Cat puking

[Decker87]

Hi. For years, my cat, patches, has thrown up on average about two out of every three days. He eats a lot (is actually quite fat), but still he throws up his food more than anything. It looks basically like his food does fresh out of the bag, only it's covered in mucuous and saliva.

What can I do? Very rarely does he actually cough up a hairball. We tried this caramel cream that is supposedly supposed to induce hairball vomitting...but I don't understand this. Why would I want him to throw up hairballs all the time. Is it supposed to be "puke hair, not food" cream?

It's not stress-related, he's the happiest cat I've ever seen.

[Cat&Dog mom]

Welcome to Petlovers!

Maybe he is eating too much food at once, try too limit his food to several smaller meals a day.

I think the hairball stuff is to help them digest it better and not throw up.

[Magnum]

I agree with Cat&Dog mom. How old is your cat? Tossing his cookies several times a week is not exactly normal behavior. You said it's been going on for years, so what are you feeding him. Could there be an intolerance to an ingredient in the food that he is dealing with, or rather not dealing with?

Then the hairball stuff. What is it? What's the name of the product?

One last question........lol. When was the last time your cat saw your vet?

:D Okay, I'm done....oooh wait!! Welcome to PetLovers Decker87!!

[Decker87]

Thanks for the advice. He is a 10-year old shorthair. He sees the vet for regular shots when he needs them, and that's it. We've asked the vet about it, and he says to just deal with it. Our cats are on this low p/H food that the vet said to use. It's all he's ever eaten, and he's always puked as far as I can remember. I've tried to convince my parents to change food, change vets, something. But they don't. The vet we see is in my opinion a total joke. Last time I came in, the guy picked up my cat and he had an open, still bleeding cut right on his hand.

What is a good food to try instead? I think the vet just wants us to buy the low p/H stuff because we can only get it from the vet's office.

I can't remember the name of the hairball cream. He's supposed to eat it and be better. It looks like caramel coming out of a tube.

[Magnum]

Thanks for the advice. He is a 10-year old shorthair. He sees the vet for regular shots when he needs them, and that's it. We've asked the vet about it, and he says to just deal with it. Our cats are on this low p/H food that the vet said to use. It's all he's ever eaten, and he's always puked as far as I can remember. I've tried to convince my parents to change food, change vets, something. But they don't. The vet we see is in my opinion a total joke. Last time I came in, the guy picked up my cat and he had an open, still bleeding cut right on his hand.

What is a good food to try instead? I think the vet just wants us to buy the low p/H stuff because we can only get it from the vet's office.

I can't remember the name of the hairball cream. He's supposed to eat it and be better. It looks like caramel coming out of a tube.
The hairball cream sounds like Laxitone. That is commonly used for hairballs.

On the catfood, I feed Innova, but there are quite a few out there that are good. I used to feed California Natural, but my Kelly is older and needed a senior diet, and she really likes the Innova senior. Best thing to look for is a Meat Base (no by-products) as the initial ingredient, then watch out for preservatives and fillers like corn, wheat, etc. These really play heck on the allergies.