Another thing you might want to check with your vet on is giving him 1/4 of a Pepcid. Tubby has always been a puker. When it got to the point where it was almost every day, I took him to the vet. Turns out he is in the beginning stages of kidney failure (which, hopefully, your vet has already ruled out) which was partially responsible for all the throwing up. The vet prescribed 1/4 of a Pepcid every day. She said it was to "calm his tummy down" so he didn't throw up as much. He had lost weight due to his constant throwing up, and she said he should gain it back because his tummy will feel better so the food will stay down and he'll actually get the benefits of the food - which he couldn't do when it was constantly being thrown up.
Since then, he has gained some weight back, and he throws up a lot less. Not even once a month anymore....and I gotta like that with all the white carpeting we have in the house.
But also since then, I have found that some cats have the feline version of acid reflux, just like some humans, and the Pepcid works on them just like it works on us, you of course just want to reduce the size of the dosage. My vet's exact words when she prescribed it were "It may not help, but it won't hurt either, and it's worth a try."
And if you've ever seen a Pepcid, they are the tiniest pills in the world, and trying to cut them into 4's isn't the easiest thing to do, but for Tubby - anything.
Be sure and check with your vet first though. Good luck!
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Spring 1986 - Dec. 11, 2004
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Fall 1988 - Jan. 24, 2007
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