My 12 year old cat just passed away yesterday. He was vomiting for almost a week (probably once or twice every day or 2, but got worse over the weekend). I thought it was because he ate too fast or because he ate something he shouldn’t. I took him to the vet office and they thought it was because of parasites or an infection. I wasn’t happy with that and went to another vet for a second opinion. They thought it was an intestinal obstruction, but after some tests it turned out to be eosinophilic enteritis, the intestines were so swollen that nothing passed through. The vets took a piece of his intestines but my cat didn’t recover after the surgery, as the tissue was too fragile because of the inflammation 💔 please, take care of your cats and don’t ever think it is normal for them to vomit, better take them to the vet for a check

Surprised hairballs weren’t mentioned as a cause. Definitely my cat’s main problem, every mess on the floor has a hairball in it. I brush her more now and add water to her wet food to turn it into a sort of soup, which has really helped her. ❤️

One of my cats was vomiting several times a day for a long time. During that time I took him in for several tests at the vet but no one could pinpoint the problem. They thought it was just caused by his hyperthyroidism although he was getting his meds twice a day. One vet finally looked at all of the tests and came to the conclusion that the only thing it could be was intestinal lymphoma...cancer of the intestines. My poor Kitty was throwing up black vomit because of blood in his vomit. He was getting thinner and thinner and thinner. I'm so grateful to that vet for putting all the puzzle pieces together and figuring out what was wrong. I had a service come in who could euthanize him here at home while I was holding him. He was a dear sweet kitty cat and I miss him.

Thank God she narrowed it down to 1,000 causes.. I was hoping to help my cat...

It’s impossible to find vet who provides quality of care, but seems like millions vets on KZfaq!

My cat started vomiting continuously one morning. Was crying like he was in pain. Over the previous months he had been vomiting a couple times a week. Once the acute vomiting started I took him right into the vet. They gave him fluids antibiotics, and antiemetic and send us home. He vomited a few more times at home and then continued to cry and drool ALOT. Took him back the next morning for more fluids. He wouldn’t eat or drink for 3 days. Finally the vet decided keeping him and running some test was in order. After an ultrasound, the vet called me and said they found a huge mass in the abdomen and he would need surgery right away. Turned out he had a huge abscess caused by acute pancreatitis. They kept him as long as they could there for IV fluids and antibiotics...about 3 days. After that he was feeling a bit better and would not let the staff near him. I took him home and stayed up with him 24/7, trying to get him to eat or drink. It took several days but finally he would take little bites of food. Once he was eating a but, several days later , he slowly started to drink water. It’s been several months now and he is his normal self. I can’t imagine...if I had waited...he wouldn’t have made it. So, it’s always good to taken them in just to be sure.

Eating kibble and drinking water straight after can cause vomiting/regurgitation. The reason is that due to the water the ingested kibble expands and overfills the stomach. Changing to wet food can resolve this common problem.

Feed your cat a high quality food. My little tortie female kitty was hanging around outside my house for a week or two, getting cat prints all over my car in the carport. Neighbors thought she was a stray/somebody dumped her as well. One day I have a dead mouse on my doormat lol. Couple days later she started crying at my door. Went out there, petted her, picked her up, then opened the front door and she bolted straight inside. Fed her a whole can of tuna, she literally sat on me for the next 48 hours, well now I have a cat lol. At first bought some cheap Meow Mix at the grocery, didn't know if I was going to keep her. Noticed she was a bit gassy, laying on my chest/neck in the bed I could hear her little guts grumbling. Fed her that till I ran out and decided to keep her. Bought some good quality dry food from the local pet store. Instantly noticed she wasn't gassy, never heard her gut grumbling again, turds were smaller. Just crazy how much of a difference I could tell by switching her to high quality food. And high quality dry kibble isn't that expensive, $15 for a 10lb bag that lasts a good 3 weeks or so.

My cat was vomiting, I raised her food bowl so she wasn't having to bend over her bowl & the vomiting stopped.

Bloodwork, X-rays, ultrasounds, office visit. 😔 so expensive.

