My Little Man is Throwing Up *Help*

[Anikaca77]

Well I just called the vets and she said the test they want to do is called a Barium test. The vet said it will cost $250 but will work out a payment plan.

I'm going to talk with my husband tonight about it and we'll see where to go. We were going to get a second opinion to see if there is anything else we can do before doing a test like this on him because I really hate to leave him at the vets all day long but I have to, because they have to take x-rays of him throughout the day to see his digestive tract.

[Anikaca77]

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[Catty1]

Um...was waiting to see what your decision was.

Would an ultrasound or regular xray be cheaper?

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[Anikaca77]

Oh sorry my mistake.

I don't know probably. But the vet thinks that this is the way to go. I just checked threads that I've posted here before and I posted on in May 07 saying he was throwing up and then he stopped it.

So that answers the questions as to if he did it before we switched his food to the hairball formula or not.

Um...was waiting to see what your decision was.

Would an ultrasound or regular xray be cheaper?

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[Catty1]

Do you mean he stopped throwing up? Sorry, I am confoozed on Monday mornings!

[jazzcat]

Ripley is my chronic throw up cat. In fact the first 10 years of his life he threw up on a very regular basis and always in piles of three. My vet said some cats are just prone to it. Now he is 15 1/2 years old and in kidney failure so too much throwing up can really make him sick. It got worse back in May and June along with diarrhea so my vet suggested I put him on Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach. That really helped. It stopped the diahhrea and he now only throws up a little every now and then, nothing chronic.

I'm sure this won't help you but I just wanted you to know that some cats are just chronic barfers. I know Cataholic had one too (I believe it was her Tex) because she and I discussed how difficult it could be.

Although I never put Ripley through any tests to figure out why he threw up he was always healthy otherwise and is now 15 1/2 years old. Yes he does have kidney failure now but it wasn't caused by the throwing up, just old age.