Vomiting in Cats
Vomiting in Cats
Cats vomit for many reasons perhaps he has eaten something that does not agree with him or he has overeaten. Other causes of his vomiting include food poisoning, worm infestation, hairballs, cancer, diabetes, ulcers, eating bacteria-infested food, infectious diseases, viral problems, kidney or liver problems or stress.
If he vomits just once, perhaps he overate or was under stress, but if vomits chronically, it could be due to a larger problem. If you delay in seeing the doctor until he has a series of vomiting spells, you could be delaying his treatment and causing him more problems.
Hairballs are yet another reason why your cat vomits. Alternatively, it could be because they ate their prey a bug, lizard, rodent, stale food or food left in his bowl for hours and is now filled with pathogens, just as in his milk and water bowls. If your cat inhales household cleaning agents such as those that you clean your floor, carpets, drapes, and counter tops, it can prove toxic for kitty and she can react by vomiting.
There's one more reason why cats vomit: when he doesn't eat enough or sustain what he eats, his body is forced to use its fat reserves for energy, but cat's systems are not so designed that they can process fat reserves. This results in fat accumulating in the liver or a condition called hepatic lipidosis. So, if your cat vomits for more than two days, you should consult your vet.
Treatment: If your cat vomits regularly or chronically, have him medically examined. If the vomiting is because he ate something he shouldn't have or overate, you could limit his intake for about 24-36 hours, or reduce his meals for a few days and check the results. But if your vet finds a deep-rooted problem, he will suggest a line of treatment for it. You could also do the following:
- Let him eat simple and healthy food, and don't allow him to overeat or eat table scraps.
- Give him kitty grass for roughage and to keep his digestive system working well. If you give him any other kind of grass, he could be taking in inorganic fertilizers, toxic chemicals and chemically treated waste water which will make him throw up.
- Keep him in a low stress environment.
- Groom him well and keep his coat brushed well without any hairballs.
- If you have bugs in your home, spray the outside of your house with insect spray.
- Whether yours is an outdoor or indoor cat, he will be constantly exposed to toxins. He will drink out of puddles when thirsty though they contain bacteria, bug larvae, and human spittle and eat his favorite prey, lizards, which can be toxic to consume.
- You could also give him probiotics on your vet's advice. These are living organisms such as yogurt, which can settle kitty's GI tract when out of balance.
If you look after your cat's health in the above-mentioned ways, you should have a really healthy cat- much to the envy of everyone!