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I don’t think she is overly skiny but when she eats just a little too much she throws up. Is she ok???
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You have gotten some good suggestions already, but let me add some thoughts.
A thin cat is never a good thing, and if the cat is eating heartily there is almost always a medical condition causing the situation that a vet can help you remedy. So the first thing you should do is make a vet appointment and get that on the books now so you can resolve this issue properly with professional medical advice from someone who can examine the cat. Blood tests may need to be run to rule out things.
The next thing you need to do is assess your cats body condition.
Here’s a chart to help you do that…
http://www.purina.com/cats/health/BodyCondition.aspx
Another thought, could she have worms? Get a stool sample for your vet appointment. Worms can suck the nutrition right out of your cat and in severe infestations they can kill your cat.
Lastly, about the vomiting of the food. Is the food still whole? If so this is common for cats eating an inappropriate diet of dry food.
What happens is that your cat eats the correct amount of dry food to fill its stomach but they don’t “chew” their food. They eat the pieces whole with maybe a crunch or two. As the food heads towards the stomach it begins to leach moisture from the cat and the food expands enormously. If this happens to fast and before the food makes it to the stomach, the cat vomits up full “puffed up” pieces of food. This can be prevented by feeding wet food as nature intended.
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Improving her nutrition will also help her gain weight. Cats were never meant to eat dry food, also known as cereals or kibble. We, humans, make them eat it for convenience to us. It has nothing to do with them or their nutritional needs. It's completely species inappropriate. All small domestic cats descended from desert cats. In the wild, desert cats derive their entire liquid intake from their prey. They do not have a thirst mechanism because they don't need it when eating a species appropriate diet. They get all they need from what they eat. Additionally water was usually not available to them in their desert climate. So they do not often drink water. Regular ol' house cats have descended from those same wild desert cats. So in a home environment, your kitty does not get the moisture it needs from dry food and it’s almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water fountains are encouraged to TRY to get your cat to drink more and your kitty may even enjoy it, but it will never meet its water intake needs drinking from a bowl. Deadly feline illnesses such as diabetes, kidney failure, obesity, allergies, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), bladder stones, kidney stones, urinary tract blockages and Urinary Tract Infections (FLUTD), with and without deadly crystals run rampant these days. Cats are not taking in enough water to stave them off. Proper water intake through a species appropriate diet alone can prevent most of these conditions. Overall, wet is all around better for any cats diet, be it canned or Raw and they should never be fed dry cereal kibble if we wish to most closely match their wild nutritional and dietary needs. Kibble meets our needs… not our cats.
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Some cats are just prone to eating quickly and vomiting as a result. However, I’m concerned in particular about the cat being skinny.
First, she needs a trip to the vet. Simple blood work will indicate whether the cat is hyperthyroid, which sometimes causes an inability to gain weight. The blood test will also pinpoint any other problems that might be present.
You should be feeding a high quality canned food. Start with about 1 tablespoon of food and mash it flat in the bottom of her dish. This will force her to eat slowly, rather than grabbing chunks of cat food and swallowing them whole. Do this multiple times during the day, if possible. She needs to learn to eat slowly.
In addition, sometimes cats get blockages from hairballs. Talk to your vet about what you should use; whether a vet recommended hairball remedy or one available at the grocery. Mix it in with the cats food every few days to keep things moving.
A very thin cat is almost always an indication of a problem. Please take the cat to the vet ASAP.
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No, obviously its not healthy for her to vomit every time she eats a little too much. But just like with humans, she is thin, and she may not want too much food, you should just give her small tiny meals a day, but at least six a day which is healthy. You should really try to fatten her up though, you should visit your vet and consult them about this.
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It would definitely be a good idea to ask your vet whether your cat is too skinny.
In the meantime, it’s possible that your cat is one of those who gobbles food fast enough that big air bubbles go down along with the food. And within a few minutes…up it comes again.
So I think the previous answer is a good one: give the kitty smaller helpings at a time, but give her more helpings through the day.
Or if you can’t be around her for a lot of the day, at least give her breakfast in two or three bunches in the morning, with a bit of time between them. And the same in the evening. Hopefully, if the problem is just her eating too quickly, that might help her not eat a lot of air bubbles with her food.
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