"Gandalf" ...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:06:16 +1100, Welsh Dog <>
> 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 :(

You gave him some very good advice Gandalf.
I'm glad she lived so long and I'm so sorry she went to The Bridge,
and knowing you as I do, the pain still lingers.
You gave her a wonderful life:)
(((((((((((Gandalf))))))))
Kyla
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~  >^..^<
>
> "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.