Ok...question for cat owners...

[imax2268]

Since I see many posters with cats in their sig lines...I have a question for ya...

My cat is barfing up her food...for some reason...sometimes a week or two will go by and nothing...every once in awhile she will eat...then a short time later it comes up...she is very active and playful...she doesn't appear to be sick...and she's not dropping weight...so...could it be that she's eating to much...?
Or should I just break down and take her to the vet and ask them...?

[Shoedogg]

1. She's fine...

Occasionally, they stuff themselves and then play.
Or simply eat too quickly.
Or have a bit of a stomach ache.
I've had 7 cats in my lifetime - 3-4 of them did this semi-regularly (i.e. once ot twice a month on average)

[jadedcherub]

2. Could be a lot of things,

Puking is most commonly one of two things, those being either the kitty wolfed the food down too fast which will cause her to puke, or there is a hairball.
If there is a hairball you can try giving her some hairball medicine that you can get at any pet store and see if that helps.

It could also be a symptom of a ton of other things, from rolling skin syndrome to bowel disease. If it isn't too much of a problem it wouldn't be a bad idea to take the kitten to the vet for a full checkup, just for the security of it.

[imax2268]

4. Well...

I do notice at times that there is some hair...so the hairball thing seems to make sense...
she is very playful...and she's a pig to boot...heh heh heh...

I have the medicine for hairballs so I'll stick with that and keep my eye on her...the vet thing I just might do for personal satisfaction...

thanks...

[TexasProgresive]

3. What's she eating?

We have 3 cats who have Cat Chow available 25/7. Once a day or so they get 1 can of canned cat food between them. Sissy loves Tuna in Sauce but got where she couldn't tolerate it. She eat and then shortly throw up. If your cat has any variable in her diet - look for a connection.

[imax2268]

5. ummmm....

just dry cat food...every so often I might give her a bit of tuna if I'm making a sandwitch but that's few and far between...

[alcuno]

6. Isabelle throws up dry food w/ the pieces unchewed.

She eats too many too fast. It can't hurt for you to try giving your cat a hairball tonic once a week and see if it has an impact.

[imax2268]

7. yup...that's what I see...

and I give her that stuff every sunday...man...she hates it...I can't get her to hold still while I put it on her paws...but it's funny cause afterwards she sits on the top of the couch and gives me the evil eye for a few hours...

and someone once told me that cat's are low maintenance...heh...!

[Don_G]

8. My 94 Year-Old Grandmother Told Me

That cats like to nibble on a few blades of grass to settle their stomach. I got some at the pet store and haven't had the problem since.

[imax2268]

9. you know...

I bought one of those once also...

guess I should buy another one...

[hyphenate]

10. Try putting her water dish some distance

away from her food bowl. When they eat quick sometimes and then drink a lot right away, the dry food "blows up" in capacity in the stomach. So it comes out looking like it's not digested. Hairball remedy is good, but you might also want to try serving three meals a day for just a little while, mixing a small portion of moist, canned food with the regular dried food. The addition of the moist food will make their need to drink water immediately afterward lessened. Sometimes, there are some dry foods that have dyes and other supplements that aggravate allergies in the animal, so if you've changed foods any time recently, this could be the cause.

You will find that long haired cats will cough up hairballs a lot more than short haired cats, so if it's a longhair, ask your local Petco store or your vet for something specifically for longhairs.

You can also buy the wheatgrass in small boxes at almost any pet store for the cat. When a cat eats the grass, it helps to (on purpose!) irritate their stomach so they can cough up the hairballs or whatever they ate that is annoying them afterwards. My old ladies used to throw up their food all the time, and they lived to be 17 and older.

[caledesi]

11. She's eating too much and too fast.

Believe me. I have 2 cats. Both male, and one weighing only 8 pounds....the other 23 pounds (he is huge).

The big one barfs at least once a week and has been doing this for at least a year. He "inhales" his food...

Healthy, fat and quite content.