Kitty has been "gagging" but no fur balls come out....

[TopCat3]

Maybe she just needs to eat some grass. Usually if my cats are gagging unsuccessfully (if you get my drift), if I let them out to eat some of their catgrass from the pot on the balcony, they can then vomit successfully.They just seem to need to do this even if there is no hairball, it just seems to satisfy a need. Just frothy saliva stuff mixed with the grass reappears. Sometimes on the carpet - mostly on the carpet

[SylviArt]

Thanks! I needed some support here on my theory! YES I think especially long haired cats may NEED to barf up something once in a while much to the grief of the carpet!

Sylvi

Maybe she just needs to eat some grass. Usually if my cats are gagging unsuccessfully (if you get my drift), if I let them out to eat some of their catgrass from the pot on the balcony, they can then vomit successfully.They just seem to need to do this even if there is no hairball, it just seems to satisfy a need. Just frothy saliva stuff mixed with the grass reappears. Sometimes on the carpet - mostly on the carpet

[kb2yjx]

I just sent TopCat a Pm, but see that others have asked the same question. I do NOT like Hills dry because of the BHT, BHA, and ethoxquin that are used as perservatives. I was told to put a cat with bad allergies on their z/d, but refused when I saw that the above was in the allergy diet(z/d). Instead, Tina Peepers is eating the Royal Canin allergy diet. I have 3 kidney cats. 2 will eat the k/d canned minced(and I gag everytime I open up the can), the third stopped eating the k/d and was eating Fancy Feast. I cringed at the 12-17% protein in it. Now, Molly has decided to eat Whiskas and I am OK with the 9% protein. Molly is over 12 yrs and is failing(she gets sub q three times a week). She needs to eat or there goes the liver, and she relishes the Whiskas. The rest of the gang eat Nutro canned and are doing very well on it. I am a RN and REALLY try to give the cats the best I can, but I draw the line at the stuff that Hills put in the dry food. My vet and I have discussed this and we both agree that as long as the cats are eating and not having any adverse effects, let them eat!! I also believe(as I do with someone who is dying)in Molly's case, let her eat what she wants, she is not going to get better with the kidney disease, so she can eat what she wants. Quality of life is what I am aiming for and do not think that I have felt like a criminal giving her the food with the high protein knowing that it just might so her in faster, but by not eating and blowing her liver, she will not have a good quality of life and die much faster. IT IS NOT EASY and the cats do not make it any easier!!!
I hope I did not offend anyone...I do enjoy all the comments and try to think about the other person's feeling when I write a post. Sandra

[SylviArt]

Keep in mind that I am not educated at all on the ingredients and would not have known what the Science Diet does to a cat who is healthy or not...

I am ready to learn and eagar to try the best foods for my kitty!

Sylvi

I just sent TopCat a Pm, but see that others have asked the same question. I do NOT like Hills dry because of the BHT, BHA, and ethoxquin that are used as perservatives. I was told to put a cat with bad allergies on their z/d, but refused when I saw that the above was in the allergy diet(z/d). Instead, Tina Peepers is eating the Royal Canin allergy diet. I have 3 kidney cats. 2 will eat the k/d canned minced(and I gag everytime I open up the can), the third stopped eating the k/d and was eating Fancy Feast. I cringed at the 12-17% protein in it. Now, Molly has decided to eat Whiskas and I am OK with the 9% protein. Molly is over 12 yrs and is failing(she gets sub q three times a week). She needs to eat or there goes the liver, and she relishes the Whiskas. The rest of the gang eat Nutro canned and are doing very well on it. I am a RN and REALLY try to give the cats the best I can, but I draw the line at the stuff that Hills put in the dry food. My vet and I have discussed this and we both agree that as long as the cats are eating and not having any adverse effects, let them eat!! I also believe(as I do with someone who is dying)in Molly's case, let her eat what she wants, she is not going to get better with the kidney disease, so she can eat what she wants. Quality of life is what I am aiming for and do not think that I have felt like a criminal giving her the food with the high protein knowing that it just might so her in faster, but by not eating and blowing her liver, she will not have a good quality of life and die much faster. IT IS NOT EASY and the cats do not make it any easier!!!
I hope I did not offend anyone...I do enjoy all the comments and try to think about the other person's feeling when I write a post. Sandra

[kb2yjx]

We all try to do the best for our cats. When I buy cat food, or our human food, I try to read those labels!!! It is not easy...but we all try to do the right thing for our cats!!! Sandra

[SylviArt]

I went to the local FEED store and let the lady pic out what I needed for my hairball cat problems... She gave me MAX CAT canned foods and Hill SCIENCE DIET but I am not set in stone at all and willing to try others... They are eating the SCIENCE DIET dry much to my suprise but I did not know if it was a good for them food or NOT...

Sylvi

We all try to do the best for our cats. When I buy cat food, or our human food, I try to read those labels!!! It is not easy...but we all try to do the right thing for our cats!!! Sandra