Bethtoria
07-01-2004, 12:33 PM
This is my very first time posting here but I'm hoping someone out there can help me out.
I have two Tuxedo cats that are 3 1/2 years old. They are sisters and their names are Starla and Daisy. Daisy has always been my fast eater. I jokingly call her my bullemic kitty. She would scarf her food down and it would immediately come back up. Not Starla. Starla has never had any kind of issues except hairballs. She is OCD about cleaning herself.
Anyway, about a month ago, Starla was throwing up quite a bit so I took both kitties to the vet and they did all kinds of tests on Starla and $600 later, told me she needed some fiber in her diet and maybe to give her half a Pepcid AC. That's fine by me, that means my babies are okay.
Last night, both of them started throwing up. Oh! I recently moved into a new apartment, which I'll mention in a sec. They both were throwing up their food and I figured I was giving them too much. I sometimes overfeed them and Daisy goes to town on her food. So they both threw up a few different times. And then again this morning. So I'm worried.
What I want to know is if #1, should I take them to the vet? I really can't afford it, especially if its just gonna be another "feed them different food with more fiber" visit that will cost me an arm and a leg. #2 Should I be worried that there is something in my new apartment that's hurting them? We've lived there for a month and this is a brand new puking occurance. And #3, Should I try giving them Pepcid AC and see where it goes from there?
Thank you SO much for any and all information.
Beth
I have two Tuxedo cats that are 3 1/2 years old. They are sisters and their names are Starla and Daisy. Daisy has always been my fast eater. I jokingly call her my bullemic kitty. She would scarf her food down and it would immediately come back up. Not Starla. Starla has never had any kind of issues except hairballs. She is OCD about cleaning herself.
Anyway, about a month ago, Starla was throwing up quite a bit so I took both kitties to the vet and they did all kinds of tests on Starla and $600 later, told me she needed some fiber in her diet and maybe to give her half a Pepcid AC. That's fine by me, that means my babies are okay.
Last night, both of them started throwing up. Oh! I recently moved into a new apartment, which I'll mention in a sec. They both were throwing up their food and I figured I was giving them too much. I sometimes overfeed them and Daisy goes to town on her food. So they both threw up a few different times. And then again this morning. So I'm worried.
What I want to know is if #1, should I take them to the vet? I really can't afford it, especially if its just gonna be another "feed them different food with more fiber" visit that will cost me an arm and a leg. #2 Should I be worried that there is something in my new apartment that's hurting them? We've lived there for a month and this is a brand new puking occurance. And #3, Should I try giving them Pepcid AC and see where it goes from there?
Thank you SO much for any and all information.
Beth