andie@cvl.UUCP (Diane Donaldson) (11/04/83)
I have two cats, and just recently acquired a third. My original cat has now started vomiting regularly, about once a day. She bolts her food down without chewing, even dry food, and then throws it right back up. I've tried separating her from the other two cats when I feed them, but that only helps temporarily. Has anyone else had this problem? I took her to the vet; all he did was give her some pills to stimulate her appetite (she then started eating sand from the litterbox and, of course, vomiting it up). Will this problem go away? Help!! Diane Donaldson ...seismo!rlgvax!cvl!andie
guidi@pegasus.UUCP (11/06/83)
I've experienced (rather my cats have!) similar problems when a new addition
arrives (I've had as many as five cats). I tend to think that bolting down
food & vomiting, as well as periods of non-activity, "emotionalism", etc.
are due to two factors:
1. the older cat may feel that it's food is now up for grabs by the
stranger... since the new cat still hasn't melded into the existing
"society", tends to break"rules", etc.
2. If your cats are treated like mine, the new cat takes away some of
the attention from the older cat, and therefore reducing the older
cat's importance wrt you.
It takes from 2-6 or more weeks for things to settle down. good luck!walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (11/07/83)
I don't know if your cat has a psychological problem (because of the new
cat), but one of my two cats started vomiting right after eating, also
(with no psych. problem that I know of). The vet diagnosed hair balls and
gave me "Cat Lax" to medicate the cat with. This worked (the cat loved it,
it's got sweet syrupy ingredients) and he hasn't had a problem since.
Your vet might have checked for this by simply feeling the cat's stomach,
but if not, ask the vet to check it out. I really don't see what an
appetite stimulator would do for a vomiting cat! Maybe try a different vet.
B. Walshzzz@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mike Konopik) (11/19/83)
About the problems with bringing in a new cat -- it might be a true anomaly, but when we got our second cat (both blue point siameses, if that might oddly have anything to do with it), a pecking order was established very quickly, and though they trade off chasing and being chased when playing, when it comes time for feeding it's different. The first (and older) one eats first while the newer one sits patiently out in the next room for her to finish. It's especially strange that when the first one sleeps in past their daily morning feeding, the newer one STILL won't eat until the first has eaten. How 'bout it, folks? Anybody seen THIS sort of oddity before? (by the way, no, the older cat and first to eat is not the strongest of the two...) -- -Mike genrad!mit-eddie!zzz (UUCP) ZZZ%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC (ARPA)