Cat barf
The house cat possesses an amazing ability. There is something they can do that has the ability to wake you from a sound sleep and get you on your feet instantly. No alarm clock can awaken you faster or more completely. It is the noise associated with the ejection of a hairball. It can wake the soundest sleeper.
Nobody wants to wake up in the middle of the night and end up stepping in a pile of cat vomit. Yet many cat owners put up with this and have no idea that a lifestyle free of cat barf is possible. Many cat owners think that this is ‘just part of owning a cat’.
A vomiting cat even if it is just a few times a month is a signal that something isn’t quite right. There are several things that can cause vomiting in cats. Addressing the problem will make your cat healthier and your sleep better.
Often the first place to start is with dietary changes. There are several foods that dramatically improve a cat’s digestion. Keeping long-haired cats brushed out is also very helpful. But what might be going on if a dietary change doesn’t help the problem or medication such as laxatone for hairballs doesn’t seem to help?
There can be more sinister problems afoot in the vomiting cat. Problems, that if left un-addressed, can shorten your cat’s life. A good diagnostic plan, including bloodwork will indicate which path treatment should take.
One such disease is inflammatory bowel disease. IBD is now being implicated by some researchers as a cause of intestinal lymphoma. To make a diagnosis of IBD a surgical biopsy is indicated. Knowing the problem can lead to effective treatment and prevent serious additional health problems.
Vomiting isn’t something that ‘you just put up with when owning a cat’. It is a symptom of an underlying problem that needs care.
If you find yourself cleaning up kitty vomit on any kind of regular basis a call to the clinic is in order. Diagnostic work and treatment can really help these kitties out and give you a better night's sleep as a benefit for getting the vomiting issue addressed.