On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:06:16 +1100, Welsh Dog <welshdog@gmail.com>
wrote:

>I've had a little female cat since she was a kitten. She was feral and
>abandoned under a bush by her mother so we took her in, bathed her to
>kill off the fleas and had her spayed... that was 4 years ago.
>
>She's not exactly 'friendly' most of the time, preferring to come and
>go as she pleases tho *is* friendly with my 12 year old daughter,
>allowing only her to carry her, and sleeping on her bed during the
>day.
>
>After a few years insisting on only eating 'Whiskas, we tried her on
>Purina dry food which she really took to and refuses to eat anything
>else we give her (tho is till partial to birds lizards, mice etc she
>catches herself). She has fresh water available of course but
>otherwise that's all we give her.
>
>Problem is that she has taken to regularly throwing up... often just
>after eating. This might not be as bad as it sounds since our dogs
>clean up after her... except of course unless she has something wrong
>with her.
>
>She doesn't throw up after *every* meal... maybe once a week or so...
>but it's still a concern and we're wondering what we should do about
>it - if anything. Other than this occasional problem... and forgetting
>she's 'house trained' now and then... she's pretty much a healthy
>animal, if skittish.
>
>Should we be worried??
>
>Welshdog

I had a cat that did that simply from eating too fast. It took quite a
while for TED to figure this out.

It started (and not right away...of course!) when I had to stop free
feeding her, as she had grown decidedly round.

So when I gave her her measured food, she inhaled it with all haste, and
then, a few to 10 minutes later, threw it up again. But, not every time,
of course.

It hindsight, this seems obvious. But at the time, it certainly wasn't.

But, in any case, I would still take the cat to the vet, immediately, to
be certain your cat does not have a digestive ailment of some kind.

This sort of thing can be an early indicator of several possibly serious
conditions. The earlier it is caught and treated, the better.

Eating wildlife, while instinctive for a former feral, leaves them VERY
susceptible to parasites, and many other illnesses.

I hope it is something as simple as what afflicted my cat. 

The 'cure' was to divide her food into two equal portions, and give them
to her about 15 minutes apart.

She almost never threw up again, after that, and lived to 16 or 17 years
old. (I got her as an young adult, without knowing her exact age.)

Sadly, she wet to the Bridge in on 6/9/1999. I miss her, every single
day :(

~~~~~~~~~~~~  >^..^<

"Life without cats would be only marginally worth living."
-TC, and the unmercifully, relentlessly, sweet calico kitty, Kenzie.

Every day is a treasure with Kenzie; I try to treat them that way. There
will only be so many, and then there will never, ever, be any more.

How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
- Robert Heinlein
Thank you for rescuing a feral kitten would certainly have died, without
your love and care.