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My cat ate BBQ sauce, vomited, and hasn't peed. What should I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Bengal | Male | neutered | 12 lbs

my cat ate some bbq sauce and threw up and hasn't peed yet today .. he's vocal and moving around

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 21st, 2019

Poor Leo! He could have a GI illness, may have eaten something rotten, could have a foreign body, or pancreatitis. I can give you 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. I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Claudia Fioravanti

    Veterinarian

    Published on February 8th, 2021

    Hi, I think it is best to have him checked over. Acute vomiting can be secondary to a number of different things, pancreatitis or other acute gastro-intestinal pathology, but also toxicosis.. it's safer to have him checked over and if it's nothing too serious he will feel much better soon with some medications on board!

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    Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

    Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

    Published on January 31st, 2018

    Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Vomiting can be caused by many conditions primarily gastrointestinal in nature such gastroenteritis and gastrointestinal foreign body ingestion and obstruction, dietary indiscretion or other conditions such as pancreatitis or kidney disease. Because it has only happened once, it is fair to wait and monitor for now as this might have been an isolated episode and perhaps Regal is not sick. However, if this continues and he starts vomiting more frequently or develops other signs such as diarrhea, inappetence and abdominal pain or discomfort, have him evaluated by your veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. In the meantime, it would be a good idea to be able to monitor Regal closely for the rest of the day to see if other signs will develop. Good luck and have a great day! Hoping that this was nothing significant!

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

    Published on July 29th, 2017

    Poor Sadie! That sounds like a lot of vomiting in a pretty short period of time - I don't tend to worry as much about 1-2 isolated episodes of vomiting, since cats do that from time to time, but 5 times or more in 24 hours is concerning. For this reason, I would really recommend taking her to the vet today if possible - he/she can do blood work and x-rays if needed to help determine what's wrong and get her started on appropriate treatment.

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