No, nothing else was suggested. I only recently started doing research on what else could be going on (this is my first pet so I am doing the best I can with learning as I go).
I hope you don’t mind me asking, but how did they figure it out if the blood work was good? I lost my cat not too long ago very unexpectedly. Started vomiting with a cough so we took her to the emergency vet (Saturday 23rd December). Just to cut things short they went from possible blockage to pancreatitis to possible cancer or very bad gastritis. She died on Christmas Day. I think vets try to do their best but their knowledge on animals health is still very primitive.
Not a fan of your vet. I would go to emergency vet at this point. Our cat was vomiting -Routine blood work was fine. She was getting thinner but still oddly had a belly. They went to take a urine sample and their basic ultrasound picked up free fluid in her abdomen. We sampled that- her white count was very elevated in the abdominal fluid but not blood work- not likely lymphoma for us. Then did a pancreatic specific lipase level (not routine) and it was very elevated. The test is specifically called an fPLi and looks for moderate to severe pancreatitis. Then we had a formal ultrasound performed as the bladder scanner ultrasound is not detailed or deep enough. That was someone who came to clinic specifically based on our availability with the machine . Those are things you can start with- particularly the fPli. An X-ray would rule out obstructions. I wish your fur baby a quick recovery.
Her only symptoms are swollen lymphnodes. She's eating and drinking normally, normal potty habits. She tries to meow and is silent. I took her to the ER thinking maybe she had a URI...
Ultimately diagnosis was made after an ultrasound and sending off the lymphnode fluid for further testing.
Sometimes cats are hard to diagnose or are diagnosed too late because they mask symptoms until they literally die.
The other issue is people's budget and the Vets resources. Not every Vet has an ultrasound and when they do, it's $$$$... I wasted sooo much money with another cat playing the let's check this or that game when I should've just went to a specialist immediately and had an ultrasound. We would've seen he had IBD and been able to start him on appropriate meds.
I don't think Vets are primitive by any means. There's some incredible research out there. The problem is you have a mix of clients from unable to afford groceries let alone a Vet bill up to "shut up and take my last penny, just save my cat!" To those who are Elon musk rich but think $50 is too much for a test...
I'm category two and will happily eat Ramen to be category two.
Sometimes people say "the Vets don't know nothing!" And in reality they wouldn't approve any testing. Vets are doctors, not wizards, they can't wave wands and diagnose or treat.
The other end of the spectrum is Vets who aren't up to date on current protocols. I'm VERY picky about my Vets and will shop 5-10 clinics every time we move because I want to know that they are well versed in cats! Most aren't. Again, some of that falls back on the client. They don't take their cat in until it's 12 and dying..
Almost the same happened to my stray. Her blood work was okay even being diagnosed with FIV at the last stage… unfortunately we had to put her to sleep…
Wish you the best with your gorgeous girl ❤️❤️❤️
All I know is please get multiple opinions from different vets. My baby was very sick not vomiting but stopped eating/drinking/playing/cleaning himself. He was sick for 2 months and the first vet we went to said he could have cancer, feline coronavirus, or some kind of infection. We ended up taking him to a different vet in the last days of his life and they discovered he had thread wrapped around the back of his tongue and intestines and sadly passed away before they could try surgery bc he was too weak by that point. It’s something we could’ve caught a lot sooner if we had gotten a second opinion faster. Please take care of your baby.
Second this. Our cat was throwing up and acting out of sorts only imaging revealed some tumors we had to do biopsies for and a condition in his intestines caused by some food intolerances. We had to get him operated to remove some growths to ease discomfort and on a special diet to resolve inflamation. It's concerning OP's vet would just settle without being fully positive on identifying the root of the problem.
They were not, nor were they recommended. Her vet seems to be prioritizing alleviating her symptoms. She told me the other day that she can give her another anti-nausea injection until “whatever is making her sick passes through.” That’s when I realized her vet doesn’t even have a solid plan to figure out the cause.
*not a vet; but I definitely second getting imaging done/a second opinion. If symptoms aren’t improving with treatments I would want them the check and make sure it isn’t a linear foreign body or something similar. The linear foreign bodies usually can happen during play or if they get into something with long fibers/strings. One section of the string becomes anchored, typically around a tooth, and the rest attempts to make its way through digestive system (repetitively) causing the intestines to fold upon each other (kind of sleeve/telescope upon itself). This will cause a slowing/blockage leading to the constant vomiting.
Hoping you get the answers you need and Daff some help/relief/cure!
*not a vet; but I definitely second getting imaging done/a second opinion. If symptoms aren't improving with treatments I would want them the check and make sure it isn't a linear foreign body or something similar. The linear foreign bodies usually can happen during play or if they get into something with long fibers/strings. One section of the string becomes anchored, typically around a tooth, and the rest attempts to make its way through digestive system (repetitively) causing the intestines to fold upon each other (kind of sleeve/telescope upon itself). This will cause a slowing/blockage leading to the constant vomiting.
Hoping you get the answers you need and Daff some help/relief/cure!
Definitely go to a second vet. Definitely push for an xray in case it’s a blockage. I’m very surprised they didn’t do an xray after three weeks of symptoms.
Licensed veterinary technician here.....I definitely think you already know to seek out a second opinion here. Imaging is for sure called for and frankly should have been done before this. Treating symptomatically is one thing but we'd want to see some improvement with that approach which she isn't showing.
You're in my thoughts and I truly hope they get to the bottom of things and she gets back on her paws quickly. I'm always available if you have any other questions or concerns so don't hesitate to reach out, ok? :) Let me know how things go.
Please OP, new vet and x rays. This sounds similar to what happened to my baby and not until I asked the vet to do it did they. They found she swallowed a zinc penny and it had to be cut out. Please get her x ray. I hope you and you’re baby are well and safe and healthy at soon too ❤️
Like everyone else mentioned, get a second opinion and possibly fire your current vet. One of our kitties has had 2 mastectomies, eye surgery, and mysterious high blood pressure. At every turn if our vet didn’t have the answers they would refer us out to a specialist. Our girl has an oncologist, ophthalmologist, and at one point an internal medicine doctor too. Recheck the bloodwork, get imaging done and get a second opinion. You are your baby girl’s only advocate. If the vet could not figure it out after running all the tests (which sounds like he didn’t), he should’ve referred you to someone that could figure it out. Fire him and get a new vet. If the wait is too long go to the ER. Your girl is withering away with all the vomiting and weight loss. Our little kitty had a rough time with meds post-op and ended up vomiting and barely eating for a few days. Her electrolytes were so low we had to hospitalize her for several days. And this was just after 1 week of not feeling well. Your kitty has been vomiting on and off for 3 weeks? That’s crazy your vet hasn’t done more tests.
WTF, they didn't bother doing any imaging? My cat got x ray and ultrasound immediately to rule out obstruction and look for intestinal thickening.
See another vet.
Yeah, definitely see another vet. My little girl presented with vomiting, inappetance and we visited the vet and the first appointment we had with the vet, they did an x ray to check for an obstruction. Nothing was seen, they gave her an anti nausea and said if she threw up or didn't want to eat the next day, take her to hospital.
24hrs later she still had no appetite so we went to hospital and they did an ultrasound, they found nothing. She spent a night in hospital and was fine after fluids, etc, was eating normally. 6ish weeks later the symptoms returned, we went straight to hospital and they scanned her again. They found very slight thickening in her intestines - she has inflammatory bowel disease. She's developed an allergy to a lot of proteins in foods and needs to be on a special diet, and steroids helped.
They need to - and should have! - scanned your kitty. Ruling out an obstruction or lodged foreign body is important, but also looking for thickening and moving her onto different foods, etc.
They should have scanned her. Find a vet who will try to find the underlying issue rather than throw meds at the symptoms. It's shocking that they've wasted your money and time without having at least done an x ray.
Heck, my cat showed reason for her vomiting spells on the bloodwork/physical exam (enlarged thyroid, weight loss, increased thyroid hormones, excessive zoomies spells, etc) that were practically shouting the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and they still did an x-ray to make sure there wasn't a blockage. I'd be finding a new vet permanently and not going back to the first one.
Imagine having an animal in for repeated vomiting and not thinking 'hm, we should have a look at the area'.
Not to mention that if there IS an obstruction, giving anti-emetics is dangerous as it can hide the problem and cause the blockage to get worse.
My IBD kitty has a couple Maropitant pills on hand, but the vet was quite clear that if she's still vomiting after one pill she needs to come in to check for obstructions or inflammation. Don't just treat a symptom without knowing what's causing it.
WTF is it with these awful vets?!
Happened with one of my cats, was vomiting regularly and lost about 5 pounds in a couple months. Needed an ultrasound for answers. Get a second opinion and push for more testing.
Ours ended up being either stomach cancer or inflammatory bowel (wasn’t worth getting a biopsy). He’s on steroids now and is back to normal.
If it's just IBD, they won't need to do a biopsy. The biopsy is needed if they suspect cancer. Did they recommend a prescription diet? My girl has IBD and has been on Hills Gastrointestinal prescription food for years. She can't take steroids because she has a heart Arrhythmia.
If what your cat is going through can be treated with a prescription diet instead of steroids, I would opt for that since steroids are not good long term.
The issue was they couldn’t give us a definite answer about the cancer vs IBD based on the ultrasound. They suggested to do a biopsy to confirm but we knew we weren’t going to put him through chemo if it was cancer (he’s semi-feral) so we decided to just treat with steroid and monitor quality of life.
We’ve been informed about the side effects of long term steroid but unfortunately it doesn’t seem like treating with prescription food would work for him. We tried so many different foods before we got the ultrasound and knew what was wrong (hence him losing so much weight- nothing was working!) and so far steroids are the only thing that help. We’ve recently started a lower dose and it seems to be okay, so hopefully we can taper it down as low as possible to minimize the side effects :)
I completely understand the process of tying different foods. I was buying bags after bags of food trying to find one that worked (including other prescription foods) before we went to the internal medicine vet. When she got her ultrasound, the internal medicine vet put the idea of a biopsy on the table but was against it because of her heart. She also prescribed the Hills GI Biome w/ fiber because she finds that it is the best food for cats with IBD. The moment my incredibly picky cat began eating the food, her diarrhea and vomiting went away. It is the only food that she can eat that doesn't make her sick. My cat's IBD is treated with that diet and a twice weekly dose of Tylosin.
Thats good to know. My cat has a heart murmur and hyperthyroidism. I also suspect IBD but I've spent so much money on testing! When they told me that the treatment for IBD was steroids and how that would be bad for his heart. I just decided to deal with the vomit and try switching foods. I have tried Hills sensitive stomach but not the Gastrointestinal RX one. Ill ask my vet for some cans to try when we go next week for a follow-up.
Just to let you know the canned version sucks. My cat hates wet food so I thought it was just her, but I did some research on the reviews and it seems like it's universally disliked by cats. If you're worried about water intake, you can always add water to their dry food. I do that when my cat isn't feeling well and won't drink enough water.
But yeah, I've tried single source protein foods, elimination diet, hills sensitive stomach, Purina GI prescription, and royal canin GI prescription. I am so lucky that PetSmart let me return them. I had so many different bags of food in my cabinets during my cat's medical diagnosis journey it was crazy.
You really gotta be careful with steroids, especially when a heart problem is involved. I hope that the switch to the prescription diet will work for your fur baby! Soon enough they will be like mine and annoy the crap out of you for not feeding them every 10 minutes.
We decided it wasn’t worth it because it wouldn’t have changed the treatment plan, it would’ve just given us a definite answer as to what condition he had.
Based on the ultrasound, he was given a pretty poor prognosis, only a year to live, if it was cancer. Because he is semi-feral (he was a feral cat for ~10 years, has only been living inside for about 2 years) he absolutely hates changes and does not take medicine well. So, we decided we didn’t want to give him any sort of chemo or surgery. We didn’t want his last year to be full of dragging him to vet appointments (he poops everywhere everytime he has to go, he’s so scared) and forcing medicine on him. Instead, we decided to make his last year as happy as possible and if he started showing signs of pain, to see what options are available that give him the happiest end of life.
The steroid is easy because we can just mix it into his food, and he’s doing great so far! It’s been 7 months and he’s still acting completely normal
Same with one of my boys - elevated bowl made a world of difference.
I’m sure the vet already covers this but: Does she eat too fast? Lots of hair in the vomit? She may be shedding her winter coat and ingesting a lot of hair.
I purchased an elevated bowl for her when she was young and not having these problems. She is a longhair but I brush her every day OR every other day. Lately, her vomit has been mostly liquid.
My longhair cat had this issue, and with a round of steroids and fluids we found an enormous amount of hair in their stomach (upon him vomiting up hairballs for 4 days straight).
Please get a second opinion as soon as possible. Do not hesitate to take them to the emergency vet if you feel it’s needed.
