Question: My male cat, who is around 1 year old, has a vomiting problem. The vet didn’t seem too concerned and gave me a pill to help my cat’s digestive system move faster. The vomiting only happens very soon after he eats dry food. He’s not losing weight, and he is acting normal. I think it may be because he eats too much too fast. Why does my cat vomit after eating? How can I solve this problem?
Raise his food bowls off the floor slightly (about four inches or so). This will help your cat swallow easier. Or consider buying an elevated pet food station.
Also, only put a small amount of food in his bowl at a time, at least twice a day. If you have to leave food out, put a large object in the bowl like a big rock that he will have to eat around to help slow him down.
Make sure to give him hairball medicine at least once a week (or as directed). It is quite likely that hairballs are contributing to the problem.
If he had something stuck in his digestive tract, he would be vomiting many times a day and acting very sick. He is really young to have problems like inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, kidney, thyroid, or liver disease. Those problems normally occur when cats are older (say 6 years or older).
If the problem worsens, have your vet check his blood work and possibly take a couple of X-rays of his abdomen just to be on the safe side.
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Be careful of the food you feed them. There is so much waste and by-product in food, you would be shocked if you knew how it was handled–including mixing the food with waste/checmical products etc. Feed real tangible food, frozen fish filets cooked slightly in water. It takes an extra 10 minutes a day, and its so worth it.
There are certain ingredients that a cat should not eat, so make sure one is not in his food you are feeding him.
One of my cats vomits a lot – up to a few times a week. I try to brush her a lot to prevent hairballs, and that usually helps, but sometimes I wonder if it’s something else that is making her do it (the vet couldn’t find anything). My other cat vomits sometimes because he eats too fast, so I try to not give him a lot of food at one time. I like the idea of putting something in the bowl to slow him down.
I used the object-in-a-bowl Idea that I got from my vet, and it has worked great. I also changed up their food a little to the sensitive systems food from Purina. I was thinking about elevating the food too, just for the heck of it. :) Great idea, guys!
Thanks, Adriane. Sounds like you’ve made some improvements that have made your cats happier and healthier.
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Please get the cat off the food, dry food is not good, I know i lost a cat through it….please get the cat on normal moist cat food and some fish with no bones in it like salmon or tuna.
Does anyone know of a source that reviews cat foods? Which are the best? I have dogs too, and there are some fairly good reviews on their food – I buy similar brands that get good ratings. Any food made in the U.S.A. or Canada, with no Chinese ingredients.
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