throwing up!

[Medusa]

I've not had experience w/IBD in cats but my vet told me that if one of them vomits once, not to worry but if s/he throws up again, to call him.

[Barbara]

Vomiting can be nothing but it also can be a sign of kidney problems. Hope Jimmy'll be ok- or he better goes to see the vet.

[kb2yjx]

Hope the boys feel better soon!

[Emeraldgreen]

Vomiting can be nothing but it also can be a sign of kidney problems. Hope Jimmy'll be ok- or he better goes to see the vet.

Oh wow, I don't know why I didn't think of this. When Jimmy was taken to the vet a few months ago when he became very ill they did a bunch of different tests on him. It turned out that he had an infection in his colon that was treated. But when they did the ultrasound and xrays they found that he only has one working kidney. The one doing all the work is really big and the other one is all shriveled up.
The blood work showed that his one kidney was doing really well so that was a relief. Until that day a few months ago, we never knew that he only had one working kidney.

The other thing the vet told me was that they saw he had a kidney stone. She said it didn't seem to be causing him problems so she said we could leave it alone. But maybe this is the problem. I googled kidney stones and one of the symptoms can be vomitting.

He is managing to keep his food down but when he throws up, it's after he drinks water. I didn't see him do it today but he goes into the litter box to do it so I can't always know. But he is drinking a fair amount. He used to drink tons but he was also on prednisilone at the time so I think that is what made him so thirsty. But he hasn't had pred for almost 3 months and still drinks a bunch of water. Not as much as before but more than the other cats. I'm wondering if he is instinctively trying to pass the stone by drinking a lot of water??

I will call the vet tomorrow and let her know what is going on.

Thanks for the posts everybody! I knew they would help.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Lara, I'm sorry to hear this. Hopefully it's nothing serious. I'll keep Jimmy in my thoughts and prayers. Please continue to keep us updated about him.

[Medusa]

How's our Jimmy today?

[jennielynn1970]

Hey Lara, we're all hoping that Jimmy is doing better. What did the vet have to say?

[Emeraldgreen]

Thanks for asking guys. Jimmy has stopped throwing up and the hiccup like sneezy things he was doing have also stopped. I think he may have had something (like a piece of kibble) lodged in his throat or something and now it has passed? I didn't speak with the vet about it but I will when I go in next. I'm wondering if there are meds that could help break up the stone in his kidney. I don't think a diet change would work for him because he is doing so well on the Hypo Gastro food for his IBD.
Thankfully he is doing better but I will be keeping a close eye on him. He's such a special cat.