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I am glad to hear that the vet did give him fluids, so he probably was dehydrated. Fluids are normally warmed up a bit so it is more comfortable for the cat. I always warmed up Feeby's. Snowy's temp could be low from not eating much, as temp can be affected by a cat's blood glucose (sugar) level if it is low. Fluids can help a bit with that too.

I am not sure what the vet's reasoning was for the oxygen mask. Did they say?

In addition to helping Snowy eat with the antiemetic, keep in mind it is also a mild sedative and can cause some lethargy.

I am glad to hear he ate some. Was he dropping his food as before? To get more moisture in him, you can try wet food and even add some water to it, as long as he will eat it that way. Continue to monitor him to see if he pees soon.
While giving Saline Snowy's white eyelids were shown and is meowed with discomfort. I immediately informed the vet. He came and kept an oxygen mask to him. May be his temperature became very low. My mom said his body became little bit cold. She was holding his back legs. After a while his body temperature came to normal.
I checked online for the side effects of Prochlorperazine medicine. It says low body temperature. Hypotension. Can that be a reason?

He didn't drop food now. He ate it completely and asked for more food. He is very hungry.
 
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Yes, I suppose that is the reason. But, wasn't his temp low before he received the med? Nonetheless, perhaps the side effects were an immediate reaction to the meds which, thankfully, dissipated pretty quickly.
 
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Yes, I suppose that is the reason. But, wasn't his temp low before he received the med? Nonetheless, perhaps the side effects were an immediate reaction to the meds which, thankfully, dissipated pretty quickly.
I think it lowered the temperature even more.
 

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As long as his temp increased to a level the vet was OK with, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

You can find all kinds of ranges on the internet about what is considered 'normal'. There are even a few that list a range from 99 to 102.5, others list 100.4 to 102.5. There was even another one that listed 101 to 102.5.

Both my husband and I have a temp around 97.5 (normal is supposed to be 98.6), so it can vary from person to person, as I suspect is the case for cats too. Snowy's temp may actually run low all the time. Lack of activity can also lower one's temp, at least by a little bit.
 

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Hi there
Really sorry you‘ve been going through this. 😕
It’s good that you had your cat at the vet.
I always tend to start by excluding the simplest possibilities.
I‘m just talking off the top of my head here but in your case could it be that something in the normal food for you cats has changed (recipe or quality) and is causing irritation of the stomach and gastritis? Strange that your other cat had issues too.
And another question - have you given your cat/s and antiparisitic treatments in the last weeks? I‘ve known cats to have similar reactions to this too.
Hairballs could also cause issues, but my experience with this is limited as I‘ve always had well groomed short haired cats.
As far as I’m aware, red blood in vomit indicates some inflammation of the stomach or oesophagus and could well indicate gastritis.
Would it be an idea to just cut out all normal food for a week or so and give your cat a bland diet of boiled chicken (no salt) (and maybe rice) with a bit of the chicken broth or plain grilled boneless white fish? This, of course, only comes into question if your cat has no allergies to either of these and will actually eat this.

Very best of luck and hope your kitty gets well soon🙏
 

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I think it lowered the temperature even more.
That must have been so frightening 🤗 I’m glad he is OK now. My first thought was it was one of the shots they gave him and if that’s a side effect of that one it was probably that plus was said his body temperature could’ve been a bit low from the infection too.

Anyway, it seemed to help him because he’s eating again, which is great. I hope they tested for parasites and will start treating for it soon if it’s a parasite.
 

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I told him.. He said there's a possibility that it might be a parasitic infection. He said he has to be stabilized now.. then can proceed with parasitic treatments.
Right, I just mentioned that in another reply. I’m glad they are going to eventually treat for parasites too. You should check for toxoplasmosis if possible also.
 
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I am hoping since you haven't posted 'today' that Snowy is doing better?
Snowy is eating now. After 3 days I slept properly. I apologise for not updating yesterday night. I am always grateful to you guys.

I haven't seen Snowy peeing. He is also not drinking much water. Just sipping little bit. Vet checked his bladder and took a scan. There's very little amount of urine in his bladder. He noticed there are some cysts in his bladder. Gave him medicines for it.
Protexin Veterinary cystophan ( 1 capsule everyday)
Herbal syrup ( 3 ml daily twice)
Vet checked his kidneys too. He said they are normal.
He didn't give iv fluids and antibiotic I don't know why. He only gave him pantop and Metoclopramide shots.

Should I syringe feed him some water?
 

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Snowy is eating now. After 3 days I slept properly. I apologise for not updating yesterday night. I am always grateful to you guys.

I haven't seen Snowy peeing. He is also not drinking much water. Just sipping little bit. Vet checked his bladder and took a scan. There's very little amount of urine in his bladder. He noticed there are some cysts in his bladder. Gave him medicines for it.
Protexin Veterinary cystophan ( 1 capsule everyday)
Herbal syrup ( 3 ml daily twice)
Vet checked his kidneys too. He said they are normal.
He didn't give iv fluids and antibiotic I don't know why. He only gave him pantop and Metoclopramide shots.

