Cat Food.

[cupid04]

The last month or so my tom cat [he's about 12] has been throwing up more
regularly. If it was caused by fur balls would they be in the vomit. We've also recently changed to adult whiskas as opposed to the regular whiskas. could this be causing it? What's in adult whiska's that makes it different to the original?

[rojash]

"If it was caused by fur balls would they be in the vomit. "
Probably not - quite often they just produce a thin bile when they have furballs, especially in the early stages.
Try adding some vegetable oil to the diet for a few days - or you can also get proprietary laxative treatments based on mineral oils. Increasing the vegetable fibre in the diet can also help. There are high fibre cat biscuits available which you could try as a supplement.

[boxtops]

Cupid, this sounds very much like Rover's symptoms - see if you can phone the vet now and get a blood test for your cat a.s.a.p. after Christmas. Rover was throwing up every time he ate - it was due to bile caused by kidney problems (which are very common in older cats). He was put on tablets and was as right as rain in no time.

Furballs are very obvious, you get a dollop or tube of fur surrounded by liquid.

If it's undigested food, get him looked at - if it's the same as Rover's, it can be kept at bay.

He should be on senior cat food at his age, and good quality stuff - it contains the vitamins and minerals an older cat needs.

Good luck to you both!

[tiggerblue10]

Blue was throwing up a lot several months ago so I took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with having a liver problem. She's now on Denemarin tablets and hardly ever throws up. Definitely get him checked out Cupid.

[furrypusscat]

My last cat was 11 when she was vomiting straight after eating. The vet informed me that it was due to a lifetime of eating crouched down. They can grow like a pouch in their food passage. They will eat and take down enough food, then the pouch fills and when it gets full, this is what is vomited back. She suggested raising her food bowl initially on a pile of 2 or 3 books until she got used to it and then my husband made a table and she continued eating that way for over a year before she died of non related problems. The one we have now has always been fed on the same table so hopefully he won't suffer similar problems. I hope it is nothing serious but get him checked out.

[katburd]

sorry cupid, I hadn't seen this thread til now, my cat is 12 years old now he just can't eat any cat foods bought from supermarkets etc. otherwise he just throws them back, since just feeding him on chicken and rice sensitivity control only purchased from vets and raising his dish he has been fine. would also suggest James Wellbeloved cat sachets for senior cats, available from"pets at home" .