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My cat is throwing up, drooling, and very sleepy. Is he okay?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | neutered | 11 lbs

We were on a trip for 2 days and when we got home we realize my cat threw up a couple times andis drooling not being himself about 2 hours ago he threw up clear liquid and is now sleeping alot and any advice?

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Answered By Lauren Jones VMD

Veterinarian

Published on May 28th, 2017

Poor Sheldon! Drooling can be a sign of nausea, which correlates with his vomiting. Some possible causes of nausea, vomiting and lethargy include an intestinal foreign body obstruction, virus, toxin exposure, pancreatitis, among others. At this point, I recommend taking Sheldon to his vet today for an exam and diagnostic testing to get to the bottom of this issue so that he can be treated appropriately. If your regular vet is not open, try looking for the closest emergency vet facility. I hope that he feels better soon!

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    Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 5th, 2019

    Poor girl. She sounds like she is very nauseous. Nausea can be caused by lots of things including dietary indiscretion (eating something she shouldn't have), underlying kidney/liver disease, or even pyometra (she isn't spayed) just to name a few. If she continues to vomit for more than a few hours, then it is best to schedule a vet appt to have some tests ran to hopefully diagnose the underlying problem. For now, its best to skip Sugar's next meal and only offer her water for the next 12 hrs to try and settle her stomach, then offer her some ground lean turkey and rice at her next feeding. I hope that Sugar feels better soon! Best wishes and take care.

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