Poor Max scared himself!

I have two kitties. Simon throws up fairly regularly and does not seem the least bit bothered by it. Max, on the other hand, has a stomach of iron. I swear, you could feed that cat nails and nothing would happen.

Well, at about 3am I start hearing "the noise" anyone with a cat that vomits knows what I'm talking about. I fully assumed it was Simon. We'll I turn on the light and there is Max sitting in front of a hairball and looking at me like "Mom! What happened? What is that?"

After I cleaned it up, Max was still following me around. When I got back into bed, he followed me and snuggled up on my pillow. I think the poor baby got scared! I guess he's not used to being sick. Once he laid down on my pillow and I petted him for a while, he seemed fine. He was back to his old self this morning!

Poor boy, he must have been so
I would imagine hacking up one of those things must feel a bit chokey...ick!

Awww bless him!.
I remember when Rosie coughed up her first furball.
While i was cleaning it up she stood at the other end of the room watching me. I don't know if she thought she was going to get scolded because i never have and never will!, but like Max she seemed puzzled at what it was?!. LOL

Uuuuurgh i'd hate it as well!!

Poor thing.....

Em has only threw up once. He went into the bathroom and did it on the bathmat. I think he ate too fast or something. Poor thing. I cleaned it up and petted him, he felt better after that.

Awwwwww poor Max!!! I hope he's feeling better, being sick is the WORST!

Poor Max! I bet hairballs are no fun. Dori has never ever thrown up. I wonder if it's possible for cats to just not get hairballs.

Originally Posted by squirtle

Poor Max! I bet hairballs are no fun. Dori has never ever thrown up. I wonder if it's possible for cats to just not get hairballs.

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I think generally long haird cats get more frequent hair balls.

Coco pukes them up once or twice a day. You know it's coming, that wonderful sound. Sometimes if we're not home to get to it right away, the other cat will eat it. It's so discusting! Is that harmful? Eating another cats puke?

Originally Posted by PumpkiCoki

Coco pukes them up once or twice a day. You know it's coming, that wonderful sound. Sometimes if we're not home to get to it right away, the other cat will eat it. It's so discusting! Is that harmful? Eating another cats puke?

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That is sooo dusgusting! Yuck! I guess they do some weird things.

What's worse is when they gorge themselves, puke, then go back and eat it themselves later - that's what my dad's cat used to do. And yes, I tried to tell him Hairball remedy would help, but he's a stubborn old goat who doesn't think cats need a vet unless they're dying and they'll just get better themselves.

Oh the poor sweety. Hope he's feeling much better now that he got rid of that nasty, hairball. Give him a big hug fo us and let him know he's ok.

Kuce gets those nasty things once a month or two and she looks so pathetic afterwards.

Poor Max!

Trent has hairball issues. In shedding season we see one or two a week (sometimes more) and it doesn't matter how much I brush him. Ophelia has only had 3 in her life, and she was so quiet that we didn't even know she had one!

Re: eating after! Mine don't do that. Thank God! They cover it, Ophelia will cover Trent's if he didn't do it good enough.

Cats eating their own vomit is something they picked up from their wild cousins. Dogs do it too. Its perfectly normal. Gross...but normal.

Do any of you have cats that give an "oh no I'm going to barf" warning meow before they spew? My kitties don't, but my best friend has two male cats who always do!