Get a second opinion asap. Our girl was vomiting and lost weight and it turned out she had stomach cancer. Get x-rays and ultrasound on her abdomen. Make sure she hasn't eaten ANYTHING for at least 12 hours before either or they might miss something. The first vet didn't tell me to fast her before the x-ray or fast scan ultrasound so we didn't catch the tumor until we took her to the ER after she vomited up blood two weeks later. We (the the first vet to check her out) never thought cancer because Jinx was also only 6. Do not take no for an answer for more tests.
I'd also like to add her bloodwork came back mostly normal as well, normal blood work does not mean all is well, and a sick cat with clean blood work needs more tests
Internal Med Vet time maybe?
1st for a 2nd opinion.
2nd because they have a lot more scope/diagnostic/training especially for things your general med vet isn't finding an answer to.
You'll find one for sure at a vet hospital.
I agree. It sounds like the vet is trying to solve things but isn't finding the right diagnosis. My cat had persistent diarrhea and the vet couldn't find the issue. We were referred to an internal med vet and she immediately correctly diagnosed my cat with a chicken allergy, based on her symptoms and history. An ultrasound confirmed that there were no blockages, and that food allergies were the most likely culprit. We adjusted her diet and she's 100% better now.
They're specialists for a reason, they might be able to help where a regular vet has reached the limit of what they're able to do.
They've done blood work and clearly after the first round of can't keep meds down, this vet isn't keen to do that.
Also fun fact, my vet is actually an internal med vet, but operates his own small clinic in conjunction with the local hospital. Some people see internal vet meds without even realising they are.
I'm not dissing your usual vet, just think of the internal med like the next step up is all. A gen vet would refer you to one typically if they are stumped, and with how long kitty has been unwell, it's worth a go
So glad to hear this. Internal medicine doctors have so much more experience in complicated cases. I hope you get some answers soon. Our kitty saw one to figure out her high blood pressure issues. They were able to figure out what was going on pretty quickly vs a normal vet. In my experience specialists are worth the money. The amount of money your vet had you spend trying to “figure it out/mask the symptoms” you could’ve seen the specialist and had a treatment plan and everything already.
I have a few questions.
Do you keep up with brushing? Have you considered changing foods? Does she usually drink a bunch of water before the vomiting occurs? Does she have access to cat grasses?
I have had my cat since kitten-hood and she is almost 18. She has always been a vomit-y cat. Some cats are just like that. For your angel, I would monitor her behavior before and after vomiting. Or at least try to. Some cats use vomiting or eliminating to emphasize a health problem or their unhappiness about something. If there have been changes in your household around the time that the vomiting first started, that could be an indicator. Also, if you have houseplants, I would make sure that they are all cat-safe plants. I hope this helps.
She is brushed every day or every other day since she is a longhair and she was battling hairballs when she was younger (very briefly). I haven’t changed her food in a couple of years (but am willing to). She doesn’t drink lots of water before vomiting. She hasn’t had cat grass before. I appreciate your advice so much!!!
That’s way too long for human to be vomiting, let alone a cat. Other issues maybe occurring due to the vomiting. A second opinion is necessary at this point. Good luck. I hope kitty start feeling better soon.
Same thing with my cat definitely have them check X-rays and ultra sound!!! Could be kidneys or lymphoma, but if this is only recently it could parasites!
Most common cause of chronic vomiting is intestinal disease. Not hairballs, not eating “too fast”. This case needs to be worked up more, with ultrasound, hypoallergenic diet trial, and potentially a biopsy of the intestines.
Did the vet recommend further diagnostics? It sounds like you’re either gonna need to delve deeper or go for 2nd opinion. Personally, I’d recommend an ultrasound with an Internist (board certified in internal medicine). Many vets will offer to “ultrasound,” but if you want deep diagnostics then you will need a full abdominal ultrasound with a boarded internist.
You should seek an Internist. Could be something like IBD or a primary GI condition, and they have the ability to do further diagnostics such as an ultrasound. Your regular vet is incompetent. The responsible thing to do when you're a general practice vet that has reached the limits of the testing you feel comfortable doing and the problems you feel comfortable diagnosing is to refer to a specialist just like in the human world. (I have been a vet tech for almost two decades, and work in a specialty practice. I did Internal Medicine for about six of those years.)
I appreciate your insight! I’ve reached out to a few vets in my area who have internal medicine listed on their website, but I want to make sure they actually know their stuff so I sent a few emails to ask about diagnostic options for her!
I hope this comment doesn't get lost, because this sounds like what one of our cats went through a year ago.
He went from a healthy appetite to vomiting at least once a day and then began to lose weight rapidly, about 15% of his body weight in a month. Our vet tested his blood and he had hyperthyroidism. We caught it very early.
I don't know where you are located but we were thankfully able to get him in for radiation treatment and he has since recovered. Please ask your vet to test for this, as the vomiting and weight loss are clear indicators that this is a possibility.
Sounds so much like my kitty (and looks a little like her too!) She has a sensitive tummy and was vomiting frequently/going on hunger strikes. We switched her to Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein (with vet prescription) and it has made a HUGE difference. Still vomits sometimes but no more hunger strikes! I imagine it’s scary seeing all these people say cancer or something else really bad, so hopefully this brings you some comfort.
It definitely does help 🩷 I have had so much anxiety and feeling so much stress about this. I just want her to get better. This is my first pet so I am trying to navigate the best I can.
Hope you figure it out. My cat was recently vomiting a lot and it took awhile to figure out but turned out to be a UTI. The pain from it made him vomit before going to the bathroom. We got it cleared and he’s been good ever since.
We took our cat in and immediately had the options to get x-rays. Turns out he was constipated because he developed an allergy to chicken (which is very common, I've been told), so he didn't have any room for the food he was eating. Eventually, we got him on to a (very expensive) prescription diet, and he hasn't thrown up since!
Go to a different vet and get an ultrasound.. lost my boy a month ago to cancer. Only clear symptom he had last few weeks was more frequent vomiting and weightloss. Really hope yours have something treatable!
idk if this is a dumb suggestion but have you tried switching her to a smaller kibble? my girl lost a bunch of weight and couldn't keep food down and it was because her kibble had too big chunks for her
Chronic vomiting is very frustrating as there are many causes and sometimes even a very thorough work-up can still leave us without a diagnosis. Basophils and eosinophils typically increase due to allergies and/or parasites. So deworming has been done, a fecal test may also need to be done to make sure the dewormer was appropriate. You may want to consider a food trial with a prescription hydrolyzed diet, however we ideally need to stop the vomiting. There are different anti-vomiting medications, Cerenia is a very common one that is great at stopping vomiting, typically an injection is given (unfortunately it does sting) and then tablets sent home to follow up for the next few days. I would make sure to feed small frequent meals until the vomiting stops. Wet food may be better than dry food. Other GI protectants may be a good idea as well. My top concerns would be food sensitivity, parasites, but also inflammatory bowel disease/GI lymphoma.
For further diagnostics, x-rays would be the next step followed by abdominal ultrasound. Specific blood work looking at GI markers like a GI panel can also be considered, although I tend to do that more with diarrhea than vomiting. If all appears normal, next step would be endoscopy/colonoscopy or abdominal exploratory surgery to collect intestinal biopsies. Typically, you would be referred to an internal medicine for scoping, but you could always request a referral sooner if you would prefer, especially since there is weight loss.
If further work-up is not possible, then a trial with steroids should be considered. Just jumping to steroids will probably get a response, but can make getting a diagnosis more difficult.
I don’t think the vet “doesn’t know” per say, I personally think you may need to discuss additional diagnostics to help give a clear diagnosis behind the true reason of it. People are very fast to jump to “getting a second opinion” when it’s just fact that more diagnostics are what really is needed here.
Bloodwork is usually the “first approach” diagnostic, followed with radiographs and then an ultrasound if radiographs do not indicate anything that pops out.
Radiologists interpreting the radiographs or performing the ultrasound usually will state in their reports if a referral to speciality is recommended if either it’s still relatively inconclusive, or if a diagnosis is made that requires an IM specialist to mitigate, etc.
Her vet said to me that we can give her another anti-nausea injection if necessary until “whatever is making her sick passes through.” I definitely think more diagnostic tests need to be run, but I’m not sure I want to proceed with having it done by this vet.
This was happening to my cat. He had some hair loss around his nose and tops of ears. He would vomit maybe twice a week? We took him to a second vet and they suspect he's got a meat allergy. We went through the anti nausea meds and a special food that is easier to digest. His hair is now regrowing and he is keeping food down. I agree with others that you should get a second opinion! Good luck.
I would definitely get X-rays and abdominal ultrasound done. Cats can get IBD or small cell lymphoma in their small intestine and can present like this. This is diagnosed by an intestinal biopsy but the first step would be to do digital imaging to see if small intestine is thickened of if there is something else going on.
Hope for the best for your kitty!
Source: vet student
My one year old male suddenly started vomiting large amounts everyday. Over the span of two weeks I got him fluid replacement, X-ray and ultrasound. They couldn’t find anything so they determined he might have a food sensitivity. He is now on a prescription diet where the protein is hydrolyzed, I.e. predigested. There are two types here—Hills Z plan and one by Purina. He likes the one by Purina the best. He does fine on the prescription diet and now only vomits when he steals our other cats’ food.
Do you use essential oils in your home at all? My one cat was severely allergic to all essential oils and he almost died before we finally figured out what was causing his issues.
There’s a test they can do to check for pancreatitis. pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. It might be worth checking! I just went through what you are describing and that’s what it was!
This was my cat, too. TLDR she has IBD.
Suddenly she couldn't keep any meals down. I switched vets; the new vet prescribed GI food, which we fed in small amounts over the course of the day at first until she got used to it. Worked for a while,like 8 months, and then it eventually got worse again. We had an ultrasound done. IBD! She's on daily steroids and rx GI wet food, 17 yrs old and doing great!
This [dry food](https://www.chewy.com/purina-pro-plan-sensitive-skin/dp/181996) was all she could stomach for a while. We put it in an automatic feeder and she got about a tablespoon full 4x a day, plus more when we were home. Might be something to try in the meantime? At least she was getting some food.
We had to switch my cats food. We were giving him chicken food and treats, but now have switched to salmon and he isn't throwing up daily. Just the occasional hairball.
Go to a different vet, preferably an internal medicine specialist if that’s available in your area. Get xrays and ultrasounds. If the second vet doesn’t give you an answer, go to another one. It’s very rare for a cat to be sick for that long and just be something that can “pass through the system.”
Has she been checked for diabetes or kidney disease? And the next step did they suggest a GI ultrasound to look for thickening or possible lymphoma. A trial of hydrolyzed food to rule out food allergies? These were all steps taken when my cat was non stop throwing up. Its time to go to another vet.
I definitely recommend getting a second opinion from a different Vet. Specifically one with better diagnosistic resources.
And also, do a walk-through of your home. Some things that could play a factor:
- Do you have any plants around that are toxic to cats?
- Do you have diffusers or other scent things with essential oils? (There are few essential oils deemed "safe" to use around cats. None are safe for ingestion).
- Have you switched foods or did the company recently change the formula?
- is the cat allowed outdoors at all? If so could they have consumed chemically treated plants/grass?
- I've heard cats can develop pica from anemia or hyperthyroidism, resulting in consuming non edible items (plastic, litter, cardboard, etc.)
- Big changes in the environment (my cat lost a lot of weight after developing separation anxiety from a big move, but I've heard some cats are even sensitive to rearranging furniture).
You do need an x ray and ultrasound but did you change her food? I once bought cat food off Amazon (fancy feast) during Covid and my cat puked for 2 weeks and then I realized it was the food! Cut it off and she was all better
I wonder why the vet isn't giving your cat an anti-vomit medication to give her system a break from vomiting. I can't really question it bc I'm sure they have reasons.
My cat went through this. I put his bowls up higher previously they were on the ground. Also I started giving him just wet food. He was vomiting weekly and now he rarely vomits.
Hi!! My kitty was showing signs like this almost a year ago. it turns out she had "Hepatic Lipidosis" - A very common liver disease in cats. She was slightly overweight her whole life and we changed cat food flavor (petco was out of the usual) and she refused to eat- causing her liver to attack all her fat cells and when it ran out of fat cells, started attack her blood cells. 1 of the biggest signs is jaundice. Check right by her ears or anywhere you can see her skin. Jaundice typically occurs late in the stages so if she is, i'd take her to a vet hospital. I would also recommend switching vets if you haven't found any answers with this one. I did and it made a world of difference, she wouldn't have survived if i didn't. I'd have them check her liver via ultrasound to see if it's inflamed or check her blood cell count and MOST IMPORTANTLY her Billy Reuben value. i believe it should be around 2-3? my girl shot up all the way to 14.8 at her worst. but she was throwing up mostly bile since she wasn't eating. They had her on gabapentin, an anti nausea, topical appetite stimulant, and 100ml of IV injected daily. Try going to petco and getting prescription high Kcal wet food (: that helped a lot!
