Kitty's sick.

[icarus]

My kitty's thrown up three times in the last 24 hours.

It's not hairballs, there's no clumps of fur. wildernessguru thought maybe some of his wet food had gone bad (we feed him the kind without the tons of preservatives, etc.) and I've noticed Fuzzhead hasn't been eating it right away in this hot weather. But this morning he threw up some dry food and a treat WG fed him last night (virtually unchewed), and WG told me that he threw up earlier this am, too.

What could be wrong? Cat lovers, tartanshell -- any theories?

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[(Anonymous)]

Same thing happened to my cat, and it turned out to be something needing medical treatment. She was diagnosed with inflammtory bowel disease, which means that her intestinal wall and stomach get inflammed because of a food allergy (yes, it can develop very quickly to an old food they've been eating a long time)and she cannot digest anything properly. If your cat continues to throw up, and begins losing weight, get it to the vet IMMEDIATELY. This condition, untreated, will kill a cat because they slowly starve :( Various steroid meds and special food will help greatly. Lots of cats get the condition, but at least it's treatable.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

This just started last night, but we're keeping a close eye on it. If it continues he's going to the vet. I take no chances with my kitty. This sounds rather rare (I hope) and I'm looking at what he's throwing up to see if maybe he's eaten a plant that's toxic or something.

We've also been inundated with the smell of burning plastic every morning for the last couple days, so that also could be a cause. It's enough to make us choke (I think it's from a construction site) so it might be affecting him.

I'm also not leaving his wet food out any more if he doesn't eat all of it.

Icarus