Well, now I seem to have 2 vomiters.  The food trials didn't work, so back to square 1.  The second cat, an older one, has started with the regurgitations, and now vomiting.  Also been drinking lots of water lately.     Just had perfect blood work in the fall.  Back to the vet.

The long term vomiter does it right after eating.  Yesterday, 2 of them vomitted.  Today, it was the long term vomiter and the older cat (14-15?), but the older cat vomited a few hours later.   He's been doing the motions like he has indigestion.  The serial vomiter just vomits with no warning signs. 

I won't be able to take the older one in for a few weeks.  $$   

Yikes, JustMe, I hope everyone is OK!  What foods did they throw up?

JustMe, what ever happened with your cat who started vomiting on 1/19? 

Phantom, who had not vomited in months, vomited on 1/19, again on 1/21, 1/22, and 1/25.  The three later times it was apparently shortly after eating dry cat food, two different kinds from two different companies.  On 1/22 the vomit contained a small hairball, which Phantom has never had before, and I thought that was perhaps the problem.  (Maybe in all those years of vomiting weekly from corn gluten she never kept hair around long enough to get a hairball!) But then on 1/25 I came home from work and found dried vomit on Phantom's favorite chair. 

I think I may have traced Phantom's problem to a pot of organic "cat grass" that I had had for awhile that was starting to go brown.  I threw that out last night, so we will see what happened today.  Phantom has eaten small amounts of the same foods she vomited at other times in the past few days and not vomited.  But seems a bit "off" in a subtle way that I cannot put into words, although she is active and engaging in her normal activities.  She is 12 years old and had perfect blood work in May 07.  It has been bitterly cold here and I have not wanted to risk her health by taking her out to the vet in such conditions, so I am waiting.  If the vomiting continues, I plan to try a hairball remedy and call the vet, if the weather warms up.

The thing that has me a bit alarmed is that my best friend's two cats also started vomiting in the past week or so, several times each, the same kind of pattern.  They do not eat any of the same foods as Phantom, or from any of the same companies.  They have no contact with Phantom or with other cats.  They do not have any "cat grass" out at the present time.

Has anyone ever heard of super-cold weather causing cats to vomit more?  My friend was wondering about that.

I am also wondering if something sinister has gotten into the food supply again, based on some recent reports on the forum.

If Phantom continues, I plan to improvise some raising of the bowls to see if that helps.  Thanks for the info on how high--I wasn't sure.

catbird,

I think it was just a hairball.  He is buff colored and I found vomit with buff-colored fur in it.  He hasn't been vomiting since then or drinking a lot of water.  I haven't seen many hairballs since they have been on strictly wet food.

And my serial vomiter has had the food she vomited (same lot) without problems.  I tried offereing smaller amounts instead of giving her the full meal at once.  (I think kittylyda suggested that or maybe you, catbird).  Knock on wood. 


I certainly hope not.

catbird -
     I am so glad that Phantom has not had any more vomiting.  I had always heard that cats eat grass to make themselves vomit, so I wondered why they sold those pots of grass.  Or, maybe it is good for them to vomit once in a while to bring up hair, etc.  I don't really know, but I have never bought the grass for my cat and she never goes outside.  However, my neighbor lets her cat out on a leash once in a while and she always eats grass, then vomits when she gets back inside the house.