My 3 month old kitten ate my vomit and is acting very odd...

[DaMadDogg420]

So my kitten ate a bunch of my vomit in my vomit bowel while i was sleeping. For the last few hours he has been acting extremely odd: Super hyper; wont even let you hold him as he struggles like a maniac to het free; rolled around in the litter box so that i had to give him a bath, and is generally acting like he's drunk or something. I don't drink alcohol, but i am on methadone and ativan, but i didnt throw up within hours after taking a dose of either. He ate the vomit like 18 hours after id taken my methadone, and i hadnt vomited till like 2 hours after consuming it anyways sonit should have been absorbed and the same for each if my ativan doses. Now the juice i drank came back up and smelled slightly fermented (like it can do in your stomach), is it possible he got drunk? Hes lucid, just very hyper and acting strange and out of character......should i just give him time to see if it wears off? I do t have the mo ey right now to bring him to the vet and im very worried about him, even though he seems okay except for being really hyper and kind of acting drunk....

 

[fionasmom]

Welcome to The Cat Site, although I am sorry that this situation with your kitten has brought you here. The fact that your kitten is only three months old makes this much more serious. There are a number of side effects to opioids and benzodiazepines in cats and excitability can be one of them. The opposite reaction is also possible which would be extreme lethargy, slow, respiration, slow motility.

Both of those drugs are used with cats in veterinary medicine, but are dose, weight, and age dependent.

Given that, we don’t know if your kitten ingested very much, if any of the medication, it is hard to make a projection as to what might be going on, and when this will resolve itself.

I do believe that you need to contact a vet, especially given the age of your kitten. Usually in cases like this only supportive care is given, which may mean fluids and observation. Yes, that does mean a veterinary bill, but it may not be as expensive as one in which procedure was done. if you have a vet, they may be willing to discuss this with you over the phone. If you don’t have a vet, I would call a local vet or a local animal emergency clinic and at least talk to them.

 

[FeebysOwner]

Ditto on the welcome to TCS - and, I agree with the above.

The 'fermentation' that you speak of is the result of stomach acids processing/breaking down what is in the stomach. That is why vomit is generally very bitter, vile tasting. Dogs, and cats alike, eat their own vomit as well as any companion pets, so while odd (to me), it is not unusual. And, normally, unless the vomit contains some kind of poison/toxin/harmful content, it generally wouldn't be considered a real problem.

However, as noted above, yours contained drugs and the age of your cat warrants a call to the vet to see what they say. Also, as noted above, if you have a regular vet, it may be nothing more than a phone conversation and any advice on what action to take - most times not incurring a cost to you.

Give them a call just to be on the safe side.

 

[game misconduct]

welcome to the site

 

[ArtNJ]

Methadone has a LONG half life, meaning there was plenty of it in your BLOOD at the time you vomited. Ativan has a shorter half life, but there would still have been some in your blood. But that is blood concentration . . . there should not have been any in your stomach contents afaik unless you have an ulcer. But I'm no medical person, learn something knew every day and all that. Still, I'd be surprised if you vomit had any med content. Can't hurt to call the vet though (well, unless they default to saying come in without giving the issue any thought).

 

[fionasmom]

How is your kitten now? Has there been any improvement in his condition?

Kittens are naturally curious and active. If possible, making your home as safe as possible by removing or relocating anything that could be a temptation would be a good idea.