My 13/14 year old senior cat started vomiting with diarrhea last Spring and was diagnosed with IBD (confirmed through surgical biopsy). She had to go on a 'novel" diet and of course the vet wanted to start her on one of the Hill's Science Prescription Diet formulas, which is straight up garbage (as is the Royal Canin and Purina prescription formulas). I did my research and put my cat on Ziwi Peak canned (wet) and air-dried lamb which she'll have to eat for the rest of her life. I also added a high-quality probiotic which she gets daily and monthly vitamin B-12 shots as the IBD causes nutrient malabsorption. No more vomiting or diarrhea. She now has kitten-like energy and is doing great.

When I asked the ladies at my cat's clinic, their response was, "that's what cats do." I felt so blown off.

As a pet sitter, I am often asked by my clients why their cats vomit at times. I now have your great video to recommend to them. Thank you!

this is very informative! My cat a few years back, my cat was throwing up a bit more than normal. Took him to the vet, turned out he was allergic to seafood or had a seafood sensitivity. Changed his food and he's done so much better! His anxiety has even improved

I started watching, thinking "This is so timely," only to have to pause to clean up cat vomit! A huge amount of information! Thank you, Doc, for your wonderful, informative posts!

I'm glad you clarified the issue of vomiting. Now I'm more confused!

Wow lots of good info Dr Wooten you're amazing!

watching this while cleaning up cat vomit helpful information thanks

Clean their water bowl and change the water out. My small one gets sick if her water sits and gathers bacteria.

Try switching their regular tap water to bottled water "distilled" or "purified". My cats stopped the oh so very often vomiting after switching their water. Now the female vomits only when she anxious and eat more than her stomach would hold. The male passed last week he was 15.5 yrs old. After the switch he only vomited only if I took too long to give him his fresh serving of dry food. The female will eat the food after it has been in the bowl for hours. But the male was very demanding.

I'm in my 40s, had cats all my life, learned new things from this video :)

We tried every blood test, x-ray, abdominal scan, anti nausea, appetite stimulant, special prescription diet but my poor kitty still kept vomiting and loosing weight. He’s always been a picky eater, lots of choking, difficulty swallowing. He has a heart arrhythmia and had lots of gum inflammation and tarter on his tiny baby kitten teeth, is also missing, never developed his large back molars, which makes chewing a challenge. All seemed to me that he had some kind of esophagus inflammation. I kept watch closely, we tried so many things. I have GERD, it looked to me like his symptoms were so similar, choking on food, frothy bubbly spit up if he didn’t eat, then finally just refusing to eat and loosing weight. I researched and sure enough some kitties have acid reflux! Sent several articles to our vet, she agreed to try him on compounded Pepcid/famotidine. It was compounded at a local speciality pharmacy in liquid form with tuna flavoring, 1mg every 24th hours. I use a syringe to squirt just 1/2 a dose(.05ml) into his mouth before his 1st meal in the morning and the other half 12 hours later, right before last meal of the day. At first I fed him whenever he was hungry, four or five times a day, moist canned and also dry kibble, low fat meals. After only 5 days on Pepcid he’s eating like a champ, running, playing and happily rubbing around my legs and wanting to cuddle. No more throwing up, he’s gaining weight, no more anti nausea or appetite stimulant needed. Here’s some research regarding the use of acid reducers in cats, hope this helps your kitty 😽: petstruggles.com/pepcid-for-cats/ catcentric.org/care-and-health/the-problems-with-pepcid-and-other-antacids/

Your videos are always so helpful. Thanks so much!

Excellent video! Thanks especially for explaining the distinction between regurgitation and vomiting. My 14-year-old cat does both. She sometimes regurgitates her food. She has some issues with chronic vomiting which my vet and I have been working on for over a year with some success. Her labs have been good. She's due for them again next month. She does better on rabbit and sardine proteins, which aren't available where I live so I have to order online. I do have anti-nausea medicine when the chronic vomiting kicks up, and something to encourage her to eat when she is refusing food. We're still trying to fine-tune all of this, but we're making progress. She's healthier than she was a year ago. Thank you for this video. I just found your channel and will be checking in.

