my kitty threw up..

[dexterandalana]

my cat tommy has never thrown up before and today it exploded out of him (sorry to gross anyone out ) it just looked like food and hair and water, but its just scared me cause hes never thrown up in his life! he seems ok now, but a little unsteady on his feet. any one else have kitties that know what i should be looking out for? can puppy food make a kitty sick? i dont know if he ate any but it could be an option.

when anything is off with dexter, i know i can log on here and search for some answers, but im not part of any cat forums! maybe i'll look into joining one...

[Gracie2006]

Cats are notorious for throwing up. My cats do it all the time, mostly hair balls and nothing to worry about. If kitty goes off food for 3 days or more and/or is not keeping water down, then it is time for a trip to the vet.

[MyFairLacy]

How old is your cat? Short haired or Long Haired? My cats throw up hairballs sometimes.

[grayxie]

Could of just been a hairball issue. You can try giving him laxatone on a regular basis to control it.

[altigger74]

I agree with everyone here that it is probably just a hairball. Keep an eye on him though, even if he starts eating some again (now this is gross) but keep a check on his breath, cats should have a food smell but if it starts to smell like something rancid get him to the vet. I say this because my cat was thowing up hairballs but eating and drinking fine but her breath could kill you, I finally saw something in the back of her throat(after much fighting) I took her to the vet and they had to surgically remove a hairball the had wrapped around the back of her tongue and had hardened.

[dexterandalana]

thanks for the advice everyone! he seems to be doing ok today. he looked sad all night last night, but was fighting with the pup again this morning. i have my fiance keeping an eye on the kitty today while im at work with dexter to give the kitty a little break! lol

tommy (the cat) is around 6 or 7 years old and is long haired. he never had a hair ball before but i suppose it would make sense. the puppy throws up cat hair about once a week because he chews on the cat so much! lol.

Originally Posted by altigger74

I agree with everyone here that it is probably just a hairball. Keep an eye on him though, even if he starts eating some again (now this is gross) but keep a check on his breath, cats should have a food smell but if it starts to smell like something rancid get him to the vet. I say this because my cat was thowing up hairballs but eating and drinking fine but her breath could kill you, I finally saw something in the back of her throat(after much fighting) I took her to the vet and they had to surgically remove a hairball the had wrapped around the back of her tongue and had hardened.

this is great advice and i will be smelling his breath. that sounds like an awful thing for a poor kitty (and you) to go through!

tommy says "thanks for your help everyone! MEOW MEOW!)

[altigger74]

he's beautiful! It was very scary for us and suprising that is could have done that but she's fine and going on 4 y/o

[stingrhea]

What a gorgeous boy! My long haired cat throws up sometimes like that. It is almost projectile vomiting. And I think it hurts him cause he jumps backwards from it as he is vomiting...I feel so bad for him, but I don't know what to do.

[dexterandalana]

Originally Posted by stingrhea

What a gorgeous boy! My long haired cat throws up sometimes like that. It is almost projectile vomiting. And I think it hurts him cause he jumps backwards from it as he is vomiting...I feel so bad for him, but I don't know what to do.

thats exactly what he did! it sounded and looked horrible! poor kitties. hes back to his old self now though, so hopefully he doesnt do it again!!