Hey guys, first time poster on here. Been having a rather stressful week with my kitty Casper. He’s a 15 year old bengal. About 2 weeks ago I heard him howling in pain and a strange meow I’ve never heard from him before. I rushed to him and saw that he was struggling to throw up and eventually threw up/possibly regurgitated his food. He’s thrown up throughout his life occasionally due to eating too fast but the meows were alarming. I was hoping it was just a one time thing but unfortunately it happened again a few days later (again after eating) which I realized he was also foaming at the mouth and his vomit was foamy. I booked a vet appointment for him which was exactly a week ago today. They took a blood test which revealed that he has stage 2 kidney disease, he had no urine in his bladder so couldn’t do a urine analysis. The vet sent me home with some renal kibble and Cerenia.
Immediately after the vet he ate some of the new kibble and a few minutes later he was painfully struggling to throw up again. At this point I was pretty certain he was experiencing bad acid reflux. I did some research and bought him a raised food bowl, as well as a cat fountain which he immediately loved. I started to feed him kibble mashed up with water in small amounts every few hours and it seemed to help a lot. He was still acting normal otherwise, peeing, pooping, walking around and cuddling. I talked to the vet the next day and they suggested I try some wet food for him. I went and got some and he seemed to really like it and was eating small amounts every few hours. He did sometimes seem nauseous after eating and did the chewing air/licking his lips thing as if he was getting some acid in the back of his throat. I gave him some Cerenia and it seemed to help at first but I could tell he was still nauseous the whole night. As soon as he tasted the Cerenia he immediately stopped eating, and instantly started drooling for about 5 minutes which I believe was from the bitter taste. This was Saturday night, and he has been very uninterested in food since, i’ve offered him about 5 different types of wet foods and he will smell it and then instantly do the nauseous chewing / licking motions after. I haven’t given him Cerenia since. I got him to eat a very small amount of unsalted butter the next day which was yesterday but he didn’t want anything else. Since he wasn’t eating he seemed to be feeling much better, even playing with his toy a bit, but obviously he needs to eat. I was really worried last night (Sunday night) and the only thing he seemed slightly interested in was his kibble. I gave him 4 pieces of kibble thinking that wouldn’t be enough to trigger his reflux reaction, but immediately he was sick and went through the painful vomiting motions twice within an hour. I then knew for sure to absolutely not give him any kibble at all, which is probably hard for him because he’s ate kibble his whole life so i’m sure he’s more used to it. Each time he throws up his mouth foams up before and his whole body seems like it’s trying really hard to vomit, accompanied by him cry meowing until he eventually gets it out. One time the force was so strong it knocked him over. Afterwards he seems to be nauseous for the rest of the night. Its incredibly hard to watch.
I brought him back to the vet again today and they injected him with Pepcid, gave him some fluids and took some urine for analysis. They also gave him some Mirataz to help stimulate his appetite. He was in good spirits once we got home but still wouldn’t eat. A few hours later he kept walking over to where his food usually is so I offered him all the different wet foods and he didn’t want any and would almost gag when he smelt them. Out of desperation I tried a churro which he was uninterested in yesterday, but today he was into it and ate about a tablespoon of it, but immediately again started to foam up and threw up again. I have an ultrasound booked for him this week as soon as they can get us in. I feel pretty defeated right now and just want to know if anyone has any advice or experienced something similar.
He hasn’t pooped since Saturday (it was normal looking and a decent amount). He’s been peeing regularly though. When he isn’t eating he is in good spirits and walking around jumping on stuff and doing his usual routine, purring and meowing and all that. Immediately after eating even if he didn’t throw up he would seem nauseous. After his puking episodes he will be tired and hide in his little igloo bed for a few hours and then will start to feel better again. Really not sure what to do and the vet seemed rather perplexed as well.
Sorry this was so long but I really appreciate anyone who reads it <3 Caspers my best friend and I want nothing more than to help him feel better.
Immediately after the vet he ate some of the new kibble and a few minutes later he was painfully struggling to throw up again. At this point I was pretty certain he was experiencing bad acid reflux. I did some research and bought him a raised food bowl, as well as a cat fountain which he immediately loved. I started to feed him kibble mashed up with water in small amounts every few hours and it seemed to help a lot. He was still acting normal otherwise, peeing, pooping, walking around and cuddling. I talked to the vet the next day and they suggested I try some wet food for him. I went and got some and he seemed to really like it and was eating small amounts every few hours. He did sometimes seem nauseous after eating and did the chewing air/licking his lips thing as if he was getting some acid in the back of his throat. I gave him some Cerenia and it seemed to help at first but I could tell he was still nauseous the whole night. As soon as he tasted the Cerenia he immediately stopped eating, and instantly started drooling for about 5 minutes which I believe was from the bitter taste. This was Saturday night, and he has been very uninterested in food since, i’ve offered him about 5 different types of wet foods and he will smell it and then instantly do the nauseous chewing / licking motions after. I haven’t given him Cerenia since. I got him to eat a very small amount of unsalted butter the next day which was yesterday but he didn’t want anything else. Since he wasn’t eating he seemed to be feeling much better, even playing with his toy a bit, but obviously he needs to eat. I was really worried last night (Sunday night) and the only thing he seemed slightly interested in was his kibble. I gave him 4 pieces of kibble thinking that wouldn’t be enough to trigger his reflux reaction, but immediately he was sick and went through the painful vomiting motions twice within an hour. I then knew for sure to absolutely not give him any kibble at all, which is probably hard for him because he’s ate kibble his whole life so i’m sure he’s more used to it. Each time he throws up his mouth foams up before and his whole body seems like it’s trying really hard to vomit, accompanied by him cry meowing until he eventually gets it out. One time the force was so strong it knocked him over. Afterwards he seems to be nauseous for the rest of the night. Its incredibly hard to watch.
I brought him back to the vet again today and they injected him with Pepcid, gave him some fluids and took some urine for analysis. They also gave him some Mirataz to help stimulate his appetite. He was in good spirits once we got home but still wouldn’t eat. A few hours later he kept walking over to where his food usually is so I offered him all the different wet foods and he didn’t want any and would almost gag when he smelt them. Out of desperation I tried a churro which he was uninterested in yesterday, but today he was into it and ate about a tablespoon of it, but immediately again started to foam up and threw up again. I have an ultrasound booked for him this week as soon as they can get us in. I feel pretty defeated right now and just want to know if anyone has any advice or experienced something similar.
He hasn’t pooped since Saturday (it was normal looking and a decent amount). He’s been peeing regularly though. When he isn’t eating he is in good spirits and walking around jumping on stuff and doing his usual routine, purring and meowing and all that. Immediately after eating even if he didn’t throw up he would seem nauseous. After his puking episodes he will be tired and hide in his little igloo bed for a few hours and then will start to feel better again. Really not sure what to do and the vet seemed rather perplexed as well.
Sorry this was so long but I really appreciate anyone who reads it <3 Caspers my best friend and I want nothing more than to help him feel better.
? I think an ultrasound is an excellent plan.
