Why is my cat throwing up often, but acting normal? Hairballs or vet?

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  Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

  Veterinarian

  Published on June 29th, 2019

  Poor Milo. I can give him a home remedy to see if that helps. I recommend withholding food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck.

  

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  Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

  Veterinarian

  Published on January 7th, 2018

  Poor Azrael! Do you have him on a cat hairball medicine? If not I would look into getting him started on some catlax. It is a flavored petroleum based paste that you can give to help move hairball foreword. I would give him a 1 inch dose everyday for 3-5 days then decrease it to three times per week. See link below. There are many other things this could be like inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, parasites, low grade pancreatitis and much more. If your vet has already done a basic fecal and bloodwork and the laxatone doesn’t help, I would talk to your vet about running a more in depth fecal check - this would be sending off a sample to the lab to check for giardia, campylobacter, and other possible infections. I would also talk to them about sending off a GI blood panel. This will give you results on cobalamin (vitb12), folate, and two pancreatic enzymes. This will help giide your vet to proper treatment. Your vet may also suggest abdominal X-rays and ultrasound. I hope this helps and he starts to feel better soon. https://www.chewy.com/vetoquinol-laxatone-lubricant/dp/109716?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Vetoquinol&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz76_9OzF2AIVTrnACh0eoAfBEAQYAiABEgJhDvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

  

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  Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

  Veterinarian

  Published on December 29th, 2018

  It could be the hairball causing Bingley to vomit, and he may stop now that the hairball is out. I can give you a home remedy for his vomiting to see if that helps. I recommend withholding food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in his normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, he vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, he will need to see a vet right away. Best of luck.

  

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  Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on January 25th, 2018

  Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. I would recommend initiating a bland diet after withholding food for at least 12 hours. I would also consider adding in a probiotic such as Purina Fortiflora which can be found online or at your local pet store quite easily. If the vomiting persists or he becomes lethargic, I would try and get him to a veterinarian for an examination and diagnostic testing when you are able to. I hope this helps and that Salju gets better soon. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

  

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