I think that Storm is the my only cat who has ever made the crying in pain noise before he threw up. I try to keep my cats on a set feeding schedule or else Sky & Ziggy tend to scarf & barf. I can't free feed so I just feed 2 small feedings in the morning and then 2 more at night. If you spread out her dry food this will also help for her to eat slower. Some people have even put something like a rock or some other type of paper weight down on a mat and then put the cats food around it so they have to eat around it and will eat slower. I used to put my small weights on mats so that Alani & Blaze would eat around them because they would some times eat too fast too. Mixing canned & dry food together can also help. Good luck.