Cobweb eating?

[auntieomega]

My cat was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) almost three years ago. I have come to associate his cobweb eating with his nausea, as it often coincides with flare ups of his IBD symptoms. If I see him rushing around eating cobwebs or sitting sort of hunched up, I know that vomiting is probably in his future or that it may have already started and I need to check for wet spots.

On a side note, I've recently discovered that a weird chewing he used to do sometimes is actually teeth grinding. Teeth grinding in cats is associated with excess stomach acid.

Sometimes these strange things they do are actually symptoms of something else and not just cute behavior.

[Laura's Babies]

I have those blown ceilings and somehow dust bunnies get up there and cling to an especially rough spot up there.. So far my babies haven't noticed it doing it's gentle waving when the a/c or heater blows and make it move but I know that would drive them nuts if it did... Until then, it drives ME nuts!

I find enough fur balls that have been thrown up without having them eating cob webs..

[happylabs]

I wonder if I can train my cats to do that? They should do something to earn their keep around here other than being adorable.

[Cheetaa]

I have a 15 year old Tonkinese that is now vomiting about every three or 4 days, usually soon after I feed her some "Wet" tin food in the morning. Then after she chucks up she will often look for cobwebs to eat. I have tried cutting right back on tin food and in smaller portions which helps somewhat.
Have been feeding both my Tonkinese cats "Hills Science" dry food also.
Will be visiting the vet soon.
Did you find a cure or remedy that eased the symptoms for the IBD disease that you speak about ??

My cat was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) almost three years ago. I have come to associate his cobweb eating with his nausea, as it often coincides with flare ups of his IBD symptoms. If I see him rushing around eating cobwebs or sitting sort of hunched up, I know that vomiting is probably in his future or that it may have already started and I need to check for wet spots.

On a side note, I've recently discovered that a weird chewing he used to do sometimes is actually teeth grinding. Teeth grinding in cats is associated with excess stomach acid.

Sometimes these strange things they do are actually symptoms of something else and not just cute behavior.