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Hello,
I know there are a lot of post out there with similar/same issues, but I'm a big worrier. Especially when it comes to my fur babies. I have two orange tabby cats that are nearly two years old, one female (Nami) and one male (Luffy). For about the past week or so I've been finding an orangey-yellow mess nearly once everyday. Some of the messes are clearly regurgitated food since I can see the unchewed food, but the past few, while staying the same color, have been lacking unchewed food. (One, I believe was a mix of a hairball and some sort of plastic one of them had eaten. Most likely Luffy since he chews on anything he can get his mouth around.) This has started to concern me since hairballs are not common to my cats and I don't know who has been making the messes nor when they've been happening. Because of Luffy's past history of gulping down food, I assumed all the regurgitated messes were his doing. Especially since Nami is more of a nibbler when she eats. I had mentioned the occasional regurgitated messes to the vet on their last visit (about 7-8 months ago) and she seemed a little concerned. Those were not very often and didn't happen more than 2-3 days in a row. After changing how I fed them so they were forced to slow down while eating, everything seemed fine. So far, their weight has stayed the same (give or take a few ounces) and neither seems to have lost their appetite. I believe both are as healthy as they have always been, but the increased frequency of the messes has gotten me more than a little concerned.
Basically, what I would like advice on, is when should I consider taking them to the vet? Thanks
I know there are a lot of post out there with similar/same issues, but I'm a big worrier. Especially when it comes to my fur babies. I have two orange tabby cats that are nearly two years old, one female (Nami) and one male (Luffy). For about the past week or so I've been finding an orangey-yellow mess nearly once everyday. Some of the messes are clearly regurgitated food since I can see the unchewed food, but the past few, while staying the same color, have been lacking unchewed food. (One, I believe was a mix of a hairball and some sort of plastic one of them had eaten. Most likely Luffy since he chews on anything he can get his mouth around.) This has started to concern me since hairballs are not common to my cats and I don't know who has been making the messes nor when they've been happening. Because of Luffy's past history of gulping down food, I assumed all the regurgitated messes were his doing. Especially since Nami is more of a nibbler when she eats. I had mentioned the occasional regurgitated messes to the vet on their last visit (about 7-8 months ago) and she seemed a little concerned. Those were not very often and didn't happen more than 2-3 days in a row. After changing how I fed them so they were forced to slow down while eating, everything seemed fine. So far, their weight has stayed the same (give or take a few ounces) and neither seems to have lost their appetite. I believe both are as healthy as they have always been, but the increased frequency of the messes has gotten me more than a little concerned.
Basically, what I would like advice on, is when should I consider taking them to the vet? Thanks