is this hairball experience?

well my hunter's tummy was convulsing rapidly and he threw up with liquid and few undigested dry food, my wife said it was a hairball, he's acting normal, drank and ate afterwards, is this hairball and how often do they do it? he cleans himself all day.

It sounds awful, but the hairballs I have seen don't look like food.
Its weird, but they look like poop surrounded by liquid.
They are firm masses, not a pile.
(but I am no expert and have minimal experience!)
Hopefully someone else will have answers.

But it sounds like yours was food.

i think he just ate when he did it, could he had just ate too much too fast?, he drank and ate a lot after that and he's fine.

It's possible that it's a hairball. Sometimes it takes a couple "tries" to get it up. Hairballs can be expelled by themselves or with food. I think it depends on the cat.

Is your cat a scarfer? A cat who eats too fast may vomit shortly after eating. Two solutions: 1 - put something in the food to slow him down ... a golf ball, ping-pong ball, or clean smooth rock; 2 - elevate the food bowl several inches off the ground.

Originally Posted by valanhb

It's possible that it's a hairball. Sometimes it takes a couple "tries" to get it up. Hairballs can be expelled by themselves or with food. I think it depends on the cat.

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this is my experience

he eats fast and doesn't chew, i will try the raised up bowl, this is the first time he did that, hopefully it was just a hairball.

Originally Posted by HUNTER

he eats fast and doesn't chew, i will try the raised up bowl, this is the first time he did that, hopefully it was just a hairball.

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It sounds kind of like what Pixie does. She doesn't do it too often, but I can see a difference when it's from her food and when it's a hairball. When it's bc she ate too fast it's more solid semi-chewed food pieces, the hairballs (i think she's had 2) was more liquid with obvious clumps of hair. Sorry that's such a gross description.