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I have a 1 year old neutered male cat who has vomited 3 times in the span of 10 days. His appetite is good, he has plenty of energy and isn't acting any different.
Each time, the vomit has happened about 10 minutes after our daily walk outside. It doesn't happen every time, just on those occasions. He does ingest some grass during our walk each time, so I was thinking that may be the cause, but if so why does he not through up after every walk?
I am aware that cats often eat grass when their stomach is upset, but that still leaves the reason behind why he has an upset tummy to be determined.
He has kibble down all day and two wet meals a day. Its not after a meal, and the food in his vomit is partially digested already (before his evening meal). So I don't think its from eating too fast.
I am a little worried about IBD, but his diet hasn't changed (I've introduced some raw, but that is only once a week) and his stools are also healthy.
Another possibility I've considered is hairballs. There is a little bit of hair (the grey mass) in each vomit, though I am unsure if a normal hairball vomit should have so much other matter in it. He is short furred and doesn't shed much at all.
I haven't taken him to a vet yet as he is still.l normal in all other respects. I plan to monitor him for the next two weeks or so and record when he vomits, what he ate that day, what we did etc before I book him an appointment. I also wanted to get a better idea of what tests I make sure are done to determine the cause of this.
Sorry for the long spiel, I tried to include as much information as I could. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I have attached a photo of his vomit, it looks like this each time.
Each time, the vomit has happened about 10 minutes after our daily walk outside. It doesn't happen every time, just on those occasions. He does ingest some grass during our walk each time, so I was thinking that may be the cause, but if so why does he not through up after every walk?
I am aware that cats often eat grass when their stomach is upset, but that still leaves the reason behind why he has an upset tummy to be determined.
He has kibble down all day and two wet meals a day. Its not after a meal, and the food in his vomit is partially digested already (before his evening meal). So I don't think its from eating too fast.
I am a little worried about IBD, but his diet hasn't changed (I've introduced some raw, but that is only once a week) and his stools are also healthy.
Another possibility I've considered is hairballs. There is a little bit of hair (the grey mass) in each vomit, though I am unsure if a normal hairball vomit should have so much other matter in it. He is short furred and doesn't shed much at all.
I haven't taken him to a vet yet as he is still.l normal in all other respects. I plan to monitor him for the next two weeks or so and record when he vomits, what he ate that day, what we did etc before I book him an appointment. I also wanted to get a better idea of what tests I make sure are done to determine the cause of this.
Sorry for the long spiel, I tried to include as much information as I could. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I have attached a photo of his vomit, it looks like this each time.