he does seem to enjoy licking the walls for some bizarre reason... he's been doing that since I can remember though, and we stop him from doing it whenever we catch him.

Anyway, he started puking last night. He's done it three times already and I'm starting to get a little worried, eventho he's still active and jumping and alert. He ate straight after puking last night though he hasn't eaten anything since his last vomiting bout.

The vomit itself is kinda brown? With bits of food in it. It's decreased in quantity as well, now it's just a tiny puddle of brown liquid. As I said, he's still active and yelling for attention and bugging my other kitten. He's basically still himself, too, nothing strange about his behavoiur, then again he always has been a rather tough little cat.

Also, he's rather slim too, I'm not sure if this'll help any of you but? He's REALLY lean and muscular kinda, and hasn't got much fat on him at all. I thought it might be worms at first, but there's no potbelly/worms in his vomit/worms in his poop or anything like that.

According to my MUm, the only thing different that he did was that he ate a rather fat-looking fly, and about 20-30 minutes after he started vomiting? Could it have been the fly? He eats a lot of flies actually and hasn't vomited before but?

I'm also not in the position to take him to the vet's either. We may call the vet's up if he gets any worse, though we can't take him in because he's kind of feral? (we got him as a stray with a super upset stomach) He isn't too fond of people and can lash out and get aggressive if you bug him too much, he's only really nice to me and my Mum!

If anyone has some home-remedies that I can give him to settle his stomach? What about yoghurt?
 

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What is he getting to eat?

Our Mama has a vomiting issue as well but we've been able to track it down to too much dairy & treats.  She's ok with a little (2-3 treats) in her diet but any more than that she'll empty it all out.

The other thing to look for his hairballs - it'll generally be more liquid and smaller amounts of vomit.
 

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You might be surprised at how many common house plants are toxic to cats. If you have any, make sure they're "safe". Here's just a couple links to check.

http://www.petmd.com/cat/emergency/poisoning-toxicity/e_ct_poisonous_plants

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/cats-plant-list

Without seeing a vet, it's really hard to say why he's vomiting. Kidney disease causes a lot of vomiting and weight loss. He could have developed an allergy to his food. The flies/bugs he catches and eats could be causing the vomiting. It could be hairballs. Hairballs aren't always just liquid either. During the first few years of my Sgt Pepper's life, he had hairballs that looked like poop. I would've thought it was poop had I not seen it come out of his mouth. He just couldn't digest the Purina cat chow I was feeding him and my girl. I had to put them on a hairball formula kibble and that helped. Now they eat better quality food (dry and wet) than the cheap cat chow and have less hairballs. Those hairballs are usually mostly liquid and maybe a little foam or food. I usually hear a little cough from them before/during when a hairball is coming/happening.

It really could be anything.
 

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I have been trying to figure out what causes my cat to vomit also. I did cut back on some of the soft food but here is an issue I can't quit understand. She will eat dry food and vomit and all the food doesn't even look like it has been chewed. Now why do they do that.
 

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I've found the size of the cat makes a difference.  The small/average cats we feed will chew their food while the larger two will inhale it. 
 
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He eats a mixture of chicken heads, liver, heart, chicken breast and chicken feet! We free-feed them both too so they've always got something to eat! We give them milk every so often as well (buffalo milk!) and it doesn't seem to upset them? They've started cutting down how much they drink it themselves, though.

And isn't kidney disease something that happens when they're older? Or can it happen to young cats too? He has a lot of moisture in his diet so could he still be at risk of kidney disease?

And we haven't got any plants at all in our house lmao, I'm too paranoid about accidently bringing in bugs that the cats will eat or the cat's eating the plants :/ I guess it's better safe than sorry lmaoooo

And he's back to normal now, as well! He hasn't vomited since yesterday and has eaten a lot, too. He's still active and stuff so I'm guessing that it was probably just the fly he ate not agreeing with him. Thankyou all for your help though!
 

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I would hold out the heads/feet temporarily to see if that resolves it more permanently.  They can be hard to digest for any animal.
 

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How do you free feed raw meet?  I would be concerned about food spoiling and upsetting his stomach.  Raw food shouldn't be left out for more than a half hour.

I also agree that you're feeding some hard to digest cuts of meat!
 