Should I syringe feed him some water?
I’m glad he’s eating. Obviously it’s concerning that he’s not drinking as much and not urinating as much though. I presume the vet has figured out that there’s no blockage or anything like that. Are they going to do an ultrasound of the cysts etc ?

I wonder if it could be a side effect of all of the medication‘s that he was given?

When you say he checked his kidneys, do you mean he did a blood chemistry test?

The pantop is a proton pump inhibitor so that would help if he has acid in his stomach and the M is Reglan so that will help his stomach motility if he’s having trouble digesting, etc. I’m just concerned that they haven’t seemed to really diagnose what is causing this completely.

If he doesn’t seem dehydrated, that could be why he didn’t give him more fluid. You can tell if they’re dehydrated by lifting up their skin- if it takes too long to go back down, it means they’re dehydrated usually. Also if their gums look pale and your finger sticks to their gums when you when you touch them, that could be a sign of dehydration too. Healthy gums should be pink. Pale gums could also mean they are anemic.
 
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I’m glad he’s eating. Obviously it’s concerning that he’s not drinking as much and not urinating as much though. I presume the vet has figured out that there’s no blockage or anything like that. Are they going to do an ultrasound of the cysts etc ?

I wonder if it could be a side effect of all of the medication‘s that he was given?

When you say he checked his kidneys, do you mean he did a blood chemistry test?
Snowy normally doesn't drink much water and he prefer to eat only dry food. May be that's the reason? Vet said there's no blockage but noticed cysts. He didn't do blood chemistry. When checking his bladder. He checked his kidneys too. Should I ask him to do?

Vet is saying it is an infection in his stomach. I will ask him again today.

Actually I noticed Snowy's urethra is not looking like a tube. It looks more like females. Why does it look like that? He is neutered 6 1/2 years ago.
 
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Snowy normally doesn't drink much water and he prefer to eat only dry food. May be that's the reason? Vet said there's no blockage but noticed cysts. He didn't do blood chemistry. When checking his bladder. He checked his kidneys too. Should I ask him to do?

Actually I noticed Snowy's urethra is not looking like a tube. It looks more like females. He is neutered 6 1/2 years ago.
Yeah, I mean at this point I definitely would do a blood chemistry, that will tell you if something is going on with his kidneys and other things. Another test you can do is urine concentration. If the urine is not concentrated enough, that’s another possible sign of kidney disease. If there is protein in the urine, that can also be a sign of kidney disease or kidney damage.

Just keep in mind, though that an infection can cause elevated kidney values and can elevate a lot of the other values. So that does not mean that they necessarily have chronic kidney failure or kidney disease. But it would maybe help to treat it if the kidneys values are sky high, fluids would prolly help etc. if it’s dehydration from a virus or a bacteria, etc., the fluid will help lower the kidney values most likely.

I think that’s normal for neutered male cats.

I would try to give him mostly wet food with water added in now. I can’t remember if you were already doing that. But that will help him be more hydrated. Another thing you can do is put some warm water on his dry food and mush it up a bit.
 
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Thanks for responding! I am glad that you got some sleep and that Snowy is eating again. Talk to the vet as suggested above about him not seeming to be peeing, but for now don't get too bothered by it just yet. Make sure you are not somehow missing him peeing somewhere, if that is possible. And, keep monitoring him.
I can't offer much beyond what has been said above. But, again, glad to hear from you and hope you continue to keep us posted as you can.
 
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If he doesn’t seem dehydrated, that could be why he didn’t give him more fluid. You can tell if they’re dehydrated by lifting up their skin- if it takes too long to go back down, it means they’re dehydrated usually. Also if their gums look pale and your finger sticks to their gums when you when you touch them, that could be a sign of dehydration too. Healthy gums should be pink. Pale gums could also mean they are anemic.
His gums are not very sticky but sticky. I lifted his skin at the neck. It's not going down neither very fast nor very slow.
Please check out this pic.
 

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His gums are not very sticky but sticky. I lifted his skin at the neck. It's coming down neither very fast nor very slow.
It’s hard for me to say because I’m not looking at it myself. So I would talk to your Dvm about it and try to get some more rest, but just keep an eye extra on him too obviously with everything going on. 🤗

I have not done the sticky gum test very much, I forgot about that. Maybe I did it years ago. However I have done the lifting their skin up test. If he’s very dehydrated, there would be some other signs prolly like he would be fatigued and seem kind of out of it too.

Here is a video.
 
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It’s hard for me to say because I’m not looking at it myself. So I would talk to your Dvm about it and try to get some more rest, but just keep an eye extra on him too obviously with everything going on. 🤗
Please check it out once.
 

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If his gums look pale compared to what you think they normally look like, that would be a sign of dehydration. The skin not going back very fast or very slow, might tell you the same thing. You can try to syringe some water into him, if he will be OK with you doing that. As long as he isn't bothered by it, it can't hurt. Do you have canned tuna in water? Some cats like that 'juice' mixed with water to drink. It can be an enticer for some of them. But, let the vet know about the peeing issue and if you think he might be a bit dehydrated.
 

