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My cat is gagging and only spitting up saliva. Should I worry?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My cat has been gagging / coughing for a day. She was puking and now she only gags if anything does come up it's saliva, Not sure how to help her!

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 9th, 2017

Oh my. The best way to help your kitty is to take her in to the vet. She needs at the very least, an injection of anti-vomit medication to settle her gagging and vomiting right away. If she continues this she will become severely dehydrated and can even cause irritation to her esophagus. Then she needs to be examined to determine what is causing this. Common causes of excessive vomiting in cats is a foreign body obstruction, kidney disease and pancreatitis. I hope your kitty gets better soon!

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