Hello, everyone!
I am new to this forum, but so very happy to have found it! My husband and I are owned by 7 kitties. Mauli is the oldest (6 yrs old) and also the one having issues.
We took her to the vet because she was vomiting quite a bit. She would act completely normal and then suddenly have a fit where she would throw up a hairball, and then not eat for a day but continue to vomit foam - usually 3 times consecutively. We called the vet and he told us this was normal and to use an OTC hairball remedy. We did.
It did not help the situation, and we began to notice that she would throw up the hairball (sometimes HUGE) along with food which was usually partially digested. Then she would cease eating for up to 1 or 2 days and continue puking (mostly clear or foam, but sometimes a tinge of red).
This scared the h-e-double hockey sticks out of me, so I took her back to the vet. He examined her and did blood work, and told me that she was overall a healthy cat. He prescribed an anti-nausea medication, advised that we feed her Purina dry food and sent us on our way.
We switched her food and gave her the medication until it ran out, but now we've noticed that it's starting again. She will be fine for about a week, and then the whole thing starts all over again. She throws up 2-3 times a day for up to 2 days and then her appetite returns to normal and she's fine again. She has not lost any weight at all, either. It is so weird.
I am so worried about her. I've made another appointment at the vet, but it isn't until next week. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I feel so bad for her, and I also feel guilty that I'm starting to resent the fact that I have to clean up puke so often.
I am new to this forum, but so very happy to have found it! My husband and I are owned by 7 kitties. Mauli is the oldest (6 yrs old) and also the one having issues.
We took her to the vet because she was vomiting quite a bit. She would act completely normal and then suddenly have a fit where she would throw up a hairball, and then not eat for a day but continue to vomit foam - usually 3 times consecutively. We called the vet and he told us this was normal and to use an OTC hairball remedy. We did.
It did not help the situation, and we began to notice that she would throw up the hairball (sometimes HUGE) along with food which was usually partially digested. Then she would cease eating for up to 1 or 2 days and continue puking (mostly clear or foam, but sometimes a tinge of red).
This scared the h-e-double hockey sticks out of me, so I took her back to the vet. He examined her and did blood work, and told me that she was overall a healthy cat. He prescribed an anti-nausea medication, advised that we feed her Purina dry food and sent us on our way.
We switched her food and gave her the medication until it ran out, but now we've noticed that it's starting again. She will be fine for about a week, and then the whole thing starts all over again. She throws up 2-3 times a day for up to 2 days and then her appetite returns to normal and she's fine again. She has not lost any weight at all, either. It is so weird.
I am so worried about her. I've made another appointment at the vet, but it isn't until next week. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? I feel so bad for her, and I also feel guilty that I'm starting to resent the fact that I have to clean up puke so often.