Cat throws up 3+ a week:Why?

[XhuskieloveX]

I have four year old Siberian cat. She is fed Wellness core,a mixture of the Indoor formula & duck formula.

She is given an occasionally treat,treats from wellness,natures instinct,etc.

She's healthy beside that.

[AnnieBrooke]

I'm also thinking an interior obstruction, either hairballs or something in her intestines.  When she throws up, is the food digested or does it look pretty much like it did going in?  

[FurballsMom]

You could try to slowly change the diet from dry to canned.  One way to do this is to start by reducing the dry just a little and barely adding any canned food to the bowl and mixing it together.  Try it a few times before giving it up.  Akira was a dry food junkie, but she eventually got to where she is excited to have her canned food.  Canned food is better for her stomach.  Dry food was too irritating for her stomach, even the grain free stuff.

Later, when the cat gets used to the slightly moist dry food, you can try adding a little bit more of the canned food.  Just don't do it too fast or the cat won't accept the change.

[Bailey28]

Thanks!

She doesn't like wet food,& she won't touch it.

[furmomof5]

Are your kitty's ears waxy and dirty?  If so, she may have an allergy to something she's eating.  I had a cat that threw up at least once a day for years & no vet could ever figure out what was wrong with her.  No medication ever helped either.  Finally I moved and tried a different vet, I told him the same story over again.  He took one look in her ears and said she had a food allergy!  Turned out she was allergic to fish/seafood....that was all she ever ate all those years.  Put her on a chicken diet & never had an issue again.  Good luck! :-)

[MYoungAtHeart]

My little long haired White Kitty, would also throw up 3 or 4 times a week, and it did not seem to matter what food was being fed.  

I have her 2 sisters now and only 1 throws up about once a month but after having White Kitty checked, it was hairballs and she was put on a hairball control food.  Hairball control food adds fiber to the cats diet and then the food/hair does not stay trapped in the intestine.  It is the best thing I have ever tried.  

Hope this helps.  Good luck

M

[opus88]

wellness core is a very good diet....but just suppose there is something in the ingredients that she is sensitive too, I agree to try eliminating the treats and perhaps also a temporary diet change to see if that helps...there are many other grain free canned diets available and it would be worth your while to try this before resorting to Vet. tests..

I'm also wondering about the possibility of a hairball? even if she is groomed often they still do ingest an awful lot of hair...she could be trying to rid her tummy of one. try a hairball remover product avail thru your Vet or a good pet store (not the ones sold in grocery stores).

If these suggestions don't help I would recommend she get some lab tests done to rule out many diseases that can give vomiting as a symptom.

good luck♥

[evewisewoman]

Hi there,

Is the food that you feed your cat approved by your vet ? Another suggestion is perhaps to stop feeding your cat any treats and so whether
this helps. I've heard some cat treats aren't actually good for your cat.
Try eliminating the treats and see what happens. Good luck. Eve