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Please check it out once.
I can’t really tell from that photograph, but it looks like his gums are pale. Maybe I don’t know if that’s his gums or his fur there. Anyway, here’s a video that shows you how to do it. The idea with the gums is also are they slimy or sticky. If they are slimy That could mean he’s not dehydrated as long as he didn’t just eat. If they are sticky that could mean he’s a bit dehydrated.

Here’s another video… either way I would mention all of this to your DVM. And ask them if they thought he was not dehydrated when they last saw him. A severely dehydrated cat will usually be very lethargic as well.

He could still be dehydrated from the infection that’s going on, from the medication and stuff like that so I would put some water in wet food and try to get him to eat that and try baby food too. I’m not a big fan of syringing water because I’m always scared I’m gonna cause them to aspirate.

Being dehydrated also could affect him peeing- you’re not usually going to pee as much if you are dehydrated, although there can be exceptions such as dka and high blood sugar where you become dehydrated due to trying to pee sugar and ketones out of your body etc. which you can’t process. But when DKA happens, before you get to the stage where you become very nauseated, you’re going to be drinking a lot as well. And eating a lot.

I saw another video showing a severely dehydrated cat, who was extremely ill from a virus or a bacterial infection, the Dvm pressed on their gums and then waited for the blood to flow back in, and that was a sign I think of their blood pressure being OK because if it wasn’t OK, the color would not return quickly to the gums. I think it’s sometimes called blanching but that’s for testing something else. I will have to watch that video again because I’m not positive if I’m explaining this correctly.

 
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I can’t really tell from that photograph, but it looks like his gums are pale. Maybe I don’t know if that’s his gums or his fur there. Anyway, here’s a video that shows you how to do it. The idea with the gums is also are they slimy or sticky. If they are slimy That could mean he’s not dehydrated as long as he didn’t just eat. If they are sticky that could mean he’s a bit dehydrated.

Here’s another video… either way I would mention all of this to your DVM. And ask them if they thought he was not dehydrated when they last saw him. A severely dehydrated cat will usually be very lethargic as well.

He could still be dehydrated from the infection that’s going on, from the medication and stuff like that so I would put some water in wet food and try to get him to eat that and try baby food too. I’m not a big fan of syringing water because I’m always scared I’m gonna cause them to aspirate.

Being dehydrated also could affect him peeing- you’re not usually going to pee as much if you are dehydrated, although there can be exceptions such as dka and high blood sugar where you become dehydrated due to trying to pee sugar and ketones out of your body etc. which you can’t process. But when DKA happens, before you get to the stage where you become very nauseated, you’re going to be drinking a lot as well. And eating a lot.

I saw another video showing a severely dehydrated cat, who was extremely ill from a virus or a bacterial infection, the Dvm pressed on their gums and then waited for the blood to flow back in, and that was a sign I think of their blood pressure being OK because if it wasn’t OK, the color would not return quickly to the gums. I think it’s sometimes called blanching but that’s for testing something else. I will have to watch that video again because I’m not positive if I’m explaining this correctly.

I couldn't take Snowy to the vet since two days because my mom had a spinal injury. Called the vet he told me to give those medicines he prescribed for 10 days and then bring him to the clinic again. Right now I still don't know why he vomited red liquid.
 
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I can’t really tell from that photograph, but it looks like his gums are pale. Maybe I don’t know if that’s his gums or his fur there. Anyway, here’s a video that shows you how to do it. The idea with the gums is also are they slimy or sticky. If they are slimy That could mean he’s not dehydrated as long as he didn’t just eat. If they are sticky that could mean he’s a bit dehydrated.

Here’s another video… either way I would mention all of this to your DVM. And ask them if they thought he was not dehydrated when they last saw him. A severely dehydrated cat will usually be very lethargic as well.

He could still be dehydrated from the infection that’s going on, from the medication and stuff like that so I would put some water in wet food and try to get him to eat that and try baby food too. I’m not a big fan of syringing water because I’m always scared I’m gonna cause them to aspirate.

Being dehydrated also could affect him peeing- you’re not usually going to pee as much if you are dehydrated, although there can be exceptions such as dka and high blood sugar where you become dehydrated due to trying to pee sugar and ketones out of your body etc. which you can’t process. But when DKA happens, before you get to the stage where you become very nauseated, you’re going to be drinking a lot as well. And eating a lot.

I saw another video showing a severely dehydrated cat, who was extremely ill from a virus or a bacterial infection, the Dvm pressed on their gums and then waited for the blood to flow back in, and that was a sign I think of their blood pressure being OK because if it wasn’t OK, the color would not return quickly to the gums. I think it’s sometimes called blanching but that’s for testing something else. I will have to watch that video again because I’m not positive if I’m explaining this correctly.

Very informative. Thank you so much 🙏.
 
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