Thread: Regular, daily, vomit

We have had kittens go through phases where they would eat too much dry and then throw some up. Once the dry gets in their stomachs, and obviously especially if they drink water, it expands as it absorbs moisture, and if they ate until they were stuffed, then this can turn out to be too much for their stomachs. I recall both of our boys doing this at certain times. They are particularly likely to throw up if they move around too much after they overeat. We used to find piles of food at the bottom of the stairs, for example. So, I would not worry about this if he looks fine and it doesn't happen too often.

Thanks.

What actually prompted me to phone vet and I completely forgot to mention in the previous post, was that he has added diarrhoea to this mix just now (I am in to observe this) so it's white fish for the next couple of days and if no improvements then it's a vets visit.

Was going to suggest the same as NCarver, we've often had vomit of excess dry food that's been wolfed down, particularly if they then drink water and it seems to swell the dry food causing it to come back up. With the upset stomach though it does sound as if he could have a particularly sensitive constitution. Hope the white fish works and a vet's visit proves unnecessary.

Originally Posted by Helen & John

Oh poor Dicky it's bad enough having a runny bum without the washing after too......

I have a gross runny bum tale so if you are about to eat look away......................

One morning last summer after they had been outside the day before Roxy had a really bad runny bum, there was poop and bits of grass stuck to her pantaloons. I gloved up due to being pregnant and even though I had tried to get the OH to turn round to help he was already on his fav car park.........the M6!

I grabbed the wipes and then saw a bigger blade of grass so I pulled it thinking it was stuck to her leg, Roxy who was being sooo good while she was being wiped gave out a loud screech as I realised I was tugging a huge blade of grass from her bum.

My poor baby got lots of hugs after her ordeal

Ouch! That is NOT a nice place to get a 'paper cut'. I imagine!! Poor Roxy, it's amazing the poor little buggers ever let us near their rear ends!

Originally Posted by Peter Galbavy

Ok wise folk, cause or effect? I washed Dicky's butt again this morning, but legs all clean so this is good. However I saw something bright green wash down the plug hole. I eventually worked out this was a feather from one of the toys he must have eaten.

So, could this be the cause of his upset tummy and has taken a few days to work it's way through or is it more likely that this is a recently eaten feather because of a lack of dry food?

That sounds a little familiar. When we had building work going on a few months ago, we kept the cats locked away for their own safety, but the builder let them out before he finished up for the day and must have left a plastic strip (like thin binding tape) out somewhere and Freyja ate it. Had the serious trots for a couple of days and I couldn't for the life of me suss why. Got home one evening and found the plastic strip - covered in rear-end goo - proudly lying on a tigga tower platform, and matching goo round Freyja's trousers. No more trots after that.

Hmm. They came off fish and chicken last night and I also put the RC Kitten down. This morning I gave then a tin of Defu in two sittings and couple of hours apart. Dicky had the runs again not long ago, but so far no puke. I have taken up the RC Kitten - as this was the first thing they had since coming off the white meat - and put down JWB Kitten instead. Going to give them HiLife and Whiskas again later and maybe some fish for dinner. Trying to figure out if its a single food that gets Dicky runny or all rich foods.

One the bright side, he's still 200g heavier than on Tues

Humph and bugger. Now Leo threw up. Taken the JWB up as well - sigh. Orijen now down, HiLife for lunch. Fingers crossed.

Oh the life of a slave!!!! We don't have dicky tums to worry about just picky eaters...........must buy shares in Nestle Purina!!!