Cat vomiting on a regular basis

[Legend83]

Hi all

Our little Lizzie has been throwing up her food around the house on quite a regular basis. Now I know it is not unusual for cats to bring stuff up (furballs / grass etc) but this seems to have become worse over the last 6 months.

She does have a habit of wolfing her food down and we have resorted to giving a pouch to her bit by bit!

I mentioned this to the vet last time we saw him and he was not overly concerned as her weight was good.

I would say on average she is being sick 2-3 times a week.

Should I be concerned?

[gd49]

How old is the cat? Any recent changes to diet?

[nickg123]

Our Cat did this for a while and I was convinced it was bad - turned out he had worms! Gave him the treatment and it stopped within 2 days max.

[benters]

does Lizzie get the benefit of going outdoors ? because if so then like me your probably very careful what quantity and quality YOU feed her, but is one of your neighbours giving her grub too ? might be worth trying to rule that out. if she is a house cat, then i would change her food for a week and see what happens, perhaps some chicken with some dry Iams or Go cat or similar, anything that might represent a change from pouch food could be worth a go

[Legend83]

Lizzie is 4 years old and is a free-roaming cat. I am not aware of any neighbours topping up her daily food intake - her consistent weight would support this, along with the fact she seems to destroy her food as if she were starving.

She has pretty much lived on Whiskas wet pouches and Sainsburys own biscuits forever. I have read that cats can develop allergies to certain foods if that is all they ever get.

I shall try varying her diet a bit - mix of fresh meat (should chicken bits be cooked or uncooked for a cat?) and some Iams pellets perhaps.

Thanks all.

[ShyTallKnight]

Yeah Gary does this too and I was wondering why but then discovered he keeps getting in the bin and stealing scraps after finding spaghetti in his vom

[benters]

Legend83 said:

Lizzie is 4 years old and is a free-roaming cat. I am not aware of any neighbours topping up her daily food intake - her consistent weight would support this, along with the fact she seems to destroy her food as if she were starving.

She has pretty much lived on Whiskas wet pouches and Sainsburys own biscuits forever. I have read that cats can develop allergies to certain foods if that is all they ever get.

I shall try varying her diet a bit - mix of fresh meat (should chicken bits be cooked or uncooked for a cat?) and some Iams pellets perhaps.

Thanks all.

chicken should be cooked. . .a packet from the cooked meats will last you almost a week if you combine it with iams or similar i would think.
I put a note out to my neighbours saying that my cat was being assessed for diabetes, so if your feeding her anything however small please dont type of thing. . . someone took heed as she no longer came through the cat flap licking her lips like they do !!!!!

report back if there has been any change, be interested to see the outcome

[gd49]

Legend83 said:

Lizzie is 4 years old and is a free-roaming cat. I am not aware of any neighbours topping up her daily food intake - her consistent weight would support this, along with the fact she seems to destroy her food as if she were starving.

She has pretty much lived on Whiskas wet pouches and Sainsburys own biscuits forever. I have read that cats can develop allergies to certain foods if that is all they ever get.

I shall try varying her diet a bit - mix of fresh meat (should chicken bits be cooked or uncooked for a cat?) and some Iams pellets perhaps.

Thanks all.

Definitely worm her if you haven't in the past 3 months. At that age it is most likely dietary related, especially if she's otherwise well. There's no evidence feeding one food for a long period is detrimental. I'd be tempted to feed her just wet or dry biscuits. Whiskas is very rich so i'd try stopping that first.

If you're going to give her chicken i'd cook it first, cats can get salmonella too.

[K77 CTR]

One of my cats vomits on a regular basis, we have tried sensitive food diets, wet food only, dry food only, different brands and he still vomits regularly and has done for years. he is overwieght so not causing him any issues and as soon as he vomits he is back at his food bowl wanting more. I think it's just something he will always do, only seemed to start when he was about 3 years old though. He is virtually a house cat so don't think others are feeding him.