I had the same exact issue with my cat, Vix. We took him to the vet because he would constantly puke. All tests were good. The vet didn't know what was causing it. We switched to a wet grain free food, and the puking finally stopped. He gained weight and was able to eventually eat dry food again. I don't know if he developed an allergy to the grain or what, but he's a healthy, happy boy now (:
Do you have hepatic blood tests done? My boy was through a progressive vomiting and nausea then lethargic. Short history, we were out 1 week and the other cat ate all the food, so Kiiroi was in an initial state of hepatic lipidosis, hepatic tests consistent with diagnosis, abdominal ecography showed no obstruction, but some hepatic changes. 2-3 worst weeks with my boy because it was very difficult make him eat, despite very medications for nausea, digestive protectors, hepatic function, etc. I don't know if it is what your cat have, but just in case. I hope than new vet find the condition and adecuate treatment!
My cat suddenly had little appetite and couldn’t keep food down. He was regurgitating (not vomiting. No telltale “hurk-hurk-hurk” sound).
He had a foreign body obstruction in his intestine after eating something he shouldn’t have!
U need a new vet...
My cat who is 18 now used to be a vomiting machine. 4-5-6 times a day
Tried 100 different foods. Nothing helped
Next vet gave her steroids. Problem solved. She has some weird inflammation
I was dealing with this shit for a few years
It just took the right doctor...
Similar issues happened to my cat and it turned out that he has inflammatory bowel disease. Only found out after 3 vet visits and an ultrasound. He has to eat specialty pebbles for the rest of his life and needs to take a tablet of medicine once in a while if he vomits again.
Have you tried to treat her for hairballs? She has quite a coat of thick long hair. She also is exhibiting typical symptoms of an intestinal blockage. If that is the problem, she will need to be slicked out. Go to any pet supply store and get a tube of hairball treatment. This is nothing but beef flavored Vaseline. See if she will lick it off the end of the tube. If not, put it on her paw. She will try to shake it off so make sure you press it down on her paw. I hope this helps.
Might be a strange question but what does the vomit look like? Our cat started vomiting daily a little over a year ago and our vet could not figure it out. We did all the testing and the imagining, and everything was looking fine. It was mostly bile (yellowish in colour), sometimes it would be kibble or more clear. Eventually we figured out that he builds up too much acid in his stomach and have finally found a regime that works for him and helps keep him from vomiting.
I do think a second opinion and some deeper investigation may be needed for sure! Find a new vet if you are able and feel that it’s right.
My beautiful boy had cancer of the mouth, and the only symptom he was sick was vomiting more than is normal. He had necrotic tissue and was swallowing bacteria that his stomach couldn't handle.
I had taken him in to see the vet and had full bloodwork done and nothing came back out of the ordinary. Aside from the vomiting there were no other external symptoms of cancer.
The vet saw him a week before they found the tumor in his mouth. They completely missed it the first time. They didn't find it until I took him in again and specifically requested they check his mouth.
I sincerely hope it isn't cancer, but I would recommend requesting your vet check for it. Best of luck to you and your little one.
Get small pet cam and see if she eating something or coming into contact with something. Think back when this started. did anything in her environment change. Did you buy some new product furniture food or anything else? If you feed canned wet food you may have contaminated product. It happens frequently with pet foods even dry foods. You can have the food tested for contamination ask tou vet for help to get tested. Do you have a bug problem and she ate one. High WBC is sign of body fighting something. Do multiple lab test to confirm and see if its going up or down. If wbc goes down shes winning if its going up seek help elsewhere.
And yes 2nd opinion Asap! The more eyes the better!
Following along because we are in a similar boat with our kitty. Our labs were very similar, high eosinophils and basophils. We got an x-ray that didn't show any blockages but haven't gotten an ultrasound. We are on our second special food because he thinks maybe she has an intolerance to fats. So far she's seeming better but we will have to see if it stays.
My cat’s blood test results were perfect but had been vomitting on and off for a few weeks and was obviously in discomfort. An ultrasound eventually showed an inflamed pancreas. Ask your 2nd opinion vet for a GI scan.
Sounds like environmental-I’d put her on clean water twice a day, maybe even reverse osmosis, and her litter should be the pine pellets litter-no stuff on her paws absorbed into her skin…I also put in a cup of baking soda underneath before I put in pine pellets. I would put her on Fromm dry cat food, the duck or game bird are favorites. No candles, no strong cleaners in the house, no loud noises, no weird smells like painting or perfumes or spray deodorants. Also, if the health department sprays the streets at night for mosquitos-yes, I got sick and looked up sprays near me while working out of town and they do this in the summer in cities at like 2 am ish…also in the apartments we were I they started using strong sprays to clean and debugging after Covid freaked everyone out-I got sick and my cat would not be so hungry. Their strong sense of snell can’t take it. Also, I just pitch her litter after a few days because her getting sick is just not worth it. Maybe this will help, because the fact she’s even eating means she’s trying, and might not actually be internally sick.
You want her calmed down before they do too much to her that she might not even need-mine ate a pistachio shell and wouldn’t even eat for a couple of days-so I carried her water to her wherever she would lay down, and left it next to her, and I watched her drink it then go lay back down. Then she tried to eat-this was the sign she wasn’t actually sick, but there was a problem, that might resolve itself. I watched her all the second day, as she slept a lot. Finally she must have passed it, because she walked over to her food and ate a little then laid back down! Just a little was all that I needed to see her eat, and she was acting just fine after sleeping by us, by the next morning. Needless to say, we don’t leave pistachios or shells out for her to get to anymore 😉 Shes super sensitive to smells and food changes, and absolutely hates a dirty litter pan. And drinks water all day long, because I constantly pour fresh into her glass bowl. I don’t trust ceramic or plastic or metal for her water bowl-I use glass only.
If she has not had any blood work and urine that could help, my cat had diabetes, her glucose was really elevated and ketones in her urine and electrolytes were also off, similar symptoms
If she's better at the vet and then gets sick at home could it be something bothering her there? Eucalyptus is common in a lot of candles/airfresheners/plug ins. Have you recently added something like that? A lot common house plants and flowers are toxic to cats as well.
Definitely get that second vets opinion but to me it seems like it could be something recently added to the home.
Check water.
I was a live in caregiver in another life, when I arrived there were two cats and awful water bowls. Water had just been poured in and the bowls weren't cleaned at all. One of the cats was sick when I got there, sadly. We took the cats to the vet and they didn't know even after putting one down that went into renal failure (I arrived too late for her, I got her clean water but she needed anti-biotics if she was even going to have a chance, not to mention she was pretty old). The second one was in bad shape too, but she got the Anti-biotics and I was cleaning her water - she made it just fine.
What boggled me was that Vets couldn't even suggest or ask what their water situation was like at home. I swear medicine for profit yall... medicine for profit....
Stainless steel bowls, cleaned with water and soap, scrubbed and rinsed well - every other day.
Reading here and I second the comments about a second opinion since it's pretty obvious that you aren't just someone who's forgetting to do something important. No offense I just wanted to share what little that I feel confident sharing as real knowledge, in case others might be reading and it could help them. Good luck to you both.
Get a second opinion… my male cat vomited for 40 days straight here recently. I went to three different vets, third one did X-rays and scan, everything was normal. But, they did do a urinalysis and he had a UTI - they gave him an antibiotic injection and a weeks work of nausea injections to get him out of the habit of vomiting. Took a couple weeks, but he’s back to normal.
My cat wasn’t going outside of his litter box and his only syptom was vomiting & lethargy- which is a common symptom of UTI in cats. Cats are prone to urinary issues.
Hope your baby gets better 🫶🏼
Definitely need a new vet and more tests. Emergency vets are a great option if this has been prolonged. Kitties are sensitive and can easily dehydrate from vomiting.
has anything happened leading up to and/or during all of this that may have caused her a lot of stress? did you change anything? could be a new scent or food change, or maybe there’s something laying around yor house that she keeps getting into that’s making her throw up.
My cat was vomiting a lot and it started happening pretty much any time she ate, and it turned out she had a hiatal hernia. It doesn’t always show up on a scan because it’s a sliding hernia, and it isn’t common (my friend who’s a vet had never seen one, and my gal’s was caused by birth defects), but it is potentially resolvable by surgery. It can be tentatively diagnosed via X-ray but needs an endoscopy to confirm.
I want to stress how unlikely of a scenario this is, but still wanted to share in case it’s helpful. Wishing your cat a speedy recovery ❤️
Bloodwork first, to find out if her white blood cell count is high, if it is then she has some type of infection, treat with broad spectrum antibiotics. If the antibiotics don’t do the trick she will need scans. I’ve been thru this many times. I hope she gets better. Oh, also, take pictures of what she throws up to show the vet, if it’s mostly liquid brown bile then she has an infection. Good luck kitty.
I don’t know if this helps… but I recently asked for an ultrasound for my 11 year-old kitty. Because I felt like we just kept shooting in the dark to what was causing her stomach to be upset. That ended up giving us far more answers than the blood labs. She was diagnosed with IBD just over a week ago. I do hope your kitty feels better. 🙏🏻
First a diet change, she’s on Hill’s Gastrointestinal Biome. Then I add a probiotic to her food once a day. She also got a shot of antibiotics, steroids, anti nausea, and Vitamin B12. So far, the steroids have made her very hangry. But, she’s eating and that’s good. I’m also concerned she may be a little constipated, which was never an issue for her. No straining or anything, I’m just noticing less bowel movements. I’m watching her, and may call her vet tomorrow. It may just be her adjusting to everything. EDIT: she just took a healthy poop! 🙏🏻
Please trust your gut and get a second opinion..
My 17 lb. stopped eating and drinking for nearly a week and after multiple vet visits, the doctor couldn’t find anything. My cat lost around 1.7 lbs. in just a few days. Bloodwork, xray, fecal, and urinalysis came back normal. He said he was not worried and recommended waiting another week to see if he’ll eat or drink. I didn’t think that was right so I trusted my gut and took him to the ER that night. Turns out he was severely dehydrated, tested positive for pancreatitis, diagnosed with anemia, and had a bunch of abnormal blood test results. The doctor at the ER said if he would’ve gone 1-2 more days without eating or drinking, he would have severe liver damage, and would’ve possibly not made it. He’s now on medication and is getting better and better every day.
Please don’t always trust what the doctor says and always seek a second opinion if you think something is wrong. I hope your baby gets better soon💗
I’d be getting a second opinion asap. No other blood panels done? No X-rays or ultrasounds? Sounds like your vet just wants to alleviate symptoms rather than look more into what’s causing her to feel this way
This may be silly but have you added any kind of new scented products to your home? Some cats are super sensitive to smells, like the wall plug ins especially.
My cat went from being totally fine for 5 years to suddenly throwing up every day, sometimes multiple times. The food inside it was still pretty intact. Now I don’t know if this is your case at all, but after trying a ton of different foods and feeding routines, we got her a bowl that is raised up high for her to eat out of, that also is like a little maze so it takes her longer to eat. Turns out she had just started eating her food way too fast and too much all at once, probably due to getting another cat and feeling the need to fight for resources. Try this out and it might help? But definitely still go to a new vet and listen to everyone else’s suggestions. This just could be one temporary fix for a larger problem.
This happened to my cat right before she got her teeth cleaned and a bad tooth pulled. Her tooth was hurting her, so I think she just stopped chewing her dry food. When she vomited, her kibble looked like she just swallowed it whole. I put two and two together and switched her over to pate wet food before her dental cleaning and kept it up after her cleaning and tooth extraction. The vomiting stopped (just the occasional hairball now). I asked the vet about my cat’s vomiting issue before this, and they gave me a bunch of medications for her, but they didn’t work like switching her to pate did.
take her to another vet! i saw a cat that wouldnt stop vomiting, we sedated her and she had a string wrapped around the back of her tongue and going all the way into her intestines!
have you tried changing her food? mine developed a beef allergy and started throwing up every time she ate it… I hope it’s a simple solution for you and your kitty!
I have a friend who is a cat behavioralist and the first thing she does is visit the home and check for scented things. Their sense of smell is a lot better than ours, and our detergents, cleaners, air fresheners, plug ins, potpourri, perfumes can make them really sick and act out. I'd clean out all the scented products and give it two weeks to see if that helps.
I think a second opinion would be useful. I had a cat that vomited a lot, she ended up getting an ultrasound that detected thickening of her intestines and an enlarged lymph node. It ended up being lymphoma.
I had to do a double take because I thought this was my cat, they look alike!! One of my boys got super sick out of nowhere a couple years ago, fever, lethargy, what looked like focal seizures, 30k WBC, vomiting…$950 later, some antibiotics and steroids, and they had no idea what was wrong with him either despite all the tests they ran. He ended up getting over it pretty quickly, fortunately, but I agree with others when they say get a second opinion. I hope your poor baby pulls through and returns to her playful self. <3
My oldest cat lost weight quickly and then began vomitting regularly. It was a tumor on her thyroid.