Thank you very much from France and french cats. Vomiting has no frontier.

Very, very informative & helpful information! Thank you, thank you!😻

You forgot to mention fur-balls.

My cat has PTSD and she used to throw up every day, at least once a day. Through lots of trial and error she is on special food that I have to put through the food processor to make it small enough for her to digest and mix it with water and CBD oil 4 times a day.

My cat vomited about once or twice a month for some time. Then we got a new kitten who chased her and her vomiting became daily. She also started losing weight. I thought it was stress. We gave her anti nausea meds and an appetite stimulant. But it continued. Then the vet did a scan and found she had a growth on her liver. The vet recommended exploratory surgery, with the goal of maybe removing the mass. When she opened her up, it was everywhere and it was almost certainly cancer. So she was put to sleep before she ever woke up. Never take vomiting lightly. Get a thorough workup on your precious baby.

My cat started vomiting everyday, vet said it was probably nothing as she saw nothing wrong in the bloodwork. Turned out it was cancer, and he survived only a few months after the initial diagnosis. If your cat is vomiting for a few days straight and treatment from your "regular" vet does not help, take initiative and go to have an X-ray and ultrasound done. Don't wait!

This is very interesting. Thank you for sharing this knowledge.

Thank you for enlightening me on the vomit vs regurgitation, knowing this will be most helpful.

My first time here. Great video! I’ve had cats for 50 years and yet I learned things today! THANK YOU!❤️🐾❤️

My 2yrs old ginger kitty is throws up his food several times a week. I will now remove him from the other kitties and feed him in another closed off room then let him out an hour later. Thanks for your help. He’s definitely the Omega cat in the group, so I hope this helps.

Thank you so much Dr. Your information is so helpful and informative. 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you. Very helpful to taking better care of your cat. Much appreciated 🍀🐈

Very educational, thank you.

Another great video lots of good info thanks

My cat just turned 1 and have never vomited, luckily, but I find your videos really informative and interesting. Thank you for your hard work!

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! you are literally the best :) these video not only help me understand what was happening to my cat when she was throwing up but for possible future issues. Please know you are truly helping. :)

Thank you for informative insigth reguarding the vomiting issue

NOTE: This video doesn't discuss hairballs. We'll create a video focusing specifically on hairballs in cats in the near future! If you're interested in learning about hairballs, you can read this article on the All About Cats website: allaboutcats.com/cat-hairballs Read more about vomiting on All About Cats: allaboutcats.com/cat-vomiting Learn more about Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ: drsarahwooten.com/

Thank you for making this video it’s really helpful 😽

Very good information. Thank you.

Very interesting information!! Thank you 😊

Thank you for explaining this so clearly! A few months ago, my cat was having issues regurgitating over the course of a week. She'd regurgitate infrequently before this (sometimes she eats too fast) but never so close together. Took her to the vet and a blood test showed dehydration and a slight issue with the pancreas. We couldn't determine if this caused her symptoms, or if it's a byproduct of her regurgitating. But we treated the symptoms and thankfully she did get better!

Thank you very much for a very comprehensive review.

I am very grateful for these videos in doing my own research.

Well, now I have way more things to worry about in regard to my cats!

Thank you this is very helpful!!

thank you for talking to me. My rescue cat feels already better.

Thank you for this very informative video

Very comprehensive video. I have learnt a lot. Thank you very much.

Thanks for the information. I learned a lot from this information about cats.

Thank you. This was very informative

Very helpful, I have my appointment tomorrow for the tests and I feel prepare now!

Thanks 😊 this is very helpful

My cat Wilson was a rescue from an 87 cat hoarder house. He has some residual poor eating habits which will sometimes cause him to regurgitate his food because he eats too fast. It took me six months or more to slow his eating and have had only a couple of incidents in the past two years.

