| Cats vomit. It's part of who they are. Just because | | | | compromised. And it's only with experience that you |
| you don't like the mess, doesn't necessarily mean | | | | will get to learn what is healthy cat vomit, and what |
| that it's an unhealthy sign, that you need to take | | | | isn't. Essentially it's important not to panic, not to |
| action. Let's first look at some of the reasons why | | | | immediately seek help. Watch and see what pattern, |
| cats vomit and then if, when and what you need to | | | | if any, develops. Healthy animals have a huge |
| do. | | | | capacity to resolve acute disorders, when given the |
| Cats are very clean animals. They spend many hours | | | | chance. |
| grooming themselves. This means, that even in short | | | | A cat who is vomiting from a health disorder will |
| haired moggies, they ingest a lot of fur. The best | | | | naturally want to fast. Digestion takes a huge amount |
| way a cat has found, to get rid of this is to vomit it | | | | of energy, and this is needed to help rebalance your |
| back up when it has formed a firm ball. This is a | | | | cat's health. So again, if you cat is vomiting and |
| perfectly normal and natural reaction, one which is | | | | refusing food, this is not necessarily any cause for |
| more in evidence in the moulting months of spring | | | | alarm. It's in the natural order of things. |
| and autumn, when they discard one coat for another, | | | | Vomiting accompanied by diarrhoea is normally the |
| more appropriate coat. | | | | result of food poisoning. This purging is a healthy sign |
| Even though this fur ball may be