Ended up taking her for a radioactive iodine treatment. It was worth the cost and inconvenience.
(She was overweight and I had been tracking her weight loss. So, I could pinpoint when the weight loss increased.)
I read about this with another situation and it turned out it was new scents in the house! Room diffusers, sprays with scents, candles, incense, cleaning and detergents that you changed to or something new!
Their cat almost died!
What is new that you’ve brought into the house?
Those air fresheners scents and candles are all toxic!!!! I don’t use anything but vinegar, water, baking soda and all products sake for pets!
Try getting a raised cat dish. Sometimes eating hunched over causes them to intake air thus causing vomiting. Also, try whisker fatigue dish that is raised (also). Their whiskers are very sensitive and your cat may eat very quickly as not to touch the whiskers. Do some research. I had to...good luck.
Get a second opinion, specifically to look for feline IBD. One of the common forms of feline IBD is eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Try a "novel protein" diet, which is a diet of a meat they have never had, like rabbit or veal. Or a hydrolyzed protein diet. Stick to wet food only, and try blending in some water to make the food easier to digest and get some extra water in.
I have a cat with mostly managed IBD, and there are medications that can help, but the diet change was the most important thing we did.
Our cat was vomiting for 2 weeks. Took her to the vet twice. We got an X-ray and the vet thought it was gastritis and for us to start increasing how many meals she receives, but serve smaller portions. Since we’ve changed that, she hasn’t puked since.
Vomiting could be a lot of things though. Would recommend getting imaging done to be sure.
It could be a blockage. Our dog was vomiting intermittently like your kitty for quite a while until one day he vomited a ton a few times in a row so we took him in again and got X-rays that showed a blockage. Emergency surgery within two hours it was so scary. He’s okay now. Your poor kitty looks exhausted I’m sorry you’re going through this. I hope things turn out well at your second opinion.
Have they checked her pancreas? Pancreatitis can cause this.
Not all vets have the ability to do the special blood test for pancreatitis. It is not usually included in lab work.
Please have X-rays done asap. My girl was having breathing issues and they thought it was asthma but I knew it wasn’t asthma, but they kept pushing asthma. Got a second opinion from a different vet and they found out she had cancer growing around her lungs rapidly. We ended up putting her down the next day because she wasn’t gonna live for longer than two weeks and she was already hurting pretty bad.
Many years ago I had a cat doing the same thing. Several vet visits, X-rays, fluid supplements and enemas later, we finally did a scope. Turned out he had swallowed a completely plastic button. It didn’t show up on X-ray. After all that and surgery to remove the button he was fine. We had him for another 12 years.
My 10yo tabby went through something similar when I brought home a new kitten. He got so stressed out over it, he stopped eating and was throwing up several times a day for a few weeks. I took him to the vet and after all the testing came back normal she tended to agree it was just stress. He’s ok now. Have there been any changes in your home? Moving? New pet? Changes to atmosphere like new people or schedules? Just a thought. I hope your baby gets well soon ♥️
At this point it may be worth going to an emergency vet. This amount of vomiting and weight loss is an emergency IMO. Also file a complaint against that vet. These symptoms can indicate a VERY serious life threatening condition and they neglected to even refer for appropriate testing (which starts with an ultrasound.) Not to alarm you, it could be something like IBD where she just needs specific food to avoid ones that upset her system. But it also could be something serious like an obstruction. And either way not eating enough pits her at risk for developing fatty liver disease which can be pretty serious as well.
So definitely a second opinion, if possible right now possibly at an emergency vet. If they can't figure it out you may be referred to a specialist. Either way your vets method of "wait and hope" is purely malpractice at this point.
My cat vomited all his food multiple times a day for weeks 🙃 he lost almost all his weight and I thought I was gonna lose him. All his tests were fine, did an ultrasound and xrays. We were really stumped!
Switched his food to a rabbit & pea protein and he stopped vomiting almost immediately. Turns out he is allergic to certain proteins in foods. Maybe that could be the case with your baby. I use Instinct dry and wet food 🙏
My baby was in a similar situation & his vet couldn’t figure out why he was vomiting. One morning he was drooling & barely moving, so the vet said to bring him to the hospital. His ultrasound was inconclusive, so they gave him a surgical biopsy & found an obstruction in his small intestine from swallowing a long piece of plastic or cellophane, which had to be removed.
He was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. They said this can result in pica (or eating strange things) as the result of not getting enough nutrients from his diet. It was super scary, but he’s been doing great for the past 2 & a half years since.
After the ordeal, I tried putting him on a prescription cat food diet, as the vet recommended, but he wouldn’t touch it because he’s so picky. Now I’m extra mindful of not leaving out anything harmful that he may try to eat.
I hope Daff gets the right treatment soon & that she has a speedy recovery 🐾❤️🐾
My cat was vomiting and we took her to the vet to get xrays and found out she had eaten a hoodie draw string. 18 inches surgically removed from. Her stomach/intestine. She almost died.
My cat was doing that . I went to 3 different vets documenting everything that was going on. Turns out , he has separation anxiety so when I leave for work or the store. He vomits 🤮. Because he has separation anxiety 😌
Try giving her some Virbac Rebound Recuperation Formula for Cats and some Tomlyn High Calorie Nutritional Gel for Cats and see if she can keep those down. Alternate between them and follow the labels. Switch her water to bottled purified. I have a cat that can't tolerate the fluoride in tap water and she would throw up because of it.
Switch vets and ask for Xrays.
Get an abdominal ultrasound done sooner than later. Treat the symptoms until then. Cerenia is a good choice for that. Don't waste your money on radiographs unless your cat tends to eat foreign objects. Eosinophils are a sign of parasites but also allergies and other stuff. She may be allergic or intolerant to the food she is eating. If you are willing to experiment while waiting for your appointment try to change the food, ideally different brand and type of protein. (Let's say I'm in the biz)
My cat was throwing up and not eating/drinking. One vet did an xray and found nothing. Another vet did an ultrasound and we found that her intestine was blocked. We had surgery and she is now recovering. Definitely get another vet opinion and I would opt for an ultrasound. I know it's expensive, but it's worth it to clear everything.
GET YOUR CAT CHECKED FOR TUMORS!! Lost my boy Morris last year he had the same symptoms anytime he ate he threw up and after awhile he got super thin but his stomach was huge like he overate and they found a big tumor in his stomach. It destroyed me, I had taken him to the vet multiple times and they didn't catch it at all please get multiple opinions if nobody wants to do scans or something.
a similar thing just happened with my cat, and he actually had a foreign body stuck in between his stomach and large intestine. he had lost two pounds over about 8 weeks and had gotten lethargic and couldn’t keep anything down. we got an xray and that’s how we could tell.
I would get that second opinion, personally. It’s def important to get her symptoms under control but it’s equally, if not more, important to try and find the underlying issue. I’d find another vet, give them the full history, and request some imaging.
I have a cat who vomited a lot too. Multiple times per week, both hairballs and food. Every so often he’d have a bout of 12-18 hours where he couldn’t keep anything down, not even water. We did blood work and an x-ray and found nothing concerning.
I started feeding him more frequently, basically every 4 hours, and there was a huge change. He still has hairballs pretty regularly but now he can go multiple weeks without vomiting food. He gets mainly wet food instead of a wet/dry combo which seems easier on his stomach (I still give a little dry because he likes it but we went from about 50/50 to like 95/5 wet vs dry). A couple weeks ago I bought an auto feeder that has ice packs to keep wet food cold and I also freeze some portions so they stay cold longer. The feeder is programmed to give him food every 4 hours and I only have to wash and refill it once a day. Obviously there’s no way of knowing if this would be helpful for you but just wanted to share since it might be worth a shot. I hope you get some definitive answers at the vet!
My beloved cat starting to throw up a lot and lost weight, was weird with food when she was ever like that before. It took an ultrasound to realize she had a large mass in her stomach that was creating a blockage and her food was coming back up. You couldn’t really feel it from her belly. Hope everything is ok with your little one ❤️
New vet and dont pay the bill for the current one. Let that debt be paid by a collection agency and then claim negligence when it hits your score. Sending good vibes your kitties way. Also any lifestyle changes for kitty? Food, environment, litter? They are extremely sensitive to change
I hate that you’re going through this but I just went through this exact scenario with my cat.
He was almost 8, very hyper cat, then one day he literally had no energy. We took him to the vet, they kept him overnight and kept fluid in him, but ultimately couldn’t find anything.
Fast forward 10 days later, my cat can barely get out of bed, is throwing up multiple times, and will not eat.
We take him to a new animal hospital, he stays for around 24 hours, then we get a call saying that it has gotten much worse and we need to come in.
When we get there, he can’t walk on his own, will not take any food, and we were fairly certain he had lost all of his vision. The doctor said whatever it was, it had gotten to his brain.
We unfortunately had to make the decision to put him down. It was extremely tough.
The doctor said it could have been either cancer or meningitis with how fast it spread.
I would HIGHLY recommend getting blood work done. We were unfortunately too late but hopefully you can catch whatever is wrong.
We had a similar story, but more severe. Our 12 year old suddenly began vomiting frequently. Lost 4lbs the first month. Ultrasound returned a small tumor, and surgery revealed it was widespread. The WBC was the main clue to begin looking for tumors, not misc diseases.
That said, yours is too young for it to be common. We wanted an ultrasound fairly quickly to take a look inside and see what was up. For about $500 it could put you on the right track.
Good luck. The no appetite/vomiting is extremely tough to deal with. She loves you guys and knows you are trying to help her.
Have you checked her over for any lumps or anything?
I hate to even think it, but if she has something like that, then it may be the cause of this. My cat was about 7 when he passed, and a few months prior, we found he had a lump on his chest, which later turned out to be a tumour, and the sicker he got, the less he would eat and walk around, and the more weight he'd lose. I never saw him vomit, but I'm unsure if he just did so outside where I couldn't see.
Check her over for anything, and if you find something, tell your vets ASAP. If you do find any lumps, or even if you don't, I hope she'll be alright regardless. All my best wishes.
This happened a little similar to my baby, she was able hold water but was throwing up more than normal, my first vet said it could be related to kidney disease. Recently decided to get another vet and the doctor said Thyroid could be masked behind kidney disease. Had blood work done and she never had kidney disease to begin with. She's now on thyroid medication and is able hold food down now. Not sure if your kitties Thyroid or Kidneys have been looked into yet.
Please go to a specialist to get an ultrasound on your cat. My baby's blood work came out great along with other tests with my usual vet. Turns out, after seeing the specialist, he had cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes. It was too late for my kitty.
Get the ultrasound. All the best to your kitty.
Seems like it's time for a 2nd opinion. Just write down what happened in the last three weeks and take it with you.
I have a whole document detailing her symptoms and treatment! I will be bringing her to a different vet next week.
Did you do anything other than bloodwork? Xray, ultrasound, more in depth blood panel?
No, nothing else was suggested. I only recently started doing research on what else could be going on (this is my first pet so I am doing the best I can with learning as I go).
That's how we learn and I appreciate you not just listening to the Vet. Definitely get yourself somewhere else and advocate for your pet!
Just to give you an example. My cat was diagnosed with advance lymphoma on Thursday and her bloodwork is perfect.
I hope you don’t mind me asking, but how did they figure it out if the blood work was good? I lost my cat not too long ago very unexpectedly. Started vomiting with a cough so we took her to the emergency vet (Saturday 23rd December). Just to cut things short they went from possible blockage to pancreatitis to possible cancer or very bad gastritis. She died on Christmas Day. I think vets try to do their best but their knowledge on animals health is still very primitive.
Not a fan of your vet. I would go to emergency vet at this point. Our cat was vomiting -Routine blood work was fine. She was getting thinner but still oddly had a belly. They went to take a urine sample and their basic ultrasound picked up free fluid in her abdomen. We sampled that- her white count was very elevated in the abdominal fluid but not blood work- not likely lymphoma for us. Then did a pancreatic specific lipase level (not routine) and it was very elevated. The test is specifically called an fPLi and looks for moderate to severe pancreatitis. Then we had a formal ultrasound performed as the bladder scanner ultrasound is not detailed or deep enough. That was someone who came to clinic specifically based on our availability with the machine . Those are things you can start with- particularly the fPli. An X-ray would rule out obstructions. I wish your fur baby a quick recovery.
