After the hairball, no vomiting the next two following evenings! However, this morning, Loki vomited again. He went back to get another bite of kibble just after though. Maybe he still has some hairball left to expel. He has been cleaning quite a bit; maybe because of the fleas. And the scratching is probably loosening fur. I'm going to assume more hairball to come and treat for it.
All of this also gave me a huge scare. After the second night of vomiting, I was stressed with anxiety and took a walk at 11 pm to figure out how I was going to deal with another upcoming loss. I didn't sleep that night. However, the "think-walk" did help me set some things straight in my head, when that time comes. I am still going to treat the whole thing as a hairball issue. He is behaving normally including his eating habits. Thanks Kerry for relaying your experience and your advice. It helps to know about the similar behavior. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry N. Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 6:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up My cats throw up repeatedly until they get rid of the hairball. So I'll routinely find little pools of liquid on the floor until they get rid of the hairball. The first time I ever witnessed this--before I knew anything about cats' behavior--my new cat was moving around the house and 'throwing up' every 30 seconds it seemed to me. In a total panic, I called the vet, and remember being really upset because they had to have someone call me back--they couldn't have someone talk to me right away. This was clearly an emergency and they didn't seem to understand that! :>) My vet advised mixing white petroleum jelly into their wet food to help them get rid of the hairball; that does seem to work well, and so I've been doing this for years on an irregular basis. He said it's ok to give it on consecutive days/mealtimes when it seems they're having a problem--it won't harm them. I try to remember to routinely add it twice a week to prevent it happening in the first place. It does seem to me, from my experience, that Loki's throwing up is a hairball problem. I hope it's stopped now. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Williams Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up Loki vomited again last night and I found for the first time a tubular shaped object that was clearly hair. Before, it was undigested food. He would sometimes vomit not long after, in which case it was a yellow-like liquid; but I thought that was simply because he had no food in his stomach after he had already thrown-up. I'm hoping the hairball was the problem and will hope he does not vomit again tonight. If so, I'll try some things. Sally also wrote me with some great suggestions. Thanks Michelle. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Loki Advice: fleas, throwing up Does he vomit a tubular shaped vomit with food still visible, or is it yellow-like liquid with no visible food, or something in-between? It makes a difference. If it is the first, it may be hairballs and treatable by giving him a little bit of Laxastat every day. My Patches has that. If it is one of the latter, it may be a digestive problem or something else. Michelle This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
