My senior cat has diarrhea and is throwing up. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 15 years and 8 months old | 11 lbs
My cat has diahorra, sickness fluid leakage from bum over last 3 days, not constantly though. She is age 16. Has seen a very young vet. Vet just tried a worm spot plus anti sickness injection. But I feel more is going on with my cat. Any ideas please. Thankyou. Miss Cranmer.
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Published on January 13th, 2020
Hi, and thanks for your question. These signs could be compatible with an inflammation infection of the gastrointestinal system and surrounding organs (like pancreas and liver). A clinical examination at your local veterinarian is immediately essential to confirm these clinical suspicions and treat appropriately. Antibiotics and possibly further investigations (like abdominal imaging as ultrasound or radiographs) may be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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Published on August 18th, 2017
It's either due to an infection that they caught from each other or because of something all of them ingested (could be their food). if the vomiting is severe you need to take them to the vet to get it treated.
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Published on May 19th, 2019
Unfortunately all of those symptoms are vague, general symptoms that could be part of a number of things including infections, toxicities, illnesses, etc. It would be best to bring all affected animals to your vet ASAP so they can be examined, treated, and the cause found.
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Published on January 2nd, 2018
You can't really do anything at home without knowing what is causing the vomiting and diarrhea although it is likely to be either an infection or something in the food as they are all exposed to it. i would recommend trying to make a sooner apointment, this may be more urgent than it seems.
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