Puking kitty with no answers

Hi there.

I have a 6 (?) year old spayed Maine Coon cat.

She has has a vomiting issue for awhile.

Its always undigested food with no hairballs in it. 

No matter what food brand, soft or hard food, remedy, I give her, she goes through these episodes where she cannot keep food down. She will puke not even a minute after finishing her food. 

Along with trying different brands of food and substance, I have tried using a flat plate and even an ice cube tray to try to slow her down. (If that even is the real issue..) 

I have tried hair ball remedies as well as Homeopet drops in her food.

Even after she pukes she still has an interest in food as well as water.  She has no issues using the litter box and fecals seem normal..

Yes. I have taken her to the vet. We have done Blood tests as well as radiographs. No real answers with out actually having to scope her which I would rather not do.

Has anyone else had this issue or a similar one?  I'm at a stand still with what to do for her....

Thanks!!

Hello there!  Sorry to hear that your cat is struggling.  A few questions - 

Have you tried grain-free food?  How about different proteins?  How often do you feed her?

Smaller meals more often...Try raising her food bowl up....You have tried grain free?

gardenandcats said:

Smaller meals more often...Try raising her food bowl up....You have tried grain free?

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All of these helped my kitty, who had similar issues. I also found proteins such as duck and rabbit to work best for her (these were a suggestion from my vet). The raised food bowls were probably the biggest help. I first tested this concept out by putting her food dish on a couple of books. When I realized that it was making a big difference, I went ahead and purchased a raised food dish...but the stack of two hardback books worked just fine. I still have to give smaller portions but the raised food made a significant difference.

Hi guys! Thanks for all the suggestions!

She is fed morning and night. I have tried smaller meals. This seems to help a little but she still has the puking spells even when I give the smaller portions. 

I keep my girls on foods that are all grain free.

    Weruva

    Lotus 

    Fromm

    Dave's 

 I usually stick to chicken and Turkey since she loves these but I will deff try giving selected proteins a try!!!

I have not tried raising the food bowl so I will totally have to give that a try as well!!

I'm hoping for the best but it is hard when a vet cannot even give you an answer. I'm hoping its nothing serious. I feel if it was it would have shown up on her blood work. 

katelynmariec said:

  I usually stick to chicken and Turkey since she loves these but I will deff try giving selected proteins a try!!!

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When I was talking with my vet, I said "out of chicken, turkey, duck or rabbit, which would be your preference?" Her response was rabbit or duck because they are easiest to digest. Turkey being the hardest on digestion. I don't know how try this is but the switch combined with the raised food dish has pretty much eliminated this issue.
My cat loves the duck and rabbit. I give her Nature's Variety Instinct in rabbit or duck and Dave's restricted diet (my kitty had a crystal issue a couple years ago and really loves this food!).

I guess the reasoning behind raising the food bowl is that eating in an elevated position takes pressure off the stomach.
I hope some of this helps!

HelloMissKitty said:

When I was talking with my vet, I said "out of chicken, turkey, duck or rabbit, which would be your preference?" Her response was rabbit or duck because they are easiest to digest. Turkey being the hardest on digestion. I don't know how try this is but the switch combined with the raised food dish has pretty much eliminated this issue.
My cat loves the duck and rabbit. I give her Nature's Variety Instinct in rabbit or duck and Dave's restricted diet (my kitty had a crystal issue a couple years ago and really loves this food!).

I guess the reasoning behind raising the food bowl is that eating in an elevated position takes pressure off the stomach.
I hope some of this helps!

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It does. i appreciate the info on the food! Too bad turkey is one of her favorites!  I think I'm going to elevate the bowl first. And if this doesn't help I have heard Stella and Chewy's make a good Rabbit and Duck food. Although I have seen its also pretty expensive. Do you stick to dry or wet food?

I was surprised that she said that about turkey...I guess that I always thought of turkey as bland so that it would be easy on the tummy...

Wet vs. dry: I found with my cat that the puking 9 times out of 10 was after scarfing down dry food. I had to switch her to primarily wet so she would be getting more fluid after her crystal issues. I would still leave out dry at night and while I'm at work and that would be what was typically puked up. After observing that pattern, I have greatly reduced the amount of dry I leave as a snack at night and while I'm at work to just a tiny and I leave a small portion of wet food in a timed feeder for when I'm at work.

It has taken a lot of expirementing to figure out the right combination of things and at times it has been exhausting as I'm sure you well understand!

I think there are a lot of brands that offer duck and turkey. I had picked NVI based on my vet's suggestion since my cat has a history with struvite crystals.