My long-haired cat keeps vomiting. What can I do without a vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Himalayan | Female | spayed | 7 lbs
My cat is a long hair Himalayan Ragdoll mix and she typically pukes every few days due to licking and cleaning. However, today she puked 5 times in a rown and then got exhausted to the point where she wasent breathing properly and was also druling with her mouth open. Her breathing has normalized since the puking and shes on my bed with me acting almost normal again. I was advised to take her to the vet but i dont currently have the money for a vet visit.
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Published on August 15th, 2019
Hello. Of course, having your veterinarian check Annabelle would be the best , but if finances are tight, then you need to take a little more control over her grooming. Try to brush her every single day to try & minimize the amount of hair she ingests. If she does not like being brushed, start slow, maybe for a second or two, & reward her. Every day, try to do a little more. Take her off all fish based cat food, canned & dry, & treats. Switch her slowly to a poultry or meat based one. These are readily available, but you need to look at the ingredients ( Purina makes one ). You may need to try a diet dedicated for cats with sensitive stomachs. Hill's pet foods makes one, and you should be able to purchase this at any large pet retailer like Petco. Making these changes may not eliminate all vomiting, but should help. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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Published on June 19th, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would first determine if she is coughing or vomiting. Coughing and bringing up foam is a sign of asthma. Otherwise I would play with her food a bit. Try all dry or try all wet to see if the vomit increases or decreases. Then if that doesn't work I would change the protein in her food, for example if the food you are feeding is all chicken change to a beef or fish or venison. Vomiting daily is too much and the easiest thing to rule out is a food allergy. I wish Nala the best!
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