Why does my cat keep throwing up food and hairballs so often?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Female | spayed | 9 lbs
My cat has been throwing up at least four days a week. She goes to the Vet every 6 months. They said she is fine. The throw up is sometimes undigested food and other times looks like hairballs. We know when it is getting ready to happen because she makes a weird meow sound. We have tried to raise her food bowl and switched from wet food to dry. Do you have any suggestions?
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Published on September 16th, 2017
Brushing Meezer daily to remove excess hair will help reduce the hair balls and therefore the vomiting. You can also give cat laxative twice weekly to reduce the hair balls. Feeding several small meals will help too as cats who eat large amounts quickly tend to vomit more frequently. In general healthy cats tend to vomit off an on regardless. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Meezer.
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Published on November 25th, 2018
He may have hair balls from ingesting hair when he grooms. For preventing hair balls there are several things you can and should do: 1) brush/comb your cat regularly, removing any loose hair from its fur as well as mattes, before they get too big. 2) buy some hair ball remedy paste from either your vet or a pet shop and feed it to your cat according to the instructions on the tube. This helps prevent formation of hairballs. 3) Next time you buy dry food pick the type that specifies "Hair ball Prevention" on the bag. This should make you and your kitty happy! Meowing more can be a sign of wanting more attention.
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