Cat vomiting, not pooping

[KarmasCaretaker]

So my cat eats just as well as usual, and drinks just as much as ever (maybe a little more), she still loves to play, is energetic, nothing feels weird on her stomach or anything of the kind. She is about 7 years old, I've had her since she was a kitten. She's been puking once or twice a day lately, and its always, well... it looks like diarrhea that came out the wrong end. It's never SHORTLY after eating, always several hours after minimum, but for the last two days it has been repeated; I checked her litterbox today, and she doesn't seem to be USING it (I cleaned it out just now so I'll know for a fact wether she's using it in a day or so).

Is she constipated, or something? She's an indoor-only cat, has been for her entire life, and doesn't normally vomit, well, ever. Once a year maybe. I would take her to the vet, but I'm broke enough that rents a struggle as it is, heck I don't even have a car to drive her THERE. I just don't have the money, nor anyone I could ask for it. Will it pass on its own? I've seen recommendations of giving her lower half a warm bath, which I'll do if this continues (she HATES baths so hesitant, this is how people lose limbs), and of a basic kitty-enema, but I have zero confidence in my ability to safely do so.

She eats Iams dried cat food for adult cats, exclusively, if that matters. If it's 10-20 dollars I could probably get her a kitty laxative if it'd help.

It's been 2-3 days of this, and like I say, she eats, drinks, plays... barring the vomiting, she's a happy, energetic cat. Just... not sure what to do, at this point. I'm going to try to pick up more work to take her to a vet, but I've been trying to do that for ages so I have limited hope of success. Is there anything safe for my cat that I could try, at this point?

[opus88]

Ok...that's great no obstruction, her bowels moved....without lab tests it's pretty difficult to find out the reason for the vomiting,
The only trial ur able to attempt at home is diet, it could well be diet related..we hope b/c that is easy to fix.
So let's start there, your right abt not making a fast change from dry to canned as this could cause her to get diarrhea....so do the transition slowly, start by adding 25% canned to 3/4 dry....meaning if u normally feed her one cup of dry food per feeding make it only 3/4 of a cup and the other 1/4 canned, do that at each feeding for day one. Next day increase the wet food to 1/2 cup and decrease the dry to 1/2 cup. By day 3 if she's eating ok and no diarrhea you can eliminate the dry entirely.
Personally IMO, since you are having financial problems and can't afford the best brands I would buy fancy feast CLASSIC...cans will say classic on the front label, this is fairly high in protein and not as high in carbs as some are.

I don't know if this vomiting is diet related but it's a simple trial tht you are able to try, after she is eating canned food only and the vomiting persists you will somehow have to find a Vet clinic that will agree to exam her an do tests on a payment plan.....

There are many manageable conditions tht can cause vomiting, I am hoping it's the food and you won't know till you try.

If at any time during (or after) this transition if the vomiting should become worse than you need a Vet!!!!

Keep us updated, don't keep her off food for longer than the 24 hrs...and for her first meal give a smaller than normal amount, because wth an empty tummy she may wolf down her food quickly an this can cause her to vomit it back up

Have my fingers crossed for you both

[KarmasCaretaker]

Okay, I actually called the vet and the nurse suggested, before panicing, as she had no other symptoms, to put her on a 24 hour fast. Which is mostly over at this point. She's not puking now, but well, when I'm sick I stop puking when I'm out of food to puke too. I did however, move her litterbox into the main room of the house and she has used it a couple times, producing regular feces, so its not an obstruction (oh thank god) so apparently the diarreah looking vomit is coincidental or in my head.

Since whatever has her puking apparently isn't an obstruction like I first feared, what are the cheapest home remedies you would recommend for a strictly indoor cat? I hear you on the wet food, but I'm hesitant to take a cat with stomach problems... and introduce a sudden, wildly different food that she has never once had in her entire life to the exclusion of her regular food.

[CML2014]

Hi KC,

Yup!! She needs to see your Vet at ONCE. Vomiting Feces is an EMERGENCY. She has a bowel obstruction and needs medical resolution. No home care methods for this one, K?

Please let us know how she id doing,ok?

All the best, CML

[opus88]

This could be very serious...if she is vomiting up feces it means she could well have a blockage in her bowel an if so this is an emergency, are you sure she hasn't gone elsewhere?? The very worst thing you can feed a cat is dry food....get her some canned food even if it's the cheap brands...still much better than dry especially when there's a constipation problem

It's very important tht you scoop out a litter box no less than once a day....the bacteria builds up an can lead to urinary tract infections...also cats are fussy abt using a dirty box an May go in other ares of yr home, check good to see if this has happened.

Plz Do NOT attempt an enema on yr own, this is how bowel ruptures happen an very easily.....
Also don't try laxatives in the case there is a blockage, tht would be fatal. Try a can of kitty food, tht alone may get her bowels moving if not by tomorrow than I strongly urge you to get her to a Vet, many are willing to work out a payment plan wth you...it's a matter of life an death, if she has a blockage