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@buffy2011  When they vomit  up dry food it can be because they ate too fast and didn't chew it all or because it's a lower quality food or maybe has an ingredient that disagrees with their bellies. I wouldn't worry too much if it only an occasional thing. If it's happening all the time you may need to change food or see a vet about it.

@indie-n-button  Yes, kidney disease is usually found in older cats. I do think your cat is probably too young for that to be the reason for the vomiting. But like I said, it's one thing that causes vomiting plus countless other reasons it could be from. I don't know a lot about raw diets so I don't know if it could've had to do with the puking or not. I don't have any plants/flowers in my house either. Mostly because I can't keep them alive. They don't remind you to feed/water them like cats do. My mom does though and I'm always asking her is she checked the booklet (I gave her a booklet I got with some Revolution one time that listed a bunch of plant toxins) and if her cat has messed with them. I'm glad your boy stopped vomiting and was able to eat a lot again! Most likely it was the fly. 
 
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Oooh I didn't know feet were hard to digest! They seem to be taking to them perfectly well though? We don't feed them as often as the other stuff, maybe just a few times a week? He hasn't had any runny poops/vomiting before due to them? In fact his poops are very healthy and small as far as I know! Butty doesn't seem too keen on the feet though, but Indie really loves them. Oh and I also forgot to add that they get plain yogurt every so often too, as well as the cream stuff from the milk (I'm not sure what it's called in English? But like we have to boil the milk over here and a layer of cream comes up on the surface and the cats l o v e it)

@CatMinionJess, do you know what age kidney disease normally appears? I know that cats seem to have a lot of problems w/ kidney/urine issues because they don't drink a lot of water naturally, which is why I'm constantly making sure their food is wet enough! That's the same with my Nan! She has tonnes of plants because she's a gardener but I'm always careful to let her know about which plants could harm her cat

Also I've found that another cause of vomiting could be that they ate and then suddenly started playing straight after. Indie used to be like that too because he's a generally VERY active cat and anything would send him off into a crazy sprint. He would vomit up his food after going mad straight after eating and then go back to eat again! We had to close the door when he's eating for about half-an-hour so he wouldn't start playing immediately. As he got older, though, he stopped running around as much straight after he ate something.
 

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Chicken heads/feet aren't bad for cats but if your cats bowels are irritated then tough chunks of cartridge and bone certainly don't help matters.  If a person is not feeling well, they don't go out and have a nice chunk of beef jerky or a plate of nachos.  Instead people have things like jello, chicken noodle soup, etc.  Same logic applies for cats - feed them easy to digest foods until things settle down for a week or so and then treats can resume. 

Dairy can also be a source of irritation for cat bowels.  Many cats are lactose intolerant.  Our cat Mama is case and point - she LOVES dairy, she'll go nuts trying to get it and push out the other cats to get at theirs... but it inevitably leads to vomiting if she has too much.  5-10cc every so often seems to be tolerable for her.
 
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I've noticed that Indie seems to give himself a break from eating, we don't have to do it for him? Like if he knows he's been sick he won't eat for about 12 hours and he'll only resume eating once he hasn't been sick again. Is this normal?
 

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It varies when kidney disease is diagnosed. I don't know how old the 1 cat of mine that has it really is. I figure he's at least 8 years, maybe more. He was diagnosed this past September. I'm still learning about it. Also that seems normal to me that your cat would take a break from eating after being sick/puking. It's like waiting for the tummy to stop feeling nausea before eating a lot again. Like JMJimmy said, you'd usually want lighter food during or after you've felt sick. I agree about a lot of milk not being good for cats too. I only let mine have a few licks on occasion. Usually only if I'm trying to trick them into stop doing something I don't want them doing.
 

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From my exprience total or partial blockage of the intestine.A lot of times cats get partial blockages from a large haiball,paper ingested,small Mylar ball cat toys etc
Sometimes the obstruction passes ,sometimes not.Bowels can also become pinched or looped where food has a very hard time getting through.That also can let up but is equally serious.There are a few symtoms but vomiting is a sure symtom to show itself.Its possible that he has had this problem before and by chance it was alleviated somehow.Polyps growing in his intestine is also another possible origin.I know money may be short but see if your vet will give you some advice or help.This can cause death.
Please google obstruction in bowel symtoms for cats.That will give you information.
 
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