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Hello everybody,
I want to start a new thread because I think this may not be very usual. My cat started vomiting once a month since November last year. At first I thought it was a normal hairball throw up but he did it again a month later. I remembered that I had introduced new sorts of food (he eats only wet food) which have rice or pasta so I thought maybe that was not a good idea so I removed those foods from the menu. We went to the vet after the the third monthly vomit episode, did x-ray and everything seemed okay. The vet said that it is normal that cats vomit and I should not be worried. But I keep reading that it is not. Now, I am thinking about heading to the vet again on Monday for a complete blood work and an ultrasound. But the thing is... Catticus Finch looks normal. He is not lethargic, quite the opposite, he has always been quite rambunctious and very active and he is just his normal self; his appetite is also normal, he doesn't have diarrhea, and every time after he vomits he just shrugs it up and keeps as normal as possible. I can even offer him some food (I do this so in case he rejects it I will know there is something wrong) and he will accept it.
In my view the only thing is that he might be a tiny bit skinnier than a month ago but that could be because I reduced his food intake as I was overfeeding him for his size (he is naturally a long skinny cat) and because another highly possible reason for his vomiting is that he eats too much too fast (which he has always done but never did vomit before so that's why I find it now rather unusual). Also, I see him skinnier but friends and family (who don't live with us but see him often) tell me he looks just the same, only longer and longer as he still growing up (he will be two in April, and his weight is 5.4 Kg/11lb in average)
So I would like to know what you think and give me some input please. Am I overreacting? Is blood work and ultrasound way too much? I have no experience with vomiting cats and opinions are very divided. Many people have "normal" cats that vomit frequently, many people say it is absolutely not normal. And my other cat only vomits when he is sick so I don't know what to expect.
Thanks a lot once again cat site community
Claudia, Catticus Finch and Richard Parker
I want to start a new thread because I think this may not be very usual. My cat started vomiting once a month since November last year. At first I thought it was a normal hairball throw up but he did it again a month later. I remembered that I had introduced new sorts of food (he eats only wet food) which have rice or pasta so I thought maybe that was not a good idea so I removed those foods from the menu. We went to the vet after the the third monthly vomit episode, did x-ray and everything seemed okay. The vet said that it is normal that cats vomit and I should not be worried. But I keep reading that it is not. Now, I am thinking about heading to the vet again on Monday for a complete blood work and an ultrasound. But the thing is... Catticus Finch looks normal. He is not lethargic, quite the opposite, he has always been quite rambunctious and very active and he is just his normal self; his appetite is also normal, he doesn't have diarrhea, and every time after he vomits he just shrugs it up and keeps as normal as possible. I can even offer him some food (I do this so in case he rejects it I will know there is something wrong) and he will accept it.
In my view the only thing is that he might be a tiny bit skinnier than a month ago but that could be because I reduced his food intake as I was overfeeding him for his size (he is naturally a long skinny cat) and because another highly possible reason for his vomiting is that he eats too much too fast (which he has always done but never did vomit before so that's why I find it now rather unusual). Also, I see him skinnier but friends and family (who don't live with us but see him often) tell me he looks just the same, only longer and longer as he still growing up (he will be two in April, and his weight is 5.4 Kg/11lb in average)
So I would like to know what you think and give me some input please. Am I overreacting? Is blood work and ultrasound way too much? I have no experience with vomiting cats and opinions are very divided. Many people have "normal" cats that vomit frequently, many people say it is absolutely not normal. And my other cat only vomits when he is sick so I don't know what to expect.
Thanks a lot once again cat site community
Claudia, Catticus Finch and Richard Parker