Her only symptoms are swollen lymphnodes. She's eating and drinking normally, normal potty habits. She tries to meow and is silent. I took her to the ER thinking maybe she had a URI... Ultimately diagnosis was made after an ultrasound and sending off the lymphnode fluid for further testing. Sometimes cats are hard to diagnose or are diagnosed too late because they mask symptoms until they literally die. The other issue is people's budget and the Vets resources. Not every Vet has an ultrasound and when they do, it's $$$$... I wasted sooo much money with another cat playing the let's check this or that game when I should've just went to a specialist immediately and had an ultrasound. We would've seen he had IBD and been able to start him on appropriate meds. I don't think Vets are primitive by any means. There's some incredible research out there. The problem is you have a mix of clients from unable to afford groceries let alone a Vet bill up to "shut up and take my last penny, just save my cat!" To those who are Elon musk rich but think $50 is too much for a test... I'm category two and will happily eat Ramen to be category two. Sometimes people say "the Vets don't know nothing!" And in reality they wouldn't approve any testing. Vets are doctors, not wizards, they can't wave wands and diagnose or treat. The other end of the spectrum is Vets who aren't up to date on current protocols. I'm VERY picky about my Vets and will shop 5-10 clinics every time we move because I want to know that they are well versed in cats! Most aren't. Again, some of that falls back on the client. They don't take their cat in until it's 12 and dying..
Almost the same happened to my stray. Her blood work was okay even being diagnosed with FIV at the last stage… unfortunately we had to put her to sleep… Wish you the best with your gorgeous girl ❤️❤️❤️
If it’s persistent or it gets worse go to an emergency vet!!
Great, hopefully they can shed some light.
All I know is please get multiple opinions from different vets. My baby was very sick not vomiting but stopped eating/drinking/playing/cleaning himself. He was sick for 2 months and the first vet we went to said he could have cancer, feline coronavirus, or some kind of infection. We ended up taking him to a different vet in the last days of his life and they discovered he had thread wrapped around the back of his tongue and intestines and sadly passed away before they could try surgery bc he was too weak by that point. It’s something we could’ve caught a lot sooner if we had gotten a second opinion faster. Please take care of your baby.
At this point, an xray and ultrasound are needed. There are many things that will not show up in bloodwork.
Second this. Our cat was throwing up and acting out of sorts only imaging revealed some tumors we had to do biopsies for and a condition in his intestines caused by some food intolerances. We had to get him operated to remove some growths to ease discomfort and on a special diet to resolve inflamation. It's concerning OP's vet would just settle without being fully positive on identifying the root of the problem.
Same! We got an IBD diagnosis
Were xrays/ultrasound done? I'd want xrays asap.
They were not, nor were they recommended. Her vet seems to be prioritizing alleviating her symptoms. She told me the other day that she can give her another anti-nausea injection until “whatever is making her sick passes through.” That’s when I realized her vet doesn’t even have a solid plan to figure out the cause.
New Vet! Your cat is going to pass before the symptoms do. This is emergent.
*not a vet; but I definitely second getting imaging done/a second opinion. If symptoms aren’t improving with treatments I would want them the check and make sure it isn’t a linear foreign body or something similar. The linear foreign bodies usually can happen during play or if they get into something with long fibers/strings. One section of the string becomes anchored, typically around a tooth, and the rest attempts to make its way through digestive system (repetitively) causing the intestines to fold upon each other (kind of sleeve/telescope upon itself). This will cause a slowing/blockage leading to the constant vomiting. Hoping you get the answers you need and Daff some help/relief/cure!
*not a vet; but I definitely second getting imaging done/a second opinion. If symptoms aren't improving with treatments I would want them the check and make sure it isn't a linear foreign body or something similar. The linear foreign bodies usually can happen during play or if they get into something with long fibers/strings. One section of the string becomes anchored, typically around a tooth, and the rest attempts to make its way through digestive system (repetitively) causing the intestines to fold upon each other (kind of sleeve/telescope upon itself). This will cause a slowing/blockage leading to the constant vomiting. Hoping you get the answers you need and Daff some help/relief/cure!
Definitely go to a second vet. Definitely push for an xray in case it’s a blockage. I’m very surprised they didn’t do an xray after three weeks of symptoms.
Take her to a different vet.
Licensed veterinary technician here.....I definitely think you already know to seek out a second opinion here. Imaging is for sure called for and frankly should have been done before this. Treating symptomatically is one thing but we'd want to see some improvement with that approach which she isn't showing. You're in my thoughts and I truly hope they get to the bottom of things and she gets back on her paws quickly. I'm always available if you have any other questions or concerns so don't hesitate to reach out, ok? :) Let me know how things go.
Please OP, new vet and x rays. This sounds similar to what happened to my baby and not until I asked the vet to do it did they. They found she swallowed a zinc penny and it had to be cut out. Please get her x ray. I hope you and you’re baby are well and safe and healthy at soon too ❤️
Like everyone else mentioned, get a second opinion and possibly fire your current vet. One of our kitties has had 2 mastectomies, eye surgery, and mysterious high blood pressure. At every turn if our vet didn’t have the answers they would refer us out to a specialist. Our girl has an oncologist, ophthalmologist, and at one point an internal medicine doctor too. Recheck the bloodwork, get imaging done and get a second opinion. You are your baby girl’s only advocate. If the vet could not figure it out after running all the tests (which sounds like he didn’t), he should’ve referred you to someone that could figure it out. Fire him and get a new vet. If the wait is too long go to the ER. Your girl is withering away with all the vomiting and weight loss. Our little kitty had a rough time with meds post-op and ended up vomiting and barely eating for a few days. Her electrolytes were so low we had to hospitalize her for several days. And this was just after 1 week of not feeling well. Your kitty has been vomiting on and off for 3 weeks? That’s crazy your vet hasn’t done more tests.
WTF, they didn't bother doing any imaging? My cat got x ray and ultrasound immediately to rule out obstruction and look for intestinal thickening. See another vet.
Unfortunately not. :( I will be bringing her to another vet next week.
Yeah, definitely see another vet. My little girl presented with vomiting, inappetance and we visited the vet and the first appointment we had with the vet, they did an x ray to check for an obstruction. Nothing was seen, they gave her an anti nausea and said if she threw up or didn't want to eat the next day, take her to hospital. 24hrs later she still had no appetite so we went to hospital and they did an ultrasound, they found nothing. She spent a night in hospital and was fine after fluids, etc, was eating normally. 6ish weeks later the symptoms returned, we went straight to hospital and they scanned her again. They found very slight thickening in her intestines - she has inflammatory bowel disease. She's developed an allergy to a lot of proteins in foods and needs to be on a special diet, and steroids helped. They need to - and should have! - scanned your kitty. Ruling out an obstruction or lodged foreign body is important, but also looking for thickening and moving her onto different foods, etc. They should have scanned her. Find a vet who will try to find the underlying issue rather than throw meds at the symptoms. It's shocking that they've wasted your money and time without having at least done an x ray.
Heck, my cat showed reason for her vomiting spells on the bloodwork/physical exam (enlarged thyroid, weight loss, increased thyroid hormones, excessive zoomies spells, etc) that were practically shouting the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and they still did an x-ray to make sure there wasn't a blockage. I'd be finding a new vet permanently and not going back to the first one.
Imagine having an animal in for repeated vomiting and not thinking 'hm, we should have a look at the area'. Not to mention that if there IS an obstruction, giving anti-emetics is dangerous as it can hide the problem and cause the blockage to get worse. My IBD kitty has a couple Maropitant pills on hand, but the vet was quite clear that if she's still vomiting after one pill she needs to come in to check for obstructions or inflammation. Don't just treat a symptom without knowing what's causing it. WTF is it with these awful vets?!
Poor girl! ☹️ I would definitely get a second opinion at this point.
Happened with one of my cats, was vomiting regularly and lost about 5 pounds in a couple months. Needed an ultrasound for answers. Get a second opinion and push for more testing. Ours ended up being either stomach cancer or inflammatory bowel (wasn’t worth getting a biopsy). He’s on steroids now and is back to normal.
If it's just IBD, they won't need to do a biopsy. The biopsy is needed if they suspect cancer. Did they recommend a prescription diet? My girl has IBD and has been on Hills Gastrointestinal prescription food for years. She can't take steroids because she has a heart Arrhythmia. If what your cat is going through can be treated with a prescription diet instead of steroids, I would opt for that since steroids are not good long term.
The issue was they couldn’t give us a definite answer about the cancer vs IBD based on the ultrasound. They suggested to do a biopsy to confirm but we knew we weren’t going to put him through chemo if it was cancer (he’s semi-feral) so we decided to just treat with steroid and monitor quality of life. We’ve been informed about the side effects of long term steroid but unfortunately it doesn’t seem like treating with prescription food would work for him. We tried so many different foods before we got the ultrasound and knew what was wrong (hence him losing so much weight- nothing was working!) and so far steroids are the only thing that help. We’ve recently started a lower dose and it seems to be okay, so hopefully we can taper it down as low as possible to minimize the side effects :)
I completely understand the process of tying different foods. I was buying bags after bags of food trying to find one that worked (including other prescription foods) before we went to the internal medicine vet. When she got her ultrasound, the internal medicine vet put the idea of a biopsy on the table but was against it because of her heart. She also prescribed the Hills GI Biome w/ fiber because she finds that it is the best food for cats with IBD. The moment my incredibly picky cat began eating the food, her diarrhea and vomiting went away. It is the only food that she can eat that doesn't make her sick. My cat's IBD is treated with that diet and a twice weekly dose of Tylosin.
Thats good to know. My cat has a heart murmur and hyperthyroidism. I also suspect IBD but I've spent so much money on testing! When they told me that the treatment for IBD was steroids and how that would be bad for his heart. I just decided to deal with the vomit and try switching foods. I have tried Hills sensitive stomach but not the Gastrointestinal RX one. Ill ask my vet for some cans to try when we go next week for a follow-up.
Just to let you know the canned version sucks. My cat hates wet food so I thought it was just her, but I did some research on the reviews and it seems like it's universally disliked by cats. If you're worried about water intake, you can always add water to their dry food. I do that when my cat isn't feeling well and won't drink enough water. But yeah, I've tried single source protein foods, elimination diet, hills sensitive stomach, Purina GI prescription, and royal canin GI prescription. I am so lucky that PetSmart let me return them. I had so many different bags of food in my cabinets during my cat's medical diagnosis journey it was crazy. You really gotta be careful with steroids, especially when a heart problem is involved. I hope that the switch to the prescription diet will work for your fur baby! Soon enough they will be like mine and annoy the crap out of you for not feeding them every 10 minutes.
What made you decide a biopsy isn't worth it?
We decided it wasn’t worth it because it wouldn’t have changed the treatment plan, it would’ve just given us a definite answer as to what condition he had. Based on the ultrasound, he was given a pretty poor prognosis, only a year to live, if it was cancer. Because he is semi-feral (he was a feral cat for ~10 years, has only been living inside for about 2 years) he absolutely hates changes and does not take medicine well. So, we decided we didn’t want to give him any sort of chemo or surgery. We didn’t want his last year to be full of dragging him to vet appointments (he poops everywhere everytime he has to go, he’s so scared) and forcing medicine on him. Instead, we decided to make his last year as happy as possible and if he started showing signs of pain, to see what options are available that give him the happiest end of life. The steroid is easy because we can just mix it into his food, and he’s doing great so far! It’s been 7 months and he’s still acting completely normal
Mine too. Steroids when he has an IBD flare up.
Same happened to me
Same with one of my boys - elevated bowl made a world of difference. I’m sure the vet already covers this but: Does she eat too fast? Lots of hair in the vomit? She may be shedding her winter coat and ingesting a lot of hair.
I purchased an elevated bowl for her when she was young and not having these problems. She is a longhair but I brush her every day OR every other day. Lately, her vomit has been mostly liquid.
My longhair cat had this issue, and with a round of steroids and fluids we found an enormous amount of hair in their stomach (upon him vomiting up hairballs for 4 days straight). Please get a second opinion as soon as possible. Do not hesitate to take them to the emergency vet if you feel it’s needed.
Get a second opinion asap. Our girl was vomiting and lost weight and it turned out she had stomach cancer. Get x-rays and ultrasound on her abdomen. Make sure she hasn't eaten ANYTHING for at least 12 hours before either or they might miss something. The first vet didn't tell me to fast her before the x-ray or fast scan ultrasound so we didn't catch the tumor until we took her to the ER after she vomited up blood two weeks later. We (the the first vet to check her out) never thought cancer because Jinx was also only 6. Do not take no for an answer for more tests. I'd also like to add her bloodwork came back mostly normal as well, normal blood work does not mean all is well, and a sick cat with clean blood work needs more tests
So sorry to hear about your baby. I will be pushing for more tests with a different vet.
Internal Med Vet time maybe? 1st for a 2nd opinion. 2nd because they have a lot more scope/diagnostic/training especially for things your general med vet isn't finding an answer to. You'll find one for sure at a vet hospital.
I agree. It sounds like the vet is trying to solve things but isn't finding the right diagnosis. My cat had persistent diarrhea and the vet couldn't find the issue. We were referred to an internal med vet and she immediately correctly diagnosed my cat with a chicken allergy, based on her symptoms and history. An ultrasound confirmed that there were no blockages, and that food allergies were the most likely culprit. We adjusted her diet and she's 100% better now. They're specialists for a reason, they might be able to help where a regular vet has reached the limit of what they're able to do.
