Vomiting in cats

Re: Vomiting in cats

Maria84 — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:15:09 GMT

We use Cerenia 16mg tablets for the cats... Quarter tablet SID.

Re: Vomiting in cats

Sal the 1st — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:36:51 GMT

dont know if this will be of any use at all?

one of my old cats was hyperthyroid and had kidney problems - she was on fortekor and felimazole at the end (thyroid surgery had already been attempted)

The thing is she used to vomit 2 or 3 times a week and it was always first thing in the morning so I woke up to it. We worked out that if she had access to food very early in the morning it didnt happen so we got one of those timer bowls. It didnt make any difference filling the bowl before we went to bed because she would just eat until the bowl was empty but when we had a timer so that she had access to food around 5 am the vomiting stopped.

It also works with one of my current cats who tends to vomit a little if he gets too hungry - if I get up and put some food in the bowl as soon as I hear him moving around he doesnt vomit (and also it stops him chewing on plastic bags!)

Re: Vomiting in cats

Celine — Sun, 12 May 2013 21:45:35 GMT

If you did want to get a BP could you ask very nicely to take the doppler home with you at lunchtime or after work and bribe a colleague to come in for a cuppa / possible arm laceration and try puss at home?

Re: Vomiting in cats

Steph Worsley — Sun, 12 May 2013 21:13:19 GMT

cats really dont like ranitidine so thats why we use famotidine.....you should be able to get it from your wholesaler (20mg tablets, 1/8th every day) have you thought about giving her some sub cut fluids at home? I've had a lot of clients do it with success.

you could try metoclopromide as well (in truth this should be used over cerenia in cats due to the cascade) the oral emiprid is licensed in cats

Re: Vomiting in cats

Mlwelsh — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:13 GMT

Thanks for the reply!! She is my own cat, urea was 20, creatinine 250. We have just started the fortekor as large increase in blood levels in last 6 months. She doesn't cope at vets, refuses to eat and becomes depressed. She is 15-16yrs old and I have come to the hard decision not to do ivft as its detrimental to her with not eating and being so depressed. It's quality over quantity now :( Having said that, she is bright and eating as normal. It's just the vomiting bile regularly which can't be nice for her (and is not nice for me to be cleaning my sofa every other day!) so just wondered if there was something I could give to her to stop this. Thanks, will defo get some ranitidine or equivalent. :D

Re: Vomiting in cats

Steph Worsley — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:36:57 GMT

I would try famotidine dose is 1/8th tablet every day it is an antacid similar to ranitidine.

the only other thing is to ask how azotaemic is she? as if her azotaemia is not under control then this can cause vomiting so she may benefit from a few days of IV fluids