Yowling before throwing up?

[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

[Catty1]

moosmom has a wonderful word description of the pre-barf sounds many cats make: "urka urka urka..."

[smokey the elder]

Diamond yowls before horking up a hairball; it alerts me to get some paper towels!

[katladyd]

My only cat who pukes is Mac, and he's a silent scarf and barfer. All the better to make you step on his "deposits" on the carpet in the middle of the night!