my cat is approximately 14 years old and for the past month or so has begun vomiting on a daily basis. Could this perhaps be due simply to old age or is there an underlying health problem? Has anybody experienced this with their cat?
Vomiting can be a sign of a number of diseases (or start of a disease) in an older cat. Some, if not treated early enough can be life threatening. I suggest you get your baby to a vet for tests. I can't even speculate on what could be happening to your boy.
I agree with Momofmany here. (I may be overstepping my knowledge here - I'm still learning).
Questions: Is your cat keeping down water or not? Is it just food that you see or not? If he/she isn't keeping down water you need to get him immediately because he/she can be dehydrated.
It can be a sign of something serious, so please take your kitty to the vet ASAP for tests. Its not too uncommon for older cats to have problems.
I had the same problem for a short time with my 17 year old Sphinx. It was found out by trial and error (all blood tests and xrays came back fine) that he had only food allergies.
I also have to agree that your baby needs mdical attention as soon as possible. At your cats age it could be a multitude of things and dehydration is a very real threat. Vomiting is a common symptom of renal failure and if this is the case then he can definitely not afford to become dehydrated. Of course there is a possiblity that he has an upset stomach from something else but its definitely worth taking your cat for a full health check including bloods and urinalysis.
Precious did this and we took him to the vet and they said that
he just had a bad care of hairballs.
about 2 months down the road he starting throwing up blood
so i took him back and that's when we found out that he
had cancer