Vomiting cat

[Remy]

My vote is for the food allergy! Symptoms don't have to be visual to be there.

Her going nuts for grains could be a sign that she's allergic. A lot of times when somebody has an allergy, they get intense cravings for what they are allergic to. I know I did.

I'm glad she's feeling better! I don't know much about cat food, but I know that there are a lot of lines of hypoallergenic pet foods out there. My mom has also treated urinary problems in cats and dogs with regular doses of vitamin C. It works for me too.

 

[roxynoodle]

Yes, there are foods and things I have an intolerance for but they aren't downright allergies. For example, soy makes me sick to my stomach, but I don't get hives or swelling of the mouth or lips. I also get horrible migraines from sulfites.

 

[Remy]

I have a gluten intolerance, but I don't think it's an allergy. I just can't digest it.

A friend of mine gets migraines from chocolate. I think I'd die.

 

[roxynoodle]

I have a gluten intolerance, but I don't think it's an allergy. I just can't digest it.

A friend of mine gets migraines from chocolate. I think I'd die.

Oh geez, so would I! I can't eat it a lot anymore due to my pancreas, but a Hershey kiss or something now and then helps the craving.

With the sulfites I can't eat things like American beer and almost all wine. So I have to watch for foods with wine or salad dressings. I also can't eat dried fruit or meat like hot dogs. My former mother in law worked for Campbells and gave us a couple of cases of Ramen Pride noodles. I got the sulfite migraine and thought, how could noodles do that? When I finally was able to drag myself to the kitchen I read the ingredients and found out they were in the little flavor package.

 

[roxynoodle]

Well, this time we went 8 days of her being back to her normal self. Last night she started vomiting again. She also barely slept with me. She generally sleeps with me all night. The first time was in the evening, and I gave her one of the nausea pills from the vet. She seemed ok until a couple of times in the middle of the night (not exactly sure of the time) when I dragged myself out of bed to clean it up. Ok, now I hear her doing it again. I'll give her another pill.

But, I'm rather frustrated. I thought it was the food, that she was cured, end of story. Apparently not.

I think step one this morning is going to be to make a list of ingredients that are in both foods, and find her one that doesn't have anything that is the same, if that's possible.

If this happens again though, I'm just going to tell the vets to run the tests despite her looking and acting like a cat that isn't that sick. We know a few things. We know she isn't obstructed. I highly doubt she could have something as serious as a twisted intestine, perforated intestine, or anything like that. She would have been very sick a long time ago, and probably have died.

I'm starting to wonder as well if cats can have gallbladder disease. The human criteria is "fat, fair, female and forty". She is a little chunky, female and about 40 in human years. I don't know if you can call a cat fair, but she's half white (calico cat). I was like 3 of those criteria when I had mine out (not fat).

 

[Spiritbird]

In a chunky kitty who is not so young the problem could be thryoid or diabetes. No way to tell unless vet checks it out. good luck.

 

[roxynoodle]

She isn't actually overweight, but she is a big girl. She is very muscular, with big, chunky legs even. She could be a linebacker if kitties had football teams, lol! Definitely not the petite little girl my last housecat was, or my mom's cat is.

She is 12lbs which puts her in the very top of acceptable weight of female American Short Hairs. But, the vets have been good with her weight for her size. She is spayed, which gives here that little paunch some spayed female dogs and cats get, but that's about it.

My vet claims he can smell the sweet breath animals with diabetes get and that she doesn't have that. But, I suppose she could have mild diabetes. And I know people can develop thyroid problems any time. My mom has had to deal with hers since she was in her 20s. I myself was recently diagnosed with a thyroid nodule. My tests all came back normal though, and I don't have to have it rechecked for 6 months.

 

[roxynoodle]

Well, I asked the vet to call me to discuss where we should go from here. He had me bring her back in. He thinks she has inflammatory bowel disease. She got a steroid shot and we will see what happens from here. If she vomits again within the next month she will need further tests and perhaps a very limited ingredient diet with a protein source that she's never had before.

 

[MikeyTN]

Have you tried those food I mentioned? Im sorry she's gotten sick again....

 

[roxynoodle]

Have you tried those food I mentioned? Im sorry she's gotten sick again....

I discussed them with the vet both on the phone and while I was in there today. He thinks something like that should be one of the next steps if the steroid treatment is ineffective.

She did get a nice compliment of being "one of the best behaved and sweetest kitties who comes in here". He kept calling her a doll

I admit, I wanted to involve the vet again instead of making a decision about food by myself.

 

[MikeyTN]

When I took my cat in with diarrhea and vomiting issue, they were baffled and want to try all kinds of test on her and give her more meds, etc. I told them no as she went through quite a bit already the first couple of months being confined in the bathroom as she was contagious with parasites that I don't want my other animals to get, plus it was easier to clean her diarrhea. Changing food is always my first option over meds. I only give meds if they need it.

 

[Remy]

I'm sure that there are some recipes out there for home made cat foods, so you can control exactly what the cat is eating, and perhaps figure it out.

This site looks like it has some good info: Making Cat Food by Lisa A. Pierson, DVM :: homemade cat food, cat food recipes

 

[roxynoodle]

I think she may have the inflammatory bowel. She perked right up after the steroid injection and returned to eating and drinking. She has not vomited since.

I guess it is the number one cause of GI issues in cats her age. I did almost change the food again to a limited ingredient diet, but I decided I should involve the vet this time. Now I'm supposed to keep her on the one she is eating for a month to see what happens. If she gets sick again in less than a month, then she probably doesn't have the inflammatory bowel. Since she isn't showing other symptoms other than vomiting, it is probably not her liver, pancreas or gall bladder. Then it probably is a diet issue.

Now it's a waiting game to see what happens.

 

[MikeyTN]

Lets hope for the best!!!

 

[roxynoodle]

If it is the inflammatory bowel, she will need a Prednisone pill every few days, but at least that's inexpensive. And she may need a diet change as well to help her out.

She didn't eat or drink as much yesterday, but maybe due to the shot. She is acting normally otherwise and isn't vomiting. I sure hope this is solved!