Frequent Vomiting Cat

I'm getting to the end of reasons as to why my cat throws up.

Here is her history :

Chi - long haired - female - Adopted her at 13 weeks

- lived with myself and another kitten same age (Rue - orange tabby - female)

- at 6 months both cats were spayed

- at 1 year, moved in with boyfriend to new apartment

- at 2.5 yrs she throws up maybe once a month. We contribute it to her eating too quickly

- at 3 yrs she throws up maybe once a week. Take her to the vet, he suggests blood work and adding flavored hairball gel remover to food. Blood work comes back with low white blood cell count and increased calcium levels. Vet said this is odd for a young seemingly healthy cat. Suggests retest in a month. Also gives me some samples of prescription Hills science wet food

- after a month we come back and retest. She's eating wet food and doing a lot better. Blood work is better and vet thinks original test results was due to vomiting.

- month later move in to a house with both cats and same boyfriend. We noticed some racing between both cats while eating. We separated then by feeding vomit kitty in the pantry. We added an extra 5-10 mins when done eating to make sure she kept it down. If she did vomit, it would be on hard wood flooring. Been in house for 2 months now and she's still vomiting up to 3x a week.

Foods I've tried :

- hills science wet food for hairball control

- dry Blue buffalo food sensitive stomach

- IAMS and Purina

- meat broth on dry food

- hairball remover and preventive gel

Things I've tried :

- more play time before eating

- special bowls and objects in dish to slow her down

- separately feeding both cats

- fancy brushes(she hates them) though never seen hair in her vomit

- cat grass (not interested)

I'm at wits end. I absolutely love my cat and have had her since before my boyfriend and I started dating. She's very sweet to me but can be rough with boyfriend and other cat. I know this is upsetting my boyfriend (and myself), but I can't give up on her. Was really hoping someone on here has experienced something similar or can suggest another place to ask.

The recent move likely upset her and the vomiting is a reaction to that. If you have changed foods too quickly that could also contribute.

I have a cat who vomits at least weekly but is otherwise healthy. For us:

- We figured out that wet food with shrimp causes it, so we eliminated that. Vomiting went from 4x a week to 3x a week.

- We take up the dry food 30 minutes before wet food for dinner, went from 3x a week to 2x a week. 

- I got elevated food dishes and that made it go from 2x a week to 1x a week. 

Now we have pretty much found that he vomits when no one is around and usually within a 5 foot radius (if not right in) the dry food we keep out all day. Current guess is that he is eating when he isn't actually hungry and throwing up because he is too full. He usually copies my boy so I think he sees Link eating and decides to eat too even if he just ate (seriously, I have seen him wait like he is in line for Link to finish eating). We basically just slow him when we can and accept that short of watching every meal it will be just an ongoing issue. We have either hardwood or tile in the whole house so it isn't a major issue to clean. But we also free feed so its slightly different. 

It sounds like you just schedule feed. So in your case I would try a limited ingredient food in case it is something in the food (or do the plain chicken and rice as a bland system cleanse and try different foods). You could also try the elevated food dishes, its something to do with the angle of the throat. You could also try doing smaller meals more frequently (if its an option) to see if reducing the quantity helps. Even if it is dinner split into two meals an hour apart that may help her keep it down (or breakfast when you wake up, second breakfast before leaving, dinner when you get home, second dinner before bed). 

Vomiting is not normal. First thing I would do is take her off all kibble. Kibble is very hard to digest and can and does trigger vomiting and digestive issues. I would suggest you put her on a high quality wet food only diet. Minimum ingredients. Here's a list of good ones. Here's also some reading material on vomiting and tips for hairball control. Long haired cats are prone to hairball issues, but there are better ways to deal with it then hairball control food. 

http://www.naturalcatcareblog.com/2010/12/the-7-best-natural-commercial-cat-foods-so-far/

http://www.foodfurlife.com/my-cat-is-vomiting---what-do-i-do.html

http://www.foodfurlife.com/make-homemade-dried-egg-yolk-powder.html