So helpful, thank you! 😻❤️

i love this doctor, she is so smart and knows exactly what she s talking about, she is really on the ball,,,,,thank you so much doctor sarah wooten , for explaining very clearly about why cats vomit, this was very interesting to listen to, thank you once again

Okay, this is a very useful video. Almost every cat I've had has regurgitated its food. I was classing that as vomiting, which I now see it was not. Near my house there's a new cat on the block, whom I thought was a stray, until I realised he belonged to a neighbour. Cat scarfed down a whole pouch of food in seconds with absoutely no indication he was going to regurgitate his grub. Eye opener as my female cats alternated between being picky eaters, or starvers with inevitable results.

I can’t afford vet and my cats got sick from a kibble brand. Your advice re Pepcid totally worked. Thank you!!!

🙏 thank you for the invitation

Thank you so much, very helpful video!

Was hoping to hear about “ Hair balls” Why and any solutions. Thank you so much !

My cat has thrown,up all his life at least every week, i took him to the vet every year for a check up and what ever he needed, i always brought up the fact that he throws up alot mostly after eating, last january it got worse i took him,in and the vet did $1500.00 yup $1500.00 in tests .sonagrams blood panels. She not once even brought up allergies. She looked like a pretty young vet( new and inexperienced) now that i look back she offered just an anti nausea shot and canned cat food for dehydration and sent me home???? That was it no explanations except if it gets worse to come in and the tests showed he was completely healthy and looked good for 10 yrs old,.well in august last year he layed down for a nap next to me he never woke up died! I cried for a weekim still puzzled.😭😭

So sorry for you loss of you precious 😺 thank you for sharing your story, my cat has been vomiting a pink fluid, I am making an appointment tomorrow, hope is nothing serious, her name is Lily Angus, she is a total sweet ❤️!!

wonderful and informative... thank you

Thank you for this video, it's great to have more insight on what could be affecting my cat and symptoms I should be looking for. She's a chronic vomiter, and none of her previous owners did deep research on why, so we've been on a year long journey trying to find the answer. No luck yet, but less vomiting, which is at least improvement! This video definitely did help in eliminating some fears, and igniting some interests in other avenues I can look into.

Great info! We have a rescue 13 year old cat. She vomits quite often. We have a vet appointment next week so am anxious to discuss her vomiting.

Very Helpful, Thank you!

One reason not covered is persistent overeating, after eating some combination of wet/ dry food, my cat just opened its mouth and out came at least three meals worth of undigested food. guessed that it did not want any of the other cats to get "its food". Maybe this falls under the regurd catagory. (happened twice in 3 months.). This cat is less than 18 months old.

Hi. I was wondering about hairball vomiting. In what category does that fit in? Is that also considered abnormal? And other than brushing our cat and giving hairball stuff (like Laxatone) is there anything else we should do? Thanks.

What about bileous vomiting? My cat throws up early in the morning before eating, and early afternoon before evening feeding. I took him to the vet and we switched to a rabbit protein food. Vomiting started again after about 3 months on food. I came upon an article on bilious vomiting which said feed more often so stomach is never empty. So far, he has not thrown up since starting this. I still have an appointment next week for a check up.

these is very helpful to understand causes and symptoms of mg triple FFF pets! thanks for sharing Dr. Sarah!

I just started watching your cat videos and you sound like you know what you’re talking about. I’ve subscribed and will definitely be watching again soon. Thank you so much. Phyllis Paoletti

Thanks! Very helpful useful information. You are a very good veterinarian , your heart is in your work ❤️

I find it interesting that there was no mention of hairballs. My cat was a chronic vomiter and all that ever came up was hair and bile. He did have a bit of a sensitive stomach but once I found the right food, I thought the puking would stop. Nope. It did get better but it never really stopped. He had short hair and I brushed him every day (part of our nighttime routine). He still vomited several times a week. He never lost weight. He was not bloated or painful. He had a good appetite, but he wasn't a pig (he was a free feeder and didn't wolf down his food). His skin was fine, his coat was luxurious and shiny. He just threw up hair. Frequently. The vet suggested hairball medicine which my cat did not like and would not take (it was a really sticky goo that I think he had trouble swallowing). I read the packaging and it was white petrolatum (aka vaseline) with flavors added. I started giving him plain petrolatum. He would lick it off my fingers and would try to stick his nose in the jar if I was using it for myself. I gave it to him about once a week. It helped, but he still threw up hair at least once a week. Unfortunately, this seemed to be normal for him. He was otherwise healthy so the vet finally gave up trying to figure out why this was happening. My cat was 18 when he crossed the rainbow bridge.

