Sick kitties.....what now?

Question

My one year old male started throwing up, and it passed after a few times. Now this is a day later, and now my kitten (4 months) has been throwing up too.

There's a vet I'll be getting to come around (I really don't need to go see the vet and have them barf all over the car and each other) tomorrow, because I now suspect something else.

My b/f went and stupidly gave them milk tonight, I am not sure if that could have caused it.

They eat the same food, which I will be changeing too, because there has to be a cause, and it's not worms, it's not overeating or eating too fast, they haven't been able to "get into" anything they shouldn't, it's not constipation, there is also no diarrhoea, it's not diabetes, salmonella, it's not urinary problems, and it's not heat stroke either. I'm at a loss, but I can't let this go on.

Her appetite was a bit low today, I am wondering if it's a viral something? What can be transferred between cats like this?

What is being thrown up is partially digested foods (hours after they have eaten), then when that's gone, it's yellow foam followed by just foam. The boy threw up four times before he stopped, and the girl has done so three times. When the boy did it, I witheld food for 18 hours, which seemed to do the trick.

Answer 1

it sounds like fur balls,sometimes cats eat their food so fast that when the cold of the food hits their stomach it comes straight back up.and some cats will eat grass to bring up food especially when it hasn't digested it properly..and probably that's all the bile is.

Answer 2

The milk definitely could have caused it...cow milk usually doesn't work well with a cat's digestive system.

The problem is that it could be an indicator of more serious things and not so serious...even upper respiratory infection can cause vomiting.

I would watch what you feed them until the vet arrives.  Have a fecal sample ready so the vet can test that, too.  Make sure the vet comes really soon just in case it is something serious!

Answer 3

Are they coughing too?  Could be Calici.  It usually goes away after a week or so but take them to the vet if they get worse.