Help! My cat is throwing up.

I have an issue with my exotic persian, Chester, he loves to go outside all the time, he is wild, and if he is inside he will take a quick nap and then go outside.

As cats need fresh air, that is good with me.

Chester loves rats, he eats them, after he murders them, and possibly mice too.

emaciated rats, usually beheaded, or dismember, (hope you are not eating), and then I have to call my garden guy to bury the rat, I have about 10 in my garden, and am too upset to do any 'pruning' as its a site not to be visited with glee.

poor rats.

Chester vomits a lot, brown stuff, to dark brown, first it was clear liquid, now brown.

He eats grass, so does Britney my british s/h who is 10, Chester is only 7, so both of them have a stomach issue, but Chester's is worse.

then I have the issues of vets and travelling by cabs, getting a driver who doesn't mind animal transportation.  

on welfare this costs me a lot, and I am glad my vet has pet insurance of his own, unlike others who don't., and RSPCA are a rip off and i hear never pay people when their pets get sick or need treatment or surgery.

I don't know what to do, other than see the vet and get some bloods taken and he stays over night for observation.

Thanks

Lily Korvin said:

 
I too have the same issues with my exotic persian, Chester, he loves to go outside all the time, he is wild, and if he is inside he will take a quick nap and then go outside.

As cats need fresh air, that is good with me.

Chester loves rats, he eats them, after he murders them, and possibly mice too.

emaciated rats,

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As I'm sure you realize, rats/mice are hotbeds of disease. And an "emaciated" rat is even more concerning because they eat absolutely anything, so if it wasn't eating, it was likely very sick itself.

I'd definitely have the vet investigate diseases that could be transferred from rats to cats. Cats typically eat grass to relieve nausea, so if Chester has been eating a lot of grass, something is likely upsetting his stomach.

When vomit turns "dark brown", that's a very bad sign. It means his stomach is so empty everything is coming up the wrong way (from the intestines.) This kind of convulsing is not due to nausia but something more serious like a pending stroke.

Do your research online because my experience is that most vets don't. Research Chester's symptoms for a common cause and suggest it to your vet. At some point, you might have to *demand* a particular test or treatment because many vets can be quite stubborn once you start questioning their treatment/diagnosis.

Time is off the essence when things get this bad, and the more feedback, the better.

- Tom