Male, 6 years old about 16 pounds, just started last night. He has did it three times. Anyone have any ideas?
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Cat Throwing Up White Flem
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Have you changed his food abrutly? Are you feeding canned or dry? Is he pooping?
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No. No food change. He eats a mix of dry and canned....Have not seen him go to the litter box but then it just started late last night and has not been 24 hours yet.
In my experience, white phlegm is an upset tummy or an empty tummy between feedings. Is he eating okay?
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I think so...Point is I do not really know....Have not seen him go to the food today..The vet said to watch him for 24 hours and if it gets worse bring him in...But they also said the same thing you did, upset stomach etc....
Have you tried offering him any canned food, just a tespoon or so? That might let you know if he's capable of eating and keeping it down.
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Offered him a small piece of chicken breast but he would not touch it......
Think it's time to get him to the vet.
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I wouldn't be running to the Vet if he were here.......first, I'd want to know for sure what's going in and what's coming out.
The only way in a multi-cat household to determine this is to segregate him with food, water and litterbox. Period.
Then, you'll have more (maybe enough) information on which to take the next step.
I'd also be giving him a dose of hairball gel/paste.
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I wouldn't be running to the Vet if he were here.......first, I'd want to know for sure what's going in and what's coming out.
The only way in a multi-cat household to determine this is to segregate him with food, water and litterbox. Period.
Then, you'll have more (maybe enough) information on which to take the next step.
I'd also be giving him a dose of hairball gel/paste.
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I would try offering him a small amount of wet food and see if he will eat it. I would also keep an eye on his litter box habits too. You could also try to see if he is willing to drink water. I also agree that this could be signs of a tummy ache. If he is unwilling to eat/drink then I would take him to the vet. My 12 year old female Starbuck came down with the kitty equivalent to human stomach flu. She could not keep down food or water. The vet gave her an injection for nausea to settle her stomach. She resumed eating pretty quickly after the injection. If it does not look like he is going to the bathroom please mention that too when you take him to the vet. I hope this is something simple to fix like it was for my Starbuck. I am a multi-cat household too but I saw she was puking immediately after trying to eat or drink. She was also puking white flem or yellow bile once the food/water was out of her system.
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Well thanks everyone for all the informational replies first off..I carried him to the Vet today...They believe his symptoms are related to the asthma that he has....They gave him a cortisone shot, something for nausea and some fluids because he was dehydrated.
