I have no idea what to do !!

We have a 1 1/2 year old tabby male who has been vomiting yellow/white liquid. He has not been eating and drinking hardly anything at all. He is an indoor cat all the time, and shares a house with two other cats (both indoor as well) who are showing no problems. He is losing weight and losing energy. The only thing that has changed recently was about a month ago we started using Advantage flea control. I don't think that is the problem, but I dunno. The cats all eat dry food with canned food once in the morning.

I am at a loss... should we take him to the vet?

Yes, I would take him in today.

This is a very urgent situation. If you have a 24 hour grocery store, see if you can buy some Fancy Feast or Sheba for him tonight and encourage him to eat. If he refuses, you'll need to force-feed him some food, whether it's cat food or human baby food (be sure that it doesn't contain garlic or onions). When cats go for too long without food, they can develop a condition called hepatic lipidosis. Once they stop eating, we have to help them break the cycle and get them to start again. First thing in the morning, call the vet. They may be able to prescribe an appetite stimulant. Good luck to you and your kitty.

Yes the not eating and the vomiting is a danger please get this cat to a vet pronto!

Originally Posted by hissy

Yes the not eating and the vomiting is a danger please get this cat to a vet pronto!

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Please take him to the vet as soon as possible!

I agree...the time for assist-feeding to see if he turns around is a bit past imo, vet visit asap!!

I also would take him to the vet right away.

Yes i would take him into the vet and personally I would remove the flea collars as some cats can be allergic to those as they touch the skin. I use advantage which can be used once a month as its a tub you put on the the back of the head or you can get the injection but I would take him to the vet too in case its an illness.

Its best to be safe than sorry when it comes to a cat's health.

Originally Posted by Taffygirl_2005

Yes i would take him into the vet and personally I would remove the flea collars as some cats can be allergic to those as they touch the skin. I use advantage which can be used once a month as its a tub you put on the the back of the head or you can get the injection but I would take him to the vet too in case its an illness.

Its best to be safe than sorry when it comes to a cat's health.

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It is Advantage he may be reacting to, not a flea collar.

Advantage Flea product: how safe or how toxic is it?

Used Advantage on my cat and shes sick
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Hi, last week I used the usual Advantage for cats on my Harley, and it was even one third the dose, because I use one vial on 3 cats. She was sick by that evening, wouldn't eat, acted like she was barfing even if she drank water. She soon quit eating at all, and for 3 days it was touch and go. Luckily she is chubby, so she had some fat on her to live off of. I spent 180$ in tests at the vet, and they hydrated her, and sent her home with no answers.

She hadnt pottied or eaten for 3 days. She looked horrible. I managed to find some soft treats by a natural cat food company that she finally ate one a few days ago. On the 5th day she ate a few more. I really think they saved her life. She finally drank a little water on the 6th day and eats a few bites of food here and there. She still is in the same spot, sleeps all day and rarely moves. I can tell she still doesnt feel well. But at least she is eating. Very little pottying at all.

Vet says its very rare if it was the drops. I know it was. She might have licked them to much somehow... I have no idea. Just telling you to be careful She is 9 years old. I have used the drops for years, and always noticed they act so tired for a day or so after I use them. We never know, for sure how safe these things are, but if it kills fleas, it might become harmful if they are too young or too old.
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Mary Ann lost her beloved bearded collie 'Kaimen' as a result of using Advantage Flea Drops. "Advantage flea drops were recomended by my veteranarian to control Kaimens flea problems. The drops were placed on the back of his head in the nape of the neck. After using Advantage for 13 months a growth the size of a golf ball emerged in that very same spot where the Advantage flea drop were placed. The growth was made of a grey colored flesh with a putrid odor. A purulent putrid liquid oozed out of it. Kaimen was taking to the vet, where I learned more about the growth and just how deadly Advantage is to our pets. The pesticide that is used in Advantage is called lmidacloprid and should NOT be absorbed through the skin. I learned that dogs and rats who were used to test this pesticide developped thyroid cancer and it affected their appetite. My dog Kaimen died at the age of two as a resuslt of using Advantage which caused a tumerous cancer to develop in his neck and which metastasized in his brain. I sent Bayer, the maker of Advantage, a letter with a return receipt but they never bothered to reply to my letter."
A friend used Advantage on his dog who got sick from it. He stopped using it and the dog recovered.
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I am posting this message on any/all message boards as I can find. I am trying to spread the word about using K9 Advantix on your dog. My husband and I were given this product from our vet a few months ago. We have a ten month Golden Retriever that weighs 55lbs. The first two doses were fine. On the third dose we noticed that she began breaking out in sores on her face and along her neck. We were switching dog foods at the time and thought this might be the cause (since she had no prior reactions the first two administrations). We brought her to our vet who diagnosed her with a secondary skin infection. She said it could be an allergy to anything- most likely something in her new food. She gave us a round of antibiotics and never even suggested it could be due to the Advantix. One month later we put the Advantix on again. This time it was far worse- as though her body just could not tolerate this again. Within 36 hours we had to bring her to the vet. Our's was on vacation so we called around to others in the area. After describing her symptoms (severe scratching at the ears, leaking of puss behind the ears and swelling along the throat and neck) they asked if we had given her Advantix recently. We said yes and we were old to bring her in immediately. She was having a severe reaction to this and she almost died. They had to sedate her and they shaved around her ears and neck to expose the affected area. We were shocked at what we saw. In addition to her neck being about five times its normal size, her skin was literally burned from the Advantix. You could see where we had administered the Advantix at the base of the skull because there was a burn hole. Then you could see the path that the liquid took down both sides of her face down to her neck and throat. It had literally burned her skin right off. She had a major infection in these areas that had also crept into her ears and her right eye.
The next 24 hours were awful. We stayed up with her all night and were not sure she was going to make it. It has been about a week now and she is almost fully recovered. The company that manufactures this drug will only acknowledge that in rare occasions, some dogs to have a "sensitivity" to this. Although, they gave us little resistance to reimbursing for our vet bills. (We also learned, via a middle of the night phone call to our emergency vet clinic, that there was another dog going through this very experience- they thought we were the same people).
Since then, I have been reading other people's experiences with Advantix on various message boards. It does not appear that these reactions are as "rare" as the company claims them to be. (I also think they have a very distorted version of what a "sensitivity" or "minor reaction" really is).
I am writing this because had we known that this was even a possibility- we never would have put one drop of this on our dog. Our hope, since the company takes no formal responsibility in better communicating the risks associated with Advantix that someone may read this and spare themselves and their dog, the agony of this experience.
If you are reading this and you have experienced similar effects from using Advantix on your dog, PLEASE contact the Environmental Protection Agency. They are required to investigate every complaint against this product. Who knows, if enough cases are documented, they may take this awful poison of the market in the future and spare the health and lives of other dogs."