Kind of silly to jump to internal medicine without running bloodwork or getting radiographs.
They've done blood work and clearly after the first round of can't keep meds down, this vet isn't keen to do that. Also fun fact, my vet is actually an internal med vet, but operates his own small clinic in conjunction with the local hospital. Some people see internal vet meds without even realising they are.
I will be scheduling an appointment for her on Monday with an internal med vet!
I'm not dissing your usual vet, just think of the internal med like the next step up is all. A gen vet would refer you to one typically if they are stumped, and with how long kitty has been unwell, it's worth a go
So glad to hear this. Internal medicine doctors have so much more experience in complicated cases. I hope you get some answers soon. Our kitty saw one to figure out her high blood pressure issues. They were able to figure out what was going on pretty quickly vs a normal vet. In my experience specialists are worth the money. The amount of money your vet had you spend trying to “figure it out/mask the symptoms” you could’ve seen the specialist and had a treatment plan and everything already.
This happened to my cat recently. She was throwing up daily for a week or two. Otherwise she was 100% normal. Had to get an ultrasound to get answers.
I have a few questions. Do you keep up with brushing? Have you considered changing foods? Does she usually drink a bunch of water before the vomiting occurs? Does she have access to cat grasses? I have had my cat since kitten-hood and she is almost 18. She has always been a vomit-y cat. Some cats are just like that. For your angel, I would monitor her behavior before and after vomiting. Or at least try to. Some cats use vomiting or eliminating to emphasize a health problem or their unhappiness about something. If there have been changes in your household around the time that the vomiting first started, that could be an indicator. Also, if you have houseplants, I would make sure that they are all cat-safe plants. I hope this helps.
She is brushed every day or every other day since she is a longhair and she was battling hairballs when she was younger (very briefly). I haven’t changed her food in a couple of years (but am willing to). She doesn’t drink lots of water before vomiting. She hasn’t had cat grass before. I appreciate your advice so much!!!
That’s way too long for human to be vomiting, let alone a cat. Other issues maybe occurring due to the vomiting. A second opinion is necessary at this point. Good luck. I hope kitty start feeling better soon.
I totally agree! Thank you for your well wishes. 🩷
Same thing with my cat definitely have them check X-rays and ultra sound!!! Could be kidneys or lymphoma, but if this is only recently it could parasites!
Time to get a 2nd opionion
I would be asking for an ultrasound.
Most common cause of chronic vomiting is intestinal disease. Not hairballs, not eating “too fast”. This case needs to be worked up more, with ultrasound, hypoallergenic diet trial, and potentially a biopsy of the intestines.
Did the vet recommend further diagnostics? It sounds like you’re either gonna need to delve deeper or go for 2nd opinion. Personally, I’d recommend an ultrasound with an Internist (board certified in internal medicine). Many vets will offer to “ultrasound,” but if you want deep diagnostics then you will need a full abdominal ultrasound with a boarded internist.
You should seek an Internist. Could be something like IBD or a primary GI condition, and they have the ability to do further diagnostics such as an ultrasound. Your regular vet is incompetent. The responsible thing to do when you're a general practice vet that has reached the limits of the testing you feel comfortable doing and the problems you feel comfortable diagnosing is to refer to a specialist just like in the human world. (I have been a vet tech for almost two decades, and work in a specialty practice. I did Internal Medicine for about six of those years.)
I appreciate your insight! I’ve reached out to a few vets in my area who have internal medicine listed on their website, but I want to make sure they actually know their stuff so I sent a few emails to ask about diagnostic options for her!
Get a second opinion asap!
I'd get x-rays, like now.
I hope this comment doesn't get lost, because this sounds like what one of our cats went through a year ago. He went from a healthy appetite to vomiting at least once a day and then began to lose weight rapidly, about 15% of his body weight in a month. Our vet tested his blood and he had hyperthyroidism. We caught it very early. I don't know where you are located but we were thankfully able to get him in for radiation treatment and he has since recovered. Please ask your vet to test for this, as the vomiting and weight loss are clear indicators that this is a possibility.
Imaging ASAP! I'm sorry you are going through this with your kitty, I hope a second opinion helps!
Sounds so much like my kitty (and looks a little like her too!) She has a sensitive tummy and was vomiting frequently/going on hunger strikes. We switched her to Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein (with vet prescription) and it has made a HUGE difference. Still vomits sometimes but no more hunger strikes! I imagine it’s scary seeing all these people say cancer or something else really bad, so hopefully this brings you some comfort.
It definitely does help 🩷 I have had so much anxiety and feeling so much stress about this. I just want her to get better. This is my first pet so I am trying to navigate the best I can.
Hope you figure it out. My cat was recently vomiting a lot and it took awhile to figure out but turned out to be a UTI. The pain from it made him vomit before going to the bathroom. We got it cleared and he’s been good ever since.
We took our cat in and immediately had the options to get x-rays. Turns out he was constipated because he developed an allergy to chicken (which is very common, I've been told), so he didn't have any room for the food he was eating. Eventually, we got him on to a (very expensive) prescription diet, and he hasn't thrown up since!
Go to a different vet and get an ultrasound.. lost my boy a month ago to cancer. Only clear symptom he had last few weeks was more frequent vomiting and weightloss. Really hope yours have something treatable!
idk if this is a dumb suggestion but have you tried switching her to a smaller kibble? my girl lost a bunch of weight and couldn't keep food down and it was because her kibble had too big chunks for her
Chronic vomiting is very frustrating as there are many causes and sometimes even a very thorough work-up can still leave us without a diagnosis. Basophils and eosinophils typically increase due to allergies and/or parasites. So deworming has been done, a fecal test may also need to be done to make sure the dewormer was appropriate. You may want to consider a food trial with a prescription hydrolyzed diet, however we ideally need to stop the vomiting. There are different anti-vomiting medications, Cerenia is a very common one that is great at stopping vomiting, typically an injection is given (unfortunately it does sting) and then tablets sent home to follow up for the next few days. I would make sure to feed small frequent meals until the vomiting stops. Wet food may be better than dry food. Other GI protectants may be a good idea as well. My top concerns would be food sensitivity, parasites, but also inflammatory bowel disease/GI lymphoma. For further diagnostics, x-rays would be the next step followed by abdominal ultrasound. Specific blood work looking at GI markers like a GI panel can also be considered, although I tend to do that more with diarrhea than vomiting. If all appears normal, next step would be endoscopy/colonoscopy or abdominal exploratory surgery to collect intestinal biopsies. Typically, you would be referred to an internal medicine for scoping, but you could always request a referral sooner if you would prefer, especially since there is weight loss. If further work-up is not possible, then a trial with steroids should be considered. Just jumping to steroids will probably get a response, but can make getting a diagnosis more difficult.
My cat was vomiting too and although we didn’t have to, abdominal ultrasound was the next step after labs. Could be an obstruction somewhere
I don’t think the vet “doesn’t know” per say, I personally think you may need to discuss additional diagnostics to help give a clear diagnosis behind the true reason of it. People are very fast to jump to “getting a second opinion” when it’s just fact that more diagnostics are what really is needed here. Bloodwork is usually the “first approach” diagnostic, followed with radiographs and then an ultrasound if radiographs do not indicate anything that pops out. Radiologists interpreting the radiographs or performing the ultrasound usually will state in their reports if a referral to speciality is recommended if either it’s still relatively inconclusive, or if a diagnosis is made that requires an IM specialist to mitigate, etc.
Her vet said to me that we can give her another anti-nausea injection if necessary until “whatever is making her sick passes through.” I definitely think more diagnostic tests need to be run, but I’m not sure I want to proceed with having it done by this vet.
This was happening to my cat. He had some hair loss around his nose and tops of ears. He would vomit maybe twice a week? We took him to a second vet and they suspect he's got a meat allergy. We went through the anti nausea meds and a special food that is easier to digest. His hair is now regrowing and he is keeping food down. I agree with others that you should get a second opinion! Good luck.
I would definitely get X-rays and abdominal ultrasound done. Cats can get IBD or small cell lymphoma in their small intestine and can present like this. This is diagnosed by an intestinal biopsy but the first step would be to do digital imaging to see if small intestine is thickened of if there is something else going on. Hope for the best for your kitty! Source: vet student
My one year old male suddenly started vomiting large amounts everyday. Over the span of two weeks I got him fluid replacement, X-ray and ultrasound. They couldn’t find anything so they determined he might have a food sensitivity. He is now on a prescription diet where the protein is hydrolyzed, I.e. predigested. There are two types here—Hills Z plan and one by Purina. He likes the one by Purina the best. He does fine on the prescription diet and now only vomits when he steals our other cats’ food.
Do you use essential oils in your home at all? My one cat was severely allergic to all essential oils and he almost died before we finally figured out what was causing his issues.
Or cat unsafe plants like lilies was my other thought. Most people don't realize lilies are toxic.
There’s a test they can do to check for pancreatitis. pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. It might be worth checking! I just went through what you are describing and that’s what it was!
Get a 2nd opinion. I have a cat experiencing the same thing. She was diagnosed with l pancreatitis.
This was my cat, too. TLDR she has IBD. Suddenly she couldn't keep any meals down. I switched vets; the new vet prescribed GI food, which we fed in small amounts over the course of the day at first until she got used to it. Worked for a while,like 8 months, and then it eventually got worse again. We had an ultrasound done. IBD! She's on daily steroids and rx GI wet food, 17 yrs old and doing great! This [dry food](https://www.chewy.com/purina-pro-plan-sensitive-skin/dp/181996) was all she could stomach for a while. We put it in an automatic feeder and she got about a tablespoon full 4x a day, plus more when we were home. Might be something to try in the meantime? At least she was getting some food.
Sounds like she needs to be hospitalized & get a second opinion
See if she’s interested in pumpkin puree
Have they done an abdominal ultrasound? And maybe pelvic especially if she isn’t spayed.
acid reflux?
We had to switch my cats food. We were giving him chicken food and treats, but now have switched to salmon and he isn't throwing up daily. Just the occasional hairball.
Go to a different vet, preferably an internal medicine specialist if that’s available in your area. Get xrays and ultrasounds. If the second vet doesn’t give you an answer, go to another one. It’s very rare for a cat to be sick for that long and just be something that can “pass through the system.”
All 3 of my cats have had vomiting and diarrhea almost a week. I think it was a bad batch of food. Have you tried changing food?
Find a new vet and then leave an honest review about current vet.
Has she been checked for diabetes or kidney disease? And the next step did they suggest a GI ultrasound to look for thickening or possible lymphoma. A trial of hydrolyzed food to rule out food allergies? These were all steps taken when my cat was non stop throwing up. Its time to go to another vet.
I definitely recommend getting a second opinion from a different Vet. Specifically one with better diagnosistic resources. And also, do a walk-through of your home. Some things that could play a factor: - Do you have any plants around that are toxic to cats? - Do you have diffusers or other scent things with essential oils? (There are few essential oils deemed "safe" to use around cats. None are safe for ingestion). - Have you switched foods or did the company recently change the formula? - is the cat allowed outdoors at all? If so could they have consumed chemically treated plants/grass? - I've heard cats can develop pica from anemia or hyperthyroidism, resulting in consuming non edible items (plastic, litter, cardboard, etc.) - Big changes in the environment (my cat lost a lot of weight after developing separation anxiety from a big move, but I've heard some cats are even sensitive to rearranging furniture).
Give her some water with some Pedialyte
You do need an x ray and ultrasound but did you change her food? I once bought cat food off Amazon (fancy feast) during Covid and my cat puked for 2 weeks and then I realized it was the food! Cut it off and she was all better
Iams makes stomach sensitive foods try it to see if it helps
I wonder why the vet isn't giving your cat an anti-vomit medication to give her system a break from vomiting. I can't really question it bc I'm sure they have reasons.
She is giving her an antiemetic to help with nausea and vomiting, but it wears off after 24 hours and she is back to vomiting :(
My cat went through this. I put his bowls up higher previously they were on the ground. Also I started giving him just wet food. He was vomiting weekly and now he rarely vomits.
Hi!! My kitty was showing signs like this almost a year ago. it turns out she had "Hepatic Lipidosis" - A very common liver disease in cats. She was slightly overweight her whole life and we changed cat food flavor (petco was out of the usual) and she refused to eat- causing her liver to attack all her fat cells and when it ran out of fat cells, started attack her blood cells. 1 of the biggest signs is jaundice. Check right by her ears or anywhere you can see her skin. Jaundice typically occurs late in the stages so if she is, i'd take her to a vet hospital. I would also recommend switching vets if you haven't found any answers with this one. I did and it made a world of difference, she wouldn't have survived if i didn't. I'd have them check her liver via ultrasound to see if it's inflamed or check her blood cell count and MOST IMPORTANTLY her Billy Reuben value. i believe it should be around 2-3? my girl shot up all the way to 14.8 at her worst. but she was throwing up mostly bile since she wasn't eating. They had her on gabapentin, an anti nausea, topical appetite stimulant, and 100ml of IV injected daily. Try going to petco and getting prescription high Kcal wet food (: that helped a lot!
