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[bluesilverkdg]

The other day, General threw up in their food bowl. I wasn't sure whether to praise him for being efficient and helping me with cleanup, or fuss at him, because I had to dump the entire thing out. He used to upchuck his dinner all the time, but thankfully that has been cut down considerably. I've been feeding them Iams Digestive Health cat food for a while, and it's seemingly helped a good bit. Still, I'd kinda prefer it if maybe he threw up his food, oh...never? The girls don't. Well, hardly ever. I don't even remember the last time one of them yorked up their dinner. But General gobbles his food as if every meal is his last on this earth. I don't know why he feels the need to do this. I keep food out for them in two different bowls at all times. So it's not like he has one feeding time, and has to hoarde his food to keep the girls from getting it all. It's there constantly. They can nibble and snack whenever they want. But apparently he is just a piggy and can't seem to get this through his head. You know how men are.

I've taken him to the vet and they can't find any medical reason why he throws up so much. And I've gotta say, the frequency HAS decreased from almost every day to maybe once a week or so. Still, like I said, I'd kinda prefer that it decreased even more.

Do any of you have issues with food gobblers? And do they throw up after doing this? (I'm talking more of the feline variety, not human, because I know some of you have family members who inhale their dinner, too.) If so, what have you done for it? I'd be willing to try a different food, or any sort of natural remedy, what have you. I just want to save my flooring from the Vomit Of Doom. Plus, I can't tell you how appetizing it is to be sitting at the table eating MY dinner and hear that familiar "urk...urk...urk...bluuurrrrrp" in the background. Yum.



I've gotta say though, at least he is hitting the litterbox now, so maybe some progress has been made. I don't know that I ever want another male animal. Boys are just trouble.

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[easybeef.livejournal.com]

I don't personally have cats, but my dad and stepmom have 11 (they tend to do a lot of rescuing of neighborhood kitties).

It seems like a combination of gooshy food to dry is good. Dry is good for keeping the teeth clean, gooshy is better for protein. I've never seen their cats barf, but one just wouldn't use the litter box so she was an "always outdoor" kitty (who was finally found a new home). 3 are "always indoors" and a couple of the others are mostly outdoors but come in sometimes. That drives me nuts because I'm super, crazy allergic to fleas and my dad says going outdoors doesn't bring the fleas in but I have bites to prove it.

The elevated bowls sounds like a good idea, the reason for it makes sense. I'm sorry General's tummy gets so sick.

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

Ha...the rescuing of neighborhood kitties reminds me of when I lived on Pine St. There wasn't like, a huge feral cat population, but there were a couple of unspayed girl kitties. Whenever they'd go into heat, the males would come a'callin'. I would put food out for them, because most of them were hungry, scrawny alley cats. One time I counted 16 cats eating on my porch. On occasion, one would trust me enough to let me touch it, but that was rare. I would try to capture them as I could, and take them to the low-cost spay/neuter clinic, but they were so wild, it was difficult. I admire your parents for doing their part. :-)

All four of mine are indoor-only, so their entire world is my house. And the carpeting is their own personal barf bag. Yay. I do give them a can of gooshy every morning, but they have dry all through the day (plus treats whenever I feel like dishing them out), so I guess they have a pretty good balance. Once I've gone through this Iams, I may try switching to a different brand and see if that helps the tummy issues. He doesn't seem to mind it, but it sure bugs the crap out of me.