Cat throwing up

[Michen]

My cat has rarely if ever thrown up (inside, that I know of) for the 3 years I’ve had him. However for the last few weeks/month he’s been doing it about once a week. Basically chucking up a pile of biscuits!

He’s absolutely fine in himself and I can’t work out a pattern to it. How often is too often, feel a bit silly taking him to vet and it may be that he’s simply started doing it inside rather than outside?

Food etc all the same, fed ad lib biscuits only.

Pic of the terror when the dog was a puppy!

 

[Bionic Boy]

How old is your cat?
One of mine started doing this and it turned out to be the early stages of a problem with his kidneys, I have changed his diet and he is much better as caught it very early. He is 15.
Or it could be a simple case of losing his winter coat and getting hair balls.

 

[HashRouge]

Our old cat was quite a regular vomiter - she was an over-cleaner and got lots of hairballs. Our current cat has never, to my knowledge, been sick. Because it is unusual for your cat, I'd be tempted to talk to the vet to see if could be worth investigating further.

 

[julesjoy]

Are you up to date with worming the cat? Not being quite up to date makes one occasion mine throw up, I guess discomfort due to worms.

 

[Arzada]

Vet identified a thyroid problem. Both were removed and apparently were huge. End of being sick

 

[HappyHollyDays]

Cats can be sick because they have either reacted to the food they are eating or because they gorge and it comes straight back up. With the reaction to food it can be furballs, worms, dodgy mouse, sensitive to grain or they are unwell. Regurgitation through wolfing food down is usually nothing to worry about. If he is also eating grass he is likely to be making himself sick for a reason but it’s not uncommon at furball time. If it continues and he starts to lose weight take him to the vet even if it’s for your peace of mind.

 

[Michen]

Yep fully wormed etc. He’s 3. His coat is moulting like mad so probably swallowing lots of hair but it looks like a pile of biscuits when he’s chucked it, must be straight after eating.


Not loosing weight he’s always a very fit active slim cat.

 

[Highmileagecob]

Please don't shoot me, but cats are meant to take a high proportion of their water intake from food. They are not meant to be dry feeders.
Change over to wet food, eliminate the biscuits, and chances are it will stop. I cannot understand why manufacturers ignore the science and make dry food an acceptable choice.

 

[Michen]

Please don't shoot me, but cats are meant to take a high proportion of their water intake from food. They are not meant to be dry feeders.
Change over to wet food, eliminate the biscuits, and chances are it will stop. I cannot understand why manufacturers ignore the science and make dry food an acceptable choice.

He's been fed dry food his entire life, and never had an issue throwing up.

 

[fiwen30]

He's been fed dry food his entire life, and never had an issue throwing up.

Not the point - a gradual change to wet/a larger proportion of wet might stop the vomiting. He also might be bolting his food - you can try a slow feeder dish so he takes his time. You can also help with his coat by running a brush over him each day, so he’s not swallowing so much hair.

 

[Burnttoast]

One of ours threw up on a regular but not frequent basis and when it wasn't a hairball it was after her lunch, which was (good quality) kibble. Possibly his tolerance has changed. I've moved ours on to a combination of wet cooked (tins) and raw and they seem more settled, and no more throwing up of lunches since.