Sporadic Cat Vomiting

[clydebigpaws]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this is a health or behavioral question. My Vet has no clue so I thought I'd ask here.

My cat Eddie (6 years- indoor only) every now and then vomits immedaitely after eating his dry food. It's not a hairball or food problem. The incidents are completely inconsistent.

I've tried several things to manage this. I've done the rubber ball (a clean one) in the bowl to slow him down, tried sensitive stomach food (which makes him vomit more often), tired different foods. His sister, Gertrude eats the same foods and never vomits.

The Vet has checked him out in past incidents and said "What can I say, some cats like to vomit. There's nothing medically wrong with him."

I know cats have a mechanism in their throats that makes it easy for them to vomit so they can cough up hairballs and bones (in the wild).

Eddie is in no way distressed after such an incident-- he prances around as if nothing has happened.

One time, when he was fussing around on my desk and got shooed away, he looked at me with this strange look and then vomited, and pranced away with a "ha, ha" seeming attitude (could be my interpretation of his body language).

This makes me wonder if it is a behavioral problem or a message. Sort of like definace. He knows I clean the stuff up because he watches in fascination.

Any thoughts out there on this? It is odd that Eddie does this, but his sister doesn't. They are both very good cats. But Eddie is more excitable than his sister at times.

Here's a picture of the two as kittens.



Thanks!

[bjohnson]

did you change their food? are they drinking milk?

thats all i got

lol

[coaster]

I don't know. that's strange and baffling. what I've read would be about what your vet says. that doesn't help you out much. thank goodness cat vomit is relatively easy to clean up if you get it when it's still wet. it sounds like you've tried all the usual. the only other I can think of is he playing hard just before or just after eating? might try altering play times or meal times.

Tim

[OsnobunnieO]

I think someone here had a cat who had problems vomitting and he(she?) solved it by raising the bowl the cat ate out of. They make stands that hold bowls, or you can just stack them on top of something so they stand level instead of bending down.

Its worth a shot.

Have you tried feeding smaller meals throughout the day? We had a cat boarding at work the other week and her card said to feed her a small amount like 4-5 times a day rather than 2 times a day because it helped her with her vomitting.

[Puma]

Originally Posted by OsnobunnieO

I think someone here had a cat who had problems vomitting and he(she?) solved it by raising the bowl the cat ate out of. They make stands that hold bowls, or you can just stack them on top of something so they stand level instead of bending down.

Its worth a shot.

Have you tried feeding smaller meals throughout the day? We had a cat boarding at work the other week and her card said to feed her a small amount like 4-5 times a day rather than 2 times a day because it helped her with her vomitting.

Indeed, Puma had this same problem. Some cats just have a very difficult time digesting their food, especially when they are leaning down to eat it. Raise the bowl and I think you will notice alot less vomitting.