cat throwing up

[Deana]

Peepers has been throwing up a lot lately and I'm not sure what to do. TMI... he will gag up a hairball, and then throw up whatever is left in his stomach. He seems totally fine otherwise, so I'm not sure if I should take him to the vet or what. He doesn't look like he's lost weight or anything like that.

I feed him Purina One hairball formula cat food. We switched from Iams several months ago. Should I try to switch him back? He still gagged on hairballs with the Iams but not nearly as frequently.

[meliz]

Hmmm.. it might not hurt to take him just to be sure... at least the vet might be able to prescribe a better remedy? My sis's vet prescribed "tuna lax"-- it comes in a tube you keep in the fridge and it seems to help. Not meaning to scare you, but her cat now yacks up a furball at least once a day, and yet is apparently healthy -- this is just one of his "quirks", disugusting as it is. I bet the summer is really hard on furballs, what with the warm weather and shedding... fingers crossed it improves as the weather changes...

[Debbiec]

Abbie throws up every so often - but its due to her eating too fast. I swear she eats like a dog - will eat whatever you put in front of her. So when I feed her, I just give her half a serving at a time.

I have found that when she has a hairball and starts hacking - I can talk her through it by petting her.

Anyhow, I would talk to the vet about this to see what they think.

[Turtleheadfred]

Definitely go to the vet - check into the hairball food (Iams is a good one - but I don't like buying their stuff because of how they treat animals in their testing) - and try brushing your kitty to help get rid of some of that extra hair for her.

Good luck! :cat: