Hello,
I have a vet appointment this week but I just wanted to know everyone's thoughts on my kitten that keeps vomiting.
I recently took in two semi-feral kittens from my backyard on September 8th, one male, one female and they're about 4 months old. The male, Leo is a healthy kitty with no issues and has been given vaccines and deworming. The female, Shadow has been given the same vaccines as well as deworming. We noticed that they both tend to eat quite fast, so my sister and I tried spoon feeding them. When I'm feeding them both alone, I put Leo's food in a muffin baking tray so the food is evenly spread out and he has to go from cup to cup so it slows him down and that's been working for him. I even noticed that he's been taking breaks in between eating which is really good.
I tried the muffin method with Shadow and she still ate rather quickly which resulted in her vomiting hours later. I mentioned it to our veterinarian during our previous visit and he said it's because she eats too fast. So I went back to spoon feeding her. I spoon feed her tiny dime size portions and yet she still throws up at least once a day and it's always after eating.
I'm just looking for thoughts and advice to help Shadow to stop vomiting. Also, in your opinion, is there anything specific I should ask the veterinarian?
Thanks!
I have a vet appointment this week but I just wanted to know everyone's thoughts on my kitten that keeps vomiting.
I recently took in two semi-feral kittens from my backyard on September 8th, one male, one female and they're about 4 months old. The male, Leo is a healthy kitty with no issues and has been given vaccines and deworming. The female, Shadow has been given the same vaccines as well as deworming. We noticed that they both tend to eat quite fast, so my sister and I tried spoon feeding them. When I'm feeding them both alone, I put Leo's food in a muffin baking tray so the food is evenly spread out and he has to go from cup to cup so it slows him down and that's been working for him. I even noticed that he's been taking breaks in between eating which is really good.
I tried the muffin method with Shadow and she still ate rather quickly which resulted in her vomiting hours later. I mentioned it to our veterinarian during our previous visit and he said it's because she eats too fast. So I went back to spoon feeding her. I spoon feed her tiny dime size portions and yet she still throws up at least once a day and it's always after eating.
I'm just looking for thoughts and advice to help Shadow to stop vomiting. Also, in your opinion, is there anything specific I should ask the veterinarian?
Thanks!