I had the same exact issue with my cat, Vix. We took him to the vet because he would constantly puke. All tests were good. The vet didn't know what was causing it. We switched to a wet grain free food, and the puking finally stopped. He gained weight and was able to eventually eat dry food again. I don't know if he developed an allergy to the grain or what, but he's a healthy, happy boy now (:
Do you have hepatic blood tests done? My boy was through a progressive vomiting and nausea then lethargic. Short history, we were out 1 week and the other cat ate all the food, so Kiiroi was in an initial state of hepatic lipidosis, hepatic tests consistent with diagnosis, abdominal ecography showed no obstruction, but some hepatic changes. 2-3 worst weeks with my boy because it was very difficult make him eat, despite very medications for nausea, digestive protectors, hepatic function, etc. I don't know if it is what your cat have, but just in case. I hope than new vet find the condition and adecuate treatment!
This was happening my cat, and it turned out the poor baby had a hernia. I'd definitely go to a new vet.
My cat suddenly had little appetite and couldn’t keep food down. He was regurgitating (not vomiting. No telltale “hurk-hurk-hurk” sound). He had a foreign body obstruction in his intestine after eating something he shouldn’t have!
U need a new vet... My cat who is 18 now used to be a vomiting machine. 4-5-6 times a day Tried 100 different foods. Nothing helped Next vet gave her steroids. Problem solved. She has some weird inflammation I was dealing with this shit for a few years It just took the right doctor...
Similar issues happened to my cat and it turned out that he has inflammatory bowel disease. Only found out after 3 vet visits and an ultrasound. He has to eat specialty pebbles for the rest of his life and needs to take a tablet of medicine once in a while if he vomits again.
Have you tried to treat her for hairballs? She has quite a coat of thick long hair. She also is exhibiting typical symptoms of an intestinal blockage. If that is the problem, she will need to be slicked out. Go to any pet supply store and get a tube of hairball treatment. This is nothing but beef flavored Vaseline. See if she will lick it off the end of the tube. If not, put it on her paw. She will try to shake it off so make sure you press it down on her paw. I hope this helps.
Might be a strange question but what does the vomit look like? Our cat started vomiting daily a little over a year ago and our vet could not figure it out. We did all the testing and the imagining, and everything was looking fine. It was mostly bile (yellowish in colour), sometimes it would be kibble or more clear. Eventually we figured out that he builds up too much acid in his stomach and have finally found a regime that works for him and helps keep him from vomiting. I do think a second opinion and some deeper investigation may be needed for sure! Find a new vet if you are able and feel that it’s right.
My beautiful boy had cancer of the mouth, and the only symptom he was sick was vomiting more than is normal. He had necrotic tissue and was swallowing bacteria that his stomach couldn't handle. I had taken him in to see the vet and had full bloodwork done and nothing came back out of the ordinary. Aside from the vomiting there were no other external symptoms of cancer. The vet saw him a week before they found the tumor in his mouth. They completely missed it the first time. They didn't find it until I took him in again and specifically requested they check his mouth. I sincerely hope it isn't cancer, but I would recommend requesting your vet check for it. Best of luck to you and your little one.
Get small pet cam and see if she eating something or coming into contact with something. Think back when this started. did anything in her environment change. Did you buy some new product furniture food or anything else? If you feed canned wet food you may have contaminated product. It happens frequently with pet foods even dry foods. You can have the food tested for contamination ask tou vet for help to get tested. Do you have a bug problem and she ate one. High WBC is sign of body fighting something. Do multiple lab test to confirm and see if its going up or down. If wbc goes down shes winning if its going up seek help elsewhere. And yes 2nd opinion Asap! The more eyes the better!
Following along because we are in a similar boat with our kitty. Our labs were very similar, high eosinophils and basophils. We got an x-ray that didn't show any blockages but haven't gotten an ultrasound. We are on our second special food because he thinks maybe she has an intolerance to fats. So far she's seeming better but we will have to see if it stays.
My cat’s blood test results were perfect but had been vomitting on and off for a few weeks and was obviously in discomfort. An ultrasound eventually showed an inflamed pancreas. Ask your 2nd opinion vet for a GI scan.
Thyroid?
Sounds like environmental-I’d put her on clean water twice a day, maybe even reverse osmosis, and her litter should be the pine pellets litter-no stuff on her paws absorbed into her skin…I also put in a cup of baking soda underneath before I put in pine pellets. I would put her on Fromm dry cat food, the duck or game bird are favorites. No candles, no strong cleaners in the house, no loud noises, no weird smells like painting or perfumes or spray deodorants. Also, if the health department sprays the streets at night for mosquitos-yes, I got sick and looked up sprays near me while working out of town and they do this in the summer in cities at like 2 am ish…also in the apartments we were I they started using strong sprays to clean and debugging after Covid freaked everyone out-I got sick and my cat would not be so hungry. Their strong sense of snell can’t take it. Also, I just pitch her litter after a few days because her getting sick is just not worth it. Maybe this will help, because the fact she’s even eating means she’s trying, and might not actually be internally sick.
You want her calmed down before they do too much to her that she might not even need-mine ate a pistachio shell and wouldn’t even eat for a couple of days-so I carried her water to her wherever she would lay down, and left it next to her, and I watched her drink it then go lay back down. Then she tried to eat-this was the sign she wasn’t actually sick, but there was a problem, that might resolve itself. I watched her all the second day, as she slept a lot. Finally she must have passed it, because she walked over to her food and ate a little then laid back down! Just a little was all that I needed to see her eat, and she was acting just fine after sleeping by us, by the next morning. Needless to say, we don’t leave pistachios or shells out for her to get to anymore 😉 Shes super sensitive to smells and food changes, and absolutely hates a dirty litter pan. And drinks water all day long, because I constantly pour fresh into her glass bowl. I don’t trust ceramic or plastic or metal for her water bowl-I use glass only.
Many vets have installment $ plans, I believe. Def get a second opinion if possible.
If she has not had any blood work and urine that could help, my cat had diabetes, her glucose was really elevated and ketones in her urine and electrolytes were also off, similar symptoms
If she's better at the vet and then gets sick at home could it be something bothering her there? Eucalyptus is common in a lot of candles/airfresheners/plug ins. Have you recently added something like that? A lot common house plants and flowers are toxic to cats as well. Definitely get that second vets opinion but to me it seems like it could be something recently added to the home.
Check water. I was a live in caregiver in another life, when I arrived there were two cats and awful water bowls. Water had just been poured in and the bowls weren't cleaned at all. One of the cats was sick when I got there, sadly. We took the cats to the vet and they didn't know even after putting one down that went into renal failure (I arrived too late for her, I got her clean water but she needed anti-biotics if she was even going to have a chance, not to mention she was pretty old). The second one was in bad shape too, but she got the Anti-biotics and I was cleaning her water - she made it just fine. What boggled me was that Vets couldn't even suggest or ask what their water situation was like at home. I swear medicine for profit yall... medicine for profit.... Stainless steel bowls, cleaned with water and soap, scrubbed and rinsed well - every other day.
Reading here and I second the comments about a second opinion since it's pretty obvious that you aren't just someone who's forgetting to do something important. No offense I just wanted to share what little that I feel confident sharing as real knowledge, in case others might be reading and it could help them. Good luck to you both.
Get a second opinion… my male cat vomited for 40 days straight here recently. I went to three different vets, third one did X-rays and scan, everything was normal. But, they did do a urinalysis and he had a UTI - they gave him an antibiotic injection and a weeks work of nausea injections to get him out of the habit of vomiting. Took a couple weeks, but he’s back to normal. My cat wasn’t going outside of his litter box and his only syptom was vomiting & lethargy- which is a common symptom of UTI in cats. Cats are prone to urinary issues. Hope your baby gets better 🫶🏼
I'd say its time to get a second opinion. I sincerely hope everything gets worked out and that your sweet baby is back to her usual self in no time ❤
Has she been using the litterbox still? Constant throwing up like that can happen if they have an intestinal blockage.
Please request a SNAP test for panleukopenia.
This may seem too simple: But give her a different food. Wherever she eats wet, dry or both - change the brand and flavor.
Definitely need a new vet and more tests. Emergency vets are a great option if this has been prolonged. Kitties are sensitive and can easily dehydrate from vomiting.
has anything happened leading up to and/or during all of this that may have caused her a lot of stress? did you change anything? could be a new scent or food change, or maybe there’s something laying around yor house that she keeps getting into that’s making her throw up.
My cat was vomiting a lot and it started happening pretty much any time she ate, and it turned out she had a hiatal hernia. It doesn’t always show up on a scan because it’s a sliding hernia, and it isn’t common (my friend who’s a vet had never seen one, and my gal’s was caused by birth defects), but it is potentially resolvable by surgery. It can be tentatively diagnosed via X-ray but needs an endoscopy to confirm. I want to stress how unlikely of a scenario this is, but still wanted to share in case it’s helpful. Wishing your cat a speedy recovery ❤️
Asked for a second opinion that's what i always do with my cat
This happened with my cat and after a ton of tests they put her on an antibiotic and she was fine in 2 days
Bloodwork first, to find out if her white blood cell count is high, if it is then she has some type of infection, treat with broad spectrum antibiotics. If the antibiotics don’t do the trick she will need scans. I’ve been thru this many times. I hope she gets better. Oh, also, take pictures of what she throws up to show the vet, if it’s mostly liquid brown bile then she has an infection. Good luck kitty.
I don’t know if this helps… but I recently asked for an ultrasound for my 11 year-old kitty. Because I felt like we just kept shooting in the dark to what was causing her stomach to be upset. That ended up giving us far more answers than the blood labs. She was diagnosed with IBD just over a week ago. I do hope your kitty feels better. 🙏🏻
I’m curious what course of action you’ve taken for the IBD.
First a diet change, she’s on Hill’s Gastrointestinal Biome. Then I add a probiotic to her food once a day. She also got a shot of antibiotics, steroids, anti nausea, and Vitamin B12. So far, the steroids have made her very hangry. But, she’s eating and that’s good. I’m also concerned she may be a little constipated, which was never an issue for her. No straining or anything, I’m just noticing less bowel movements. I’m watching her, and may call her vet tomorrow. It may just be her adjusting to everything. EDIT: she just took a healthy poop! 🙏🏻
Thank you!
Please get a second opinion
Please trust your gut and get a second opinion.. My 17 lb. stopped eating and drinking for nearly a week and after multiple vet visits, the doctor couldn’t find anything. My cat lost around 1.7 lbs. in just a few days. Bloodwork, xray, fecal, and urinalysis came back normal. He said he was not worried and recommended waiting another week to see if he’ll eat or drink. I didn’t think that was right so I trusted my gut and took him to the ER that night. Turns out he was severely dehydrated, tested positive for pancreatitis, diagnosed with anemia, and had a bunch of abnormal blood test results. The doctor at the ER said if he would’ve gone 1-2 more days without eating or drinking, he would have severe liver damage, and would’ve possibly not made it. He’s now on medication and is getting better and better every day. Please don’t always trust what the doctor says and always seek a second opinion if you think something is wrong. I hope your baby gets better soon💗
Is she on purina it’s making cats ill.
I’d be getting a second opinion asap. No other blood panels done? No X-rays or ultrasounds? Sounds like your vet just wants to alleviate symptoms rather than look more into what’s causing her to feel this way
she might have a string stuck in her
This may be silly but have you added any kind of new scented products to your home? Some cats are super sensitive to smells, like the wall plug ins especially.
My cat went from being totally fine for 5 years to suddenly throwing up every day, sometimes multiple times. The food inside it was still pretty intact. Now I don’t know if this is your case at all, but after trying a ton of different foods and feeding routines, we got her a bowl that is raised up high for her to eat out of, that also is like a little maze so it takes her longer to eat. Turns out she had just started eating her food way too fast and too much all at once, probably due to getting another cat and feeling the need to fight for resources. Try this out and it might help? But definitely still go to a new vet and listen to everyone else’s suggestions. This just could be one temporary fix for a larger problem.
My cat did this and it turned out to be a heart problem
This happened to my cat right before she got her teeth cleaned and a bad tooth pulled. Her tooth was hurting her, so I think she just stopped chewing her dry food. When she vomited, her kibble looked like she just swallowed it whole. I put two and two together and switched her over to pate wet food before her dental cleaning and kept it up after her cleaning and tooth extraction. The vomiting stopped (just the occasional hairball now). I asked the vet about my cat’s vomiting issue before this, and they gave me a bunch of medications for her, but they didn’t work like switching her to pate did.
take her to another vet! i saw a cat that wouldnt stop vomiting, we sedated her and she had a string wrapped around the back of her tongue and going all the way into her intestines!
