Cat Sick?

[meto]

(gross warning)
My cat threw up 3 or 4 times this morning, and i think it was just hairballs because there was a lot of loose hair and yellow stuff, no blood or anything, but that's very unusual to happen 3 times in a row. It's been about 6 hours since that happened and he's been really sleepy since then. No more vomiting though. I'm not sure if he's gotten water or food since I havent been able to watch him the whole time even though I wanted to. I think he ate a 1 or 2 inch piece of thick yarn from one of his toys 2 days ago (i made sure there was no way that could happen again right after) but hes been fine up until now. I'm not sure if he ate it because i only saw him run away with it in his mouth, trying to chew and swallow, and it was too late to stop him. He's purring and laying against me and I don't know yet if he's just sleepy and content or really sick. Nothing seems out of the ordinary except that he might be breathing fast and hard for just laying down, I dont know if I'm just imagining it. Should I wait it out? Is there any test I can do to see if his intestines are blocked or something? My judgement is really skewed because I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and it extends to my cat's health issues too lol, so i might be panicking for nothing. Thank you for reading ^^

 

[Furballsmom]

Hi - not to worry about gross, folks here are ok with that . Do you have a vet you can call and discuss this with? I'm concerned about the fast breathing. Hang in there!

 

[Mamanyt1953]

If you saw him with yarn in his mouth, then you aren't projecting your on issues on to him. Now, maybe this is nothing, but it is a reason to be concerned. I'd definitely call your vet and discuss it with him. The fast breathing is a bit worrisome. Better safe than sorry, in this case.

 

[catsknowme]

Can you send the vet a video from your cell phone? Since it is Friday, they might appreciate the "telemedicine".

 

[Mamanyt1953]

How is your cat doing? And what is your cat's name?

 

[meto]

How is your cat doing? And what is your cat's name?

He's doing great now, and his name is Caine ^^ He's a 3 year old tuxedo cat who I got late last year, he already means the world to me. I contacted the vet but before I could get him in the carrier everything went back to normal and the vet was closed for the weekend. I am still going to take him to the vet for a general checkup, and I'll describe what happened. I tried several times to get him in the carrier with different methods but he put up a fight, so I think next time I'll keep my plans clear all day and wait for him to lay on a towel so I can wrap him up. I suspect that there was no relation to the yarn and that he didn't swallow it. He's had no digestive issues. I think he just had 4 nasty hairballs and it led to a temporary state of discomfort, but I'll leave that to the experts.