Thank you. That was an excellent explanation, of cat vomiting. I learnt alot.

Your video was very informative and we thank you very much.

My 12yr female cat was just diagnosed with gallbladder sludge and my vet has her on ursodiol and metoclopramide. She has been losing weight despite eating well and she would vomit, we ended up doing blood work which showed she had elevated liver enzymes so we then did a ultrasound and that's how the gallbladder issue was discovered.

This was super helpful and enlightening. I was not aware of the difference between vomiting vs. regurgitation. I would love to have a video on megaesophagus / regurgitation. Because of this video I now know that my cat might have megaesphagus but not very severe. I would say he does this maybe twice a month. So I would love to see what I could do to possibly help him.

thank you for this great info

Very helpful thank you!

Very interesting. Thank you for this information. I rescued a feral cat at the verge of starvation a few years ago. He was vomiting occasionally when he was still roaming. Once we moved into the apartment he began to vomit every day after breakfast, then look at me for more food. This also happened when he didn't eat anything for some hrs during the day and then had dinner. I deducted that he has suffered during his time on the street, he is a natural snacker and I need to feed him slowly if he hasn't eaten for a few hrs. This works most times. Occasionally, I feed him too fast, and there seems to be something about chicken. Beef is fine. He has dandruff, so, maybe some food allergy. But most times, as soon as he vomited, he asks for food. I only give dry food then in small portions or raw meat, also in small amounts. He is approximately 8 or 9 now.

my poor cat vomited once this morning, i'm glad i watched this video... she's been on antibiotics for a wound on her neck and i was about to freak out and take her to the vet again 😅

Very helpful. Thank you.

Another example of my iphone somehow magically showing an ad after me texting about it / talking about it. Makes u go hmmmm?

We lost our 22 year old to cancer of the lower bowel last October. He vomited frequently towards the end and it was usually an indicator we need to increase his lactulose to get his faeces passed the growth. That usually saw better again until the next time, when it stopped making him better we knew we had to say goodbye. We have two kittens that are 6 months old now, the only time either of them vomited, was after the car journey home.

Watched this in the hopes of getting some enlightenment about vomiting fur balls. My two ragdolls expel them from time to time. I was surprised that fur balls were never even mentioned as a cause of vomiting along with any suggested treatment ideas.

VERY HELPFUL!!!!

Love your channel.

Great tips! Fur balls seem to be a common cause of vomiting too. Especially for cats with long soft fur. A little trimming and brushing at home or by the groomers may be very helpful. Thanks again for sharing.😽

My gray girl vomits a lot. I think it’s stress she created all the stress herself. I know she’s dealing with her seven adult children where it was just her. She brought it upon herself. She is the one that door dashed right before her appointment three times. God bless you dear Sara.

Very helpful !

I just subscribed, I adore your sense of humor, as well as your willingness to inform we cat lovers 💕

Like the old joke, my cat regurgitates and gives me a look as if to say, "I threw up, but not to worry. I made it to the hand-knotted, wool, Chinese rug in time."

My last cat vomited four to six times a week. My vet said its a cat thing. Then he told me to add two to three tablespoons of water into his wet food or to moisten his dry food. Didn't stop it, but greatly reduced it to maybe four times a month. Doesn't hurt to try it for a couple of weeks to see if it helps.

Thanks for publishing this. If you don't mind I'm going to keep this video in my back pocket for all those people on Facebook in pet groups that don't understand why I tell them to take their pets to the vet.

Thank you very much for this very helpful and informative video. I appreciate any new information to help my furr baby to have the best life. ❤️