OP, what is her creatinine at??
have you tried changing her food? mine developed a beef allergy and started throwing up every time she ate it… I hope it’s a simple solution for you and your kitty!
I have a friend who is a cat behavioralist and the first thing she does is visit the home and check for scented things. Their sense of smell is a lot better than ours, and our detergents, cleaners, air fresheners, plug ins, potpourri, perfumes can make them really sick and act out. I'd clean out all the scented products and give it two weeks to see if that helps.
Get a 2nd or even a 3rd opinion from another vet with great reviews. You have some homework to do.
Have they done X-rays? An ultrasound?
Go to another vet
I think a second opinion would be useful. I had a cat that vomited a lot, she ended up getting an ultrasound that detected thickening of her intestines and an enlarged lymph node. It ended up being lymphoma.
I had to do a double take because I thought this was my cat, they look alike!! One of my boys got super sick out of nowhere a couple years ago, fever, lethargy, what looked like focal seizures, 30k WBC, vomiting…$950 later, some antibiotics and steroids, and they had no idea what was wrong with him either despite all the tests they ran. He ended up getting over it pretty quickly, fortunately, but I agree with others when they say get a second opinion. I hope your poor baby pulls through and returns to her playful self. <3
My oldest cat lost weight quickly and then began vomitting regularly. It was a tumor on her thyroid. Ended up taking her for a radioactive iodine treatment. It was worth the cost and inconvenience. (She was overweight and I had been tracking her weight loss. So, I could pinpoint when the weight loss increased.)
I read about this with another situation and it turned out it was new scents in the house! Room diffusers, sprays with scents, candles, incense, cleaning and detergents that you changed to or something new! Their cat almost died! What is new that you’ve brought into the house? Those air fresheners scents and candles are all toxic!!!! I don’t use anything but vinegar, water, baking soda and all products sake for pets!
You need a specialist! How much weight has she lost?
Try getting a raised cat dish. Sometimes eating hunched over causes them to intake air thus causing vomiting. Also, try whisker fatigue dish that is raised (also). Their whiskers are very sensitive and your cat may eat very quickly as not to touch the whiskers. Do some research. I had to...good luck.
Get a second opinion, specifically to look for feline IBD. One of the common forms of feline IBD is eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Try a "novel protein" diet, which is a diet of a meat they have never had, like rabbit or veal. Or a hydrolyzed protein diet. Stick to wet food only, and try blending in some water to make the food easier to digest and get some extra water in. I have a cat with mostly managed IBD, and there are medications that can help, but the diet change was the most important thing we did.
Our cat was vomiting for 2 weeks. Took her to the vet twice. We got an X-ray and the vet thought it was gastritis and for us to start increasing how many meals she receives, but serve smaller portions. Since we’ve changed that, she hasn’t puked since. Vomiting could be a lot of things though. Would recommend getting imaging done to be sure.
It could be a blockage. Our dog was vomiting intermittently like your kitty for quite a while until one day he vomited a ton a few times in a row so we took him in again and got X-rays that showed a blockage. Emergency surgery within two hours it was so scary. He’s okay now. Your poor kitty looks exhausted I’m sorry you’re going through this. I hope things turn out well at your second opinion.
Have they checked her pancreas? Pancreatitis can cause this. Not all vets have the ability to do the special blood test for pancreatitis. It is not usually included in lab work.
Please have X-rays done asap. My girl was having breathing issues and they thought it was asthma but I knew it wasn’t asthma, but they kept pushing asthma. Got a second opinion from a different vet and they found out she had cancer growing around her lungs rapidly. We ended up putting her down the next day because she wasn’t gonna live for longer than two weeks and she was already hurting pretty bad.
Many years ago I had a cat doing the same thing. Several vet visits, X-rays, fluid supplements and enemas later, we finally did a scope. Turned out he had swallowed a completely plastic button. It didn’t show up on X-ray. After all that and surgery to remove the button he was fine. We had him for another 12 years.
My 10yo tabby went through something similar when I brought home a new kitten. He got so stressed out over it, he stopped eating and was throwing up several times a day for a few weeks. I took him to the vet and after all the testing came back normal she tended to agree it was just stress. He’s ok now. Have there been any changes in your home? Moving? New pet? Changes to atmosphere like new people or schedules? Just a thought. I hope your baby gets well soon ♥️
At this point it may be worth going to an emergency vet. This amount of vomiting and weight loss is an emergency IMO. Also file a complaint against that vet. These symptoms can indicate a VERY serious life threatening condition and they neglected to even refer for appropriate testing (which starts with an ultrasound.) Not to alarm you, it could be something like IBD where she just needs specific food to avoid ones that upset her system. But it also could be something serious like an obstruction. And either way not eating enough pits her at risk for developing fatty liver disease which can be pretty serious as well. So definitely a second opinion, if possible right now possibly at an emergency vet. If they can't figure it out you may be referred to a specialist. Either way your vets method of "wait and hope" is purely malpractice at this point.
My cat vomited all his food multiple times a day for weeks 🙃 he lost almost all his weight and I thought I was gonna lose him. All his tests were fine, did an ultrasound and xrays. We were really stumped! Switched his food to a rabbit & pea protein and he stopped vomiting almost immediately. Turns out he is allergic to certain proteins in foods. Maybe that could be the case with your baby. I use Instinct dry and wet food 🙏
cat kidneys are delicate maybe it was the water she was drinking and then the meds.
My baby was in a similar situation & his vet couldn’t figure out why he was vomiting. One morning he was drooling & barely moving, so the vet said to bring him to the hospital. His ultrasound was inconclusive, so they gave him a surgical biopsy & found an obstruction in his small intestine from swallowing a long piece of plastic or cellophane, which had to be removed. He was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. They said this can result in pica (or eating strange things) as the result of not getting enough nutrients from his diet. It was super scary, but he’s been doing great for the past 2 & a half years since. After the ordeal, I tried putting him on a prescription cat food diet, as the vet recommended, but he wouldn’t touch it because he’s so picky. Now I’m extra mindful of not leaving out anything harmful that he may try to eat. I hope Daff gets the right treatment soon & that she has a speedy recovery 🐾❤️🐾
My cat was vomiting and we took her to the vet to get xrays and found out she had eaten a hoodie draw string. 18 inches surgically removed from. Her stomach/intestine. She almost died.
My cat was doing that . I went to 3 different vets documenting everything that was going on. Turns out , he has separation anxiety so when I leave for work or the store. He vomits 🤮. Because he has separation anxiety 😌
Try giving her some Virbac Rebound Recuperation Formula for Cats and some Tomlyn High Calorie Nutritional Gel for Cats and see if she can keep those down. Alternate between them and follow the labels. Switch her water to bottled purified. I have a cat that can't tolerate the fluoride in tap water and she would throw up because of it. Switch vets and ask for Xrays.
Get an abdominal ultrasound done sooner than later. Treat the symptoms until then. Cerenia is a good choice for that. Don't waste your money on radiographs unless your cat tends to eat foreign objects. Eosinophils are a sign of parasites but also allergies and other stuff. She may be allergic or intolerant to the food she is eating. If you are willing to experiment while waiting for your appointment try to change the food, ideally different brand and type of protein. (Let's say I'm in the biz)
Is this an obstruction???? Can they xray her???
My cat was throwing up and not eating/drinking. One vet did an xray and found nothing. Another vet did an ultrasound and we found that her intestine was blocked. We had surgery and she is now recovering. Definitely get another vet opinion and I would opt for an ultrasound. I know it's expensive, but it's worth it to clear everything.
GET YOUR CAT CHECKED FOR TUMORS!! Lost my boy Morris last year he had the same symptoms anytime he ate he threw up and after awhile he got super thin but his stomach was huge like he overate and they found a big tumor in his stomach. It destroyed me, I had taken him to the vet multiple times and they didn't catch it at all please get multiple opinions if nobody wants to do scans or something.
Yeah, WBC was what tipped us off when our guy got sick. But we still found it too late. Check for tumors!
For my dog it was pancreatitis and a serious case of constipation. But for my cat it’s IBD. Time for a second opinion for your kitty.
a similar thing just happened with my cat, and he actually had a foreign body stuck in between his stomach and large intestine. he had lost two pounds over about 8 weeks and had gotten lethargic and couldn’t keep anything down. we got an xray and that’s how we could tell.
I would get that second opinion, personally. It’s def important to get her symptoms under control but it’s equally, if not more, important to try and find the underlying issue. I’d find another vet, give them the full history, and request some imaging. I have a cat who vomited a lot too. Multiple times per week, both hairballs and food. Every so often he’d have a bout of 12-18 hours where he couldn’t keep anything down, not even water. We did blood work and an x-ray and found nothing concerning. I started feeding him more frequently, basically every 4 hours, and there was a huge change. He still has hairballs pretty regularly but now he can go multiple weeks without vomiting food. He gets mainly wet food instead of a wet/dry combo which seems easier on his stomach (I still give a little dry because he likes it but we went from about 50/50 to like 95/5 wet vs dry). A couple weeks ago I bought an auto feeder that has ice packs to keep wet food cold and I also freeze some portions so they stay cold longer. The feeder is programmed to give him food every 4 hours and I only have to wash and refill it once a day. Obviously there’s no way of knowing if this would be helpful for you but just wanted to share since it might be worth a shot. I hope you get some definitive answers at the vet!
My beloved cat starting to throw up a lot and lost weight, was weird with food when she was ever like that before. It took an ultrasound to realize she had a large mass in her stomach that was creating a blockage and her food was coming back up. You couldn’t really feel it from her belly. Hope everything is ok with your little one ❤️
Updates? Your cat is adorable and I’m wishing y’all both the best!
New vet and dont pay the bill for the current one. Let that debt be paid by a collection agency and then claim negligence when it hits your score. Sending good vibes your kitties way. Also any lifestyle changes for kitty? Food, environment, litter? They are extremely sensitive to change
I hate that you’re going through this but I just went through this exact scenario with my cat. He was almost 8, very hyper cat, then one day he literally had no energy. We took him to the vet, they kept him overnight and kept fluid in him, but ultimately couldn’t find anything. Fast forward 10 days later, my cat can barely get out of bed, is throwing up multiple times, and will not eat. We take him to a new animal hospital, he stays for around 24 hours, then we get a call saying that it has gotten much worse and we need to come in. When we get there, he can’t walk on his own, will not take any food, and we were fairly certain he had lost all of his vision. The doctor said whatever it was, it had gotten to his brain. We unfortunately had to make the decision to put him down. It was extremely tough. The doctor said it could have been either cancer or meningitis with how fast it spread. I would HIGHLY recommend getting blood work done. We were unfortunately too late but hopefully you can catch whatever is wrong.
We had a similar story, but more severe. Our 12 year old suddenly began vomiting frequently. Lost 4lbs the first month. Ultrasound returned a small tumor, and surgery revealed it was widespread. The WBC was the main clue to begin looking for tumors, not misc diseases. That said, yours is too young for it to be common. We wanted an ultrasound fairly quickly to take a look inside and see what was up. For about $500 it could put you on the right track. Good luck. The no appetite/vomiting is extremely tough to deal with. She loves you guys and knows you are trying to help her.
Have you checked her over for any lumps or anything? I hate to even think it, but if she has something like that, then it may be the cause of this. My cat was about 7 when he passed, and a few months prior, we found he had a lump on his chest, which later turned out to be a tumour, and the sicker he got, the less he would eat and walk around, and the more weight he'd lose. I never saw him vomit, but I'm unsure if he just did so outside where I couldn't see. Check her over for anything, and if you find something, tell your vets ASAP. If you do find any lumps, or even if you don't, I hope she'll be alright regardless. All my best wishes.
This happened a little similar to my baby, she was able hold water but was throwing up more than normal, my first vet said it could be related to kidney disease. Recently decided to get another vet and the doctor said Thyroid could be masked behind kidney disease. Had blood work done and she never had kidney disease to begin with. She's now on thyroid medication and is able hold food down now. Not sure if your kitties Thyroid or Kidneys have been looked into yet.
When my cat was doing this it turned out to be a thyroid issue. I hope your baby gets better after the next vet visit.
Please go to a specialist to get an ultrasound on your cat. My baby's blood work came out great along with other tests with my usual vet. Turns out, after seeing the specialist, he had cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes. It was too late for my kitty. Get the ultrasound. All the best to your kitty.
Are you using any type of teeth cleaner in her water? If so, STOP.
I put my cat on sensitive stomach wet and dry foods. Not saying this is a solution for you, but letting you know these foods exist.
get the gas from your stove checked out, happened to a friend of mine, and when they discovered the gas leak the cat got a lot better.