Hi
Have a lovely black kitty, Corleone is her name , 4yo in April, very active, normal-ish weight, a bit on the fluffy side but definitely not too overweight I would say, she is about 12lbs and has been at this weight or near for the past 2.5 years.
She eats normally, mostly dry food, but we do also feed her some wet one and some ”cat soup” although she is not a very big fan, seems she prefers her dry food. We only feed high-quality, grain-free hi-protein food, Purizon brand and also few others, trying to keep a variety for her as she is a bit fussy sometimes.
Long story short we also adopted a small kitten some months ago, that one eats pretty much anything is places on front of her as well as tried to ear paper and whatever she sees around
. Corleone was always throwing up a bit more often than her sister, we attributed that to her being an extremely clean kitty, she just won't have any dirt or anything on her, and she used to groom a lot her sister that sadly passed away last year. She seems to love licking everything fluffy, it was in fact very sad after her sister was gone, as she one day found some of my wife's spare make-up brushes, managed to sneak one away and she kept it hidden using it like her small "friend" to lick once in a while.
Her throwing up became a bit more frequent, and she gained a bit of weight, about 1-1.5lbs after her sister passed away, poor thing was clearly both distressed as well as bored being alone, hence why we adopted the small one some 7 months after being left alone. She definitely benefits in many ways from the presence of the small one, they play a lot, very active, she lost some weight and she is back to her "normal" previous weight, eats normally too. She loves to lick and clean the small cat (Sorellina), and sometimes if the small one does not cooperate, she will try to pin her down to be able to lick her clean "properly"
although she never hurts or bites her in any way, she is very caring, more like the small one keeps "jumping" her and badgering her to play all the time.
She does seem to throw up more often though, I would say about once every 4-5 days or so on average, although there have been times when she went 2 weeks or so without throwing up at all, whilst other times threw up 2x on the same day, although the 2nd time it was very less just some foam. Usually its just some liquid, she throws up mainly in mornings or after drinking lots of water after having just woke up, and most often there is some fur-ball, bigger or smaller. Could it be that she throws up more because she licks the small one, on top of licking herself, as well as the small one is completely wild, roaming around under all cupboards and all narrow spots she can find, and although we try to clean any dust or dirt, she always seems to be able to find something to mess herself up
(they are indoor kitties, only the glassed terrace/balcony plus inside the flat).
We're thinking of scheduling a trip to the vet as well, although we did take her last year after her sister passing and she was alright physically, and came here to ask if you've had any similar behavior from your cats, especially in such cases involving bringing a "stranger" in the house.
Have a lovely black kitty, Corleone is her name , 4yo in April, very active, normal-ish weight, a bit on the fluffy side but definitely not too overweight I would say, she is about 12lbs and has been at this weight or near for the past 2.5 years.
She eats normally, mostly dry food, but we do also feed her some wet one and some ”cat soup” although she is not a very big fan, seems she prefers her dry food. We only feed high-quality, grain-free hi-protein food, Purizon brand and also few others, trying to keep a variety for her as she is a bit fussy sometimes.
Long story short we also adopted a small kitten some months ago, that one eats pretty much anything is places on front of her as well as tried to ear paper and whatever she sees around
. Corleone was always throwing up a bit more often than her sister, we attributed that to her being an extremely clean kitty, she just won't have any dirt or anything on her, and she used to groom a lot her sister that sadly passed away last year. She seems to love licking everything fluffy, it was in fact very sad after her sister was gone, as she one day found some of my wife's spare make-up brushes, managed to sneak one away and she kept it hidden using it like her small "friend" to lick once in a while.Her throwing up became a bit more frequent, and she gained a bit of weight, about 1-1.5lbs after her sister passed away, poor thing was clearly both distressed as well as bored being alone, hence why we adopted the small one some 7 months after being left alone. She definitely benefits in many ways from the presence of the small one, they play a lot, very active, she lost some weight and she is back to her "normal" previous weight, eats normally too. She loves to lick and clean the small cat (Sorellina), and sometimes if the small one does not cooperate, she will try to pin her down to be able to lick her clean "properly"
although she never hurts or bites her in any way, she is very caring, more like the small one keeps "jumping" her and badgering her to play all the time.She does seem to throw up more often though, I would say about once every 4-5 days or so on average, although there have been times when she went 2 weeks or so without throwing up at all, whilst other times threw up 2x on the same day, although the 2nd time it was very less just some foam. Usually its just some liquid, she throws up mainly in mornings or after drinking lots of water after having just woke up, and most often there is some fur-ball, bigger or smaller. Could it be that she throws up more because she licks the small one, on top of licking herself, as well as the small one is completely wild, roaming around under all cupboards and all narrow spots she can find, and although we try to clean any dust or dirt, she always seems to be able to find something to mess herself up
(they are indoor kitties, only the glassed terrace/balcony plus inside the flat).We're thinking of scheduling a trip to the vet as well, although we did take her last year after her sister passing and she was alright physically, and came here to ask if you've had any similar behavior from your cats, especially in such cases involving bringing a "stranger" in the house.
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recent ones, she is certainly very-very active, very strong and shiny as ever, she always had a most excellent coat 
