Cat vomits hairball and colored fluid after treats. Should I worry?

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I give my tabby cat 2 cat treats (temptation chicken for indoor cat for hairballs. After breakfast, after lunch and when my son comes home from work. Lately after she has her treats she throws up some a hairball along with some fluid the color of the treat. Should I be concerned or is there something else we could give her. We feed her Science Diet for cats under 6 that has hairball control. We be moving her up to food for cats over 7 when we finish this bag. Thank you, Carolyn Baker. Pet's info: Cat | Ocicat | Female | spayed | 13 years and 10 months old | 11 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

She is obviously grooming a lot and therefore ingesting a lot of hairs. It is good for her to either poop out the hair or even regurgitate the hair balls. I think you are doing everything right and I would not change her food regimen. You can help her a bit by combing or brushing her coat and removing loose hair. This would reduce hair ingested. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

Cat vomits hairball and colored fluid after treats. Should I worry?

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