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health and nutrition, but anyway,
My cat Lily has had trouble with regurgitation (frequently) since I got her over a year ago. My vets basically didn't offer much in the way of an explanation or solutions. They said "Oh, it is probably hairballs". With no hair in most, I figured it was some other reason. Then, I read that cats can have something called megaensophlegeal (sp?) something, which means they have a "bad" ensophogus that causes them to regurgitate. Another reason explained that cats who bolt their food down fast, can regurgitate too.
I think I finally had a breakthrough!! One of my dog sitting clients has 3 male Golden Retrievers that live on starvation rations
. The owners are very lean and like to keep their Goldens looking more like Greyhounds. Anyway, their dogs would wolf their food really fast and regurgitate it up too. One day I mentioned that this was happening when I dog sat. The owner said to spread their food out on a cookie sheet and this would slow them down and prevent regurgitation.
To make a long story a little shorter, I did the same thing with Lily's food. I have been spreading it out on a plastic tray. She hasn't regurgitated once since I have been doing this!!!
My cat Lily has had trouble with regurgitation (frequently) since I got her over a year ago. My vets basically didn't offer much in the way of an explanation or solutions. They said "Oh, it is probably hairballs". With no hair in most, I figured it was some other reason. Then, I read that cats can have something called megaensophlegeal (sp?) something, which means they have a "bad" ensophogus that causes them to regurgitate. Another reason explained that cats who bolt their food down fast, can regurgitate too.
I think I finally had a breakthrough!! One of my dog sitting clients has 3 male Golden Retrievers that live on starvation rations
To make a long story a little shorter, I did the same thing with Lily's food. I have been spreading it out on a plastic tray. She hasn't regurgitated once since I have been doing this!!!