Yowling before throwing up?

[ToBeEvergreen]

Mario will do that. He lets out what we call the saddest sound on earth (except when he makes a similar yowl during bathtime). He sounds like he's being tortured, and then he hacks something up and walks away. Makes the same noise if he can't find me, and rarely, when he is scared.

[chocolatepuppy]

Missy makes the most awful yowling noises before she throws up. It makes the hairs stand up on your neck!

[Kirsten]

Poor babies! They do make heartbreaking sounds, don't they? I bet they hate throwing up, or maybe it even scares them. And who could blame them?

[Freedom]

Yes, 2 of mine do this. Thank goodness I've been able to find a food brand which cuts down on hairballs!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes, Storm does this. I think that he's the only one. Sky is usually the silent barfer but sometimes he'll make a strange face with is tongue sticking out before he barfs. Ziggy will just explode when she barfs so she never gives any warning. Sky and Ziggy are my scarf and barf kittes so it's usually just food not hairballs that they're throwing up.

[pomtzu]

None of my cats ever did this, but one of my son's RB cats did. He would let out with the most ungodly sounding yowl, that you would think he was about to die. At least it gave us time to get him off the carpet or furniture tho. He'd hack and barf away, then go about his business like nothing happened.

[Barbara]

Tigris did it. I am sure it sounded worse then it felt because he was famous for getting a hairball out and asking for food immediately after