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| The bad news, however, is that she is being sick immediately after she eats and has loose stools, although the rest of the time she seems as right as rain. I should point out that we have just moved and she finds travelling and moving very stressful. She has been like it for a couple of days now so, obviously, if it carries on I will take her to the vet. So, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their cat after they have suffered a period of stress and anxiety? | |
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This may also be a change-of-season related issue. Our cats always get more barfy as winter comes -- they're sensitive to the cold. The trick is to turn up the central heating for the little darlings and make sure they have someplace warm to sleep. You should also make sure that the food isn't cold (eg, if you keep the tins in the basement / larder or in the fridge, it's probably worth letting them warm up to room temperature before serving).
Finally, you might try serving half-portions twice as often, as sometimes our cats get greedy and it's the pure scoffing that causes them to be sick.
I've long since discovered that a few extra chuffs spent on the heating outweighed the hassle of going around the house cleaning up puddles of barf, which normally bypassed the easy-to-clean tiles and went straight onto the expensive oriental rug (or our duvet, bless their little hearts).
If keeping your cat warmer doesn't help after a few days, it's probably worth a visit to the vet. But if the cat is still eating reasonably enthusiastically and not losing weight, I'd give it a few days. It's when cats go off their food that you really need to worry.