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My cat vomited.

She hasn't vomited in a long while, the last two times were related to eating too much grass, and another time from eating too much (she was a kitten those times). She's an adult cat now, and randomly vomited (she's had the same amount of food and water as normal). It happened when she went into her litter box and she vomited inside it.

Could it have been the smell?

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People vomit without that much of a warning beforehand. Rarely do we make it to the throne in perfect time. I imagine the same is true with our wild kingdom friends.
Now then, the act if vomiting is our bodies ridding itself of what is considered dangerous, not simply undesirable to our senses.

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what does the vomit taste like?

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Could just be hair causing it.

Does the cat seem Ill now?

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Is she drinking cow's milk? Does she have allergies? Do you brush her hair every day? Daily brushing reduces the instances of hairballs. There are also preparations you can get from the vet that will help cats pass hairballs--it's an ointment you put on the cat's lips; the cat will lick it off.

If it persists, take her to the vet!

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since most of the important questions have been asked, there's one more scenario. did you change her diet? or is there any chance she ate something you're not aware of?
I highly doubt it was the smell of the litter box.

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Thanks everyone for responding! She’s stopped vomiting, only happened twice yesterday. The contents were just the food she had just eaten an hour before vomiting - so it seems like trouble digesting?
I don’t give her milk - she’s been on the same foods for about 3 or 4 months now with no issues. I don’t give her anything new. She gets the same dry and wet foods she always eats - no cow meat or cow products - mainly turkey, chicken and fish meats.
I do brush her about once a week, she’s never coughed up a hair ball, and the contents of her vomit had no fur in it.

Her ears have seemed itchy and her eyes were watering this morning (something might have gotten in there) but she seems okay now - maybe coming down with a cold or something.
She was recently taken to the vet for her annual exam and there were three dogs in the waiting room, and 5 people - maybe one of them had a cold and it passed to her? The experience of being handled roughly really stressed her out, and have acted unusual for the rest of the day too - not wanting to be touched. Does stress cause a cat to have digestive problems and a weakened immune system, like with humans?

She hasn’t brought anything up again, so I think she’s fine for now.

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Feral cats vomit all the time to get rid of hair and fur and feathers and other things they can't digest that they eat in the wild. Lots of house cats vomit regularly and some people say it is because cats are designed to vomit because of their wild ancestors. Yeah that's it.

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cats digestive system is not so evolved. dogs can eat anything, but cats are meant to only eat meat. so, sometimes cats vomit and it's not something to worry about. BUT if she also has diarrhea or anything unusual, I'd suggest a visit to the doctor.
you said you recently took her to the doctor. did they give her any kind of vaccine or medicine? many cats vomit after they have their annual vaccines. and feel dizzy afterwards.

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Kalinihta wrote:
cats digestive system is not so evolved. dogs can eat anything, but cats are meant to only eat meat. so, sometimes cats vomit and it's not something to worry about. BUT if she also has diarrhea or anything unusual, I'd suggest a visit to the doctor.
you said you recently took her to the doctor. did they give her any kind of vaccine or medicine? many cats vomit after they have their annual vaccines. and feel dizzy afterwards.

Thanks for this! She got two vaccines at the vet, that’s probably what it is, she seems fine now and hasn’t seemed ill at all.

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