Digestion Time

[Graceful-Lily]

How long does it take for cats stomachs to empty out when fed a wet food diet? Harvey vomits after every meal but only if he's allowed to eat quickly and run like a maniac afterwards. I find myself having to lock him up after every meal because he won't sit still.

 

[Silver Crazy]

I feed my cats meals in 2 halves because he wolfs it down so quick he makes himself throw up. I give 5 to 10 minutes between the halves. And make sure the food isnt dead cold like after coming out of the fridge.
If its chunky raw and he has to really chew it up and he cant wolf it down I give that in one go. And he goes zoomies after his meal too and used to throw up but I think splitting his meal up he doesn't get sick even after running around like crazy.

 

[tabbytom]

Harvey vomits after every meal but only if he's allowed to eat quickly

Eating quickly takes in lots of air and that makes the cat vomit besides other things that makes a cat vomit is hairball. Encourage your cat to eat slower or give him smaller portion and wait a few seconds in between before filling up another small portion.

 

[Mamanyt1953]

I have no clue, nor could I find an answer that made sense. HOWEVER...there are all sorts of "puzzle" feeders available, for both wet and dry foods. They are designed to slow a cat's eating down. That might take care of the issue for you.

 

[neely]

There are different types of bowls to help cats who eat too fast. Check out the Eat Slow bowl in this Article:
Fantastic Food And Water Dishes – A Product Guide (updated For 2019) – TheCatSite Articles

And scroll down to Dealing with Gulpers/Fast Eaters here:
18 Awesome Cat Feeding Tips By Thecatsite Staff Members – TheCatSite Articles

 

[Mamanyt1953]

Thanks, neely ! I need to prowl through some of our more non-specific articles. I had utterly overlooked those!

 

[Silver Crazy]

Thanks from me too neely those bowls a great idea.