I'm having a bi-polar moment! I CAN'T STAND THE PUKE!!!!!!!!!!!

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2-3-4 times a week! Not just hairballs. I've changed her food, nothing. She pigs out and pukes, and always on the carpet! :grr:

She's fat, and doesn't lose weight. She pukes!

I have 650 sq ft of hardwood floors & tile but she's got to do it on the carpet. Under my bed, in front of the couch, in the doorway, where I drop my feet off the bed, by her shitbox, on the kitchen rug, it doesn't matter!

She's 9 years old! I've been dealing with this for 9 years! It's only me and she's a calico, so that means SHE'S in charge of the house, and I have no say, because males don't matter in cat world. She can't be trained to do anything! Stubborn little... :mad:

I locked her in the bedroom now. I don't trust myself right now. As I was EATING LUNCH!!!!! "GORK GORK GORK"

[japple]

1. Take her to the vet. She may have a food allergy. Most

commercial petfood has corn which is not a natural food source for cats. If you can find one that has more protein and not so many carb fillers. Otherwise, she could have any number of health problems from diabetes to infected teeth. Or it could be some sort of household cleaner you're using. Poor kitty. Please don't take it personally. She doesn't do it to "get back at you." I know it's frustrating for you to have to deal with, but her body is rejecting something that it can't handle. Try to be calm and let her know you love her.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. Try switching foods

IBS kitty pukes everything up except for Evo/Innova.

[Touchdown]

3. A friend suggested SD Sensitive stomach.

Is that any good? She told me to mix it with the Purina 1 indoor/hairball/weight control kind I do feed her.

Friend not fried.:dunce:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

4. Ginsberg, the IBS cat, was on Science Diet prescription for sensitive stomach

The ingredients were crap and it made him gain a lot of weight in a short time. He's normally really thin, and he started porking out like crazy. He kept it down, but I don't think it was that great for him.

[northernlights]

5. she can't pig out

if you limit how much you give her. I'd have her vetted first, of course, but it may be a matter of feeding smaller amounts.

I know my elderly shelter kitty used to eat until she'd puke. Then it dawned on me she needs me to limit her intake for her. Over time, it balanced out. Now she only eats what she needs.

Funny how they *always* do it on the rug, except when it's on the bed, lol. Every so often I still thank the lawd I didn't have any rugs the day my shelter pup gorged on horse manure and then puked about 2 quarts fresh. That *that* was ripe... :puke: :puke: :puke:

[FloriTexan]

6. I have one that

does that and we think its because she eats to fast. We haven't figured out a way to stop her from inhaling her food except to dole it out to her in teaspoon size increments, giving her several minutes in between bites.

You could also consider getting a dog. Its REALLY gross but my dog hears her retching and then its a race to keep him from cleaning it up. :puke:

[ceile]

7. Our cat did the exact same thing.

We put her on Royal Canin SO for urinary health. Vet said she was dehydrated from throwing up so much. After just being on it for a month she only threw up once or twice. Now I have her on Innova Evo and she's doing even better.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

8. try catfood that is especially for hairballs

Don't get Nutro - I don't trust it.

But get a good quality catfood that has meat as number 1 ingredient,
and that is for preventing hairball.

It should have some fish oil in the ingredients.

It works.

My cats used to shed like crazy and also hack up hairballs.

I switched to Iams natural for hairballs, and they have done well on it.

I know Iams is a grocery store food, so you can get something better if you want,
just please watch out, Nutro has made animals sick.

Good luck.

[emilyg]

11. Iams Hairball is excellent.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

12. Iams has made animals sick, too

[Bluestar]

9. Yep, I agree you need to change her food

I have two shelter kitties who were puking regularly when I fed them supermarket/pet superstore foods--even the so-called "high quality" ones from Purina. They still puked when vet put them on Science Diet (and gained weight). I read Lorien's post here on high quality pet foods and switched to Wellness wet and Innova dry. No more puking and very few hairballs.

It can't be good for kitty to puke all the time. I firmly believe that the grains in the mass market foods are to blame. The foods my cats do best on are the all protein, no-grain variety. Hope you can figure this out soon.

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10. Update... I'll try Royal Canin and Inova Dry. Thanks!

I wrote them down. A bag each ought to do it. Got a little hole in the wall pet store down the street with the best lady in the biz.

I can't do science diet because she becomes a total fatty on it, and she already has a weight problem. IAMs too.

I'll update with what she likes and if her stomach likes it too.:shrug:

[AZBlue]

13. Do you brush her?

Daily brushing cuts way down on the hair they ingest.

[Princess Turandot]

14. I also have a chronic barfer...

who also is 9 years old and more than a bit stout. I usually feed my cats wet food as their first meal of the day. This cat very much prefers dry food. In his case, he'll throw up if I give him dry food too soon after the first feeding frenzy. He eats a little wet food then stands by the empty dry food bowl, looking hopeful. My conclusion (which is completely unscientific and could be completely wrong) is that he gets so worked up for that meal, that it causes him to barf.

Making matters even more gross, one of my others will rush to EAT his vomit if I don't get to it first.

None of that is likely helpful to you; I'm mostly commiserating.

[demnan]

15. My Siamese 10 year old is a barfer

I give him some laxotone for hairballs and I try to limit his access to the treats. It's a lot of work, but don't take it peersonally. I don't think any cat choses to be a barfer. I give him sensitive stomach food as well.

Try feeding her away from the other cats so she doesn't feel it is neccessry to eat so fast.

Just a thought.

[spooky3]

16. Could be IBD - hope you can take her to the vet for a diagnosis.

[badgerpup]

17. Riddle me this...

Riktor, my eldest male, can't eat raw meat without it coming right back up...at least, not when I give it to him.
I cut it small (they are SO spoiled) so they can deal with it easily...he snarfs it down, and it comes right back up within five minutes.

Yet I've seen him feasting upon his kills...rabbit, birds, rodents...and he doesn't seen to have a problem with them.

:wtf:

None of the other cats have this problem with raw food.

[ginnyinWI]

18. that's why I've pretty much given up the raw liver idea.

That is the WORST stuff to try to clean up, especially on carpets. If one can't eat it, then nobody eats it. (I have three cats.)

Mine throw up a lot less when they eat less dry food and more wet food. But not too much!