My cat threw up her Fancy Feast. Is it the food or an illness?

Poor kitty! She could have a severe GI illness, may have eaten something rotten, a foreign body, or pancreatitis. I can give you a home remedy to see if that helps. I recommend withholding food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. I hope this helps!

Thank you for your questions about Jazz. Anytime you see abnormal behavior, it's certainly possible that something is going on and that Jazz is ill. Many things can make pet's have an upset stomach: parasites, new foods/treats, viral infections, eating something they shouldn't have, toxins, organ disease or even intestinal blockage. Since she seems to be normal otherwise, you can try to switch her to a bland diet of 25% boiled white meat chicken and 75% plain boiled white rice. Do not feed her anything else. After 24 hours, if she is still sick, I recommend to take her into the veterinarian to check for other causes of illness. If she is doing better, continue the diet for another 24 hours. Then gradually introduce which ever diet you want her to eat. Sometimes continued vomiting may be a sign that a certain diet isn't agreeing with them. For a routine diet, I recommend an easy to digest food such as Royal Canin. Most pets who eat this diet have nice coats, good stool quality and low stool quantity (a sign that the diet does not contain many fillers). I hope this helps to point you in the right direction. Please feel free to post any additional questions!

It sounds as Snow is suffering from a gastrointestinal condition, possibly an infection. it could also be due to ingestion of a foreign body material. i would recommend taking her to the vet the first chance you get, she will need to be checked first, if the vet thinks it's a simple gastrointestinal infection she will need an anti vomiting injection, antibiotics and a special food for a few days in order to get better.

A sudden change of food will cause GI upset in cats, which is what it sounds like is happening with Jericho. When you do a sudden change in food, it's recommended to do it slowly. Because she is still occasionally vomiting, I would try a home remedy to see if that settles her stomach. I recommend withholding food for 12-24 hours, then feeding a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away.

Hello, cats in general do not drink much water, so I'm not surprised she didn't drink. Additionally, she seems to be eating and tolerating the bland diet nicely. Its likely that she had a sensitivity t the mackerel treat you offered her and this caused the vomiting. Continue to feed her the bland diet for another day or 2 then transition her back to her normal dry food. As long as her GI signs have resolved, then you do not need to do anything else about this. If her GI signs, reoccur, you will need to have your veterinarian evaluate her. Hope this helps and best of luck.

You could likely keep her on this diet for a long time, but you will definitely see some obvious signs of nutritional deficiencies within two months or so. Chronic vomiting can be difficult to manage and difficult to diagnose. However, the best thing to do is get an accurate diagnosis of the cause of the vomiting. This may require advanced diagnostics such as endoscopy and stomach biopsies, but will be worthwhile for discovering the problem and treating it effectively. Below is a link to an article that explains this further. https://mobile.petcoach.co/amp/article/how-to-deal-with-chronic-vomiting-in-cats It's important to get her on a nutritionally balanced food as soon as possible to prevent additional complications, so I recommend following-up with your vet, or seeking an internal medicine specialist. I hope that helps and Cookie gets better soon.

I am very sorry how long it has taken an expert to get back to you. I also am very sorry to hear that Sassy is experiencing these problems, I am sure it is very unsettling for you both. There are a number of potential causes of such clinical signs, including dietary indiscretion, pancreatitis, parasite infestation, infection, and ingestion of a toxin or poison. Because you have only noticed these signs over the course of two days I would continue to monitor Sassy at home. Rest Sassy's gastrointestinal tract by holding back food for 6 hours. Then you can continue with a bland and easily digested food of the boiled chicken breast and provide plenty of fresh water. If Sassy does not improve, has profuse vomiting or diarrhoea, you notice fresh blood, Sassy seems lethargic, in pain or depressed I would advise a trip to the veterinarian. I hope that answer was helpful and more importantly that Sassy feels better soon. Warmest regards to you both.