If your cat frequently vomits hair balls, your veterinarian may suggest treatments such as diets to reduce hair formation, or groom your cat to reduce the volume of ingested hair. It is considered a normal procedure for a cat to swallow hair while taking care of itself, and sometimes cats vomit balls of hair. Hairballs resemble cat vomit, and you can expect your kitten to eject one every two weeks. To alleviate this, keep a bowl of water nearby at all times so your kitties can sip water at their leisure. If you see a small puddle of clear liquid near the bowl, your cats are likely drinking too fast. You might also consider feeding the cats in separate areas so they feel safe enough to eat at their own pace. This is another situation where an electronic feeder could solve the problem of a cat needing to eat fast to get food. This becomes a problem in multi-cat households when one cat regularly eats the food of the other cats, causing irregular eating habits and food binging. This is a sure sign of your cat eating too fast. You know when you see that big blob of vomit near their food bowl? It still looks like food, but has liquid on it too. If you have a chonk, you might consider an electronic feeder that dispenses a smaller amount of food at regular times. Other like to always have food in the bowl so the cat can eat as much as they like whenever they like. Some people choose to feed cats smaller portions more often during the day. There is only so much space in a cat's stomach, you know. This can lead to throwing up right after eating. Ate Too MuchĬats can get excited about feeding time and slurp up their food with abandon.

What causes your cat to throw up like that? And why does it happen right at meal time?ĭid you know there are two types of vomiting? Acute and Chronic.Īcute vomiting is a sudden episode, likely brought on by eating too much and too fast and only lasts for a day or two.Ĭhronic vomiting is ongoing and means that cats will throw up 1-2 times per day and will have other symptoms such as pain, weight loss and depression.

A few minutes later you hear the undeniable sounds of retching coming from near her dish. Your precious purr buddy is all excited about her dinner and dives right in on that kibble you fed her.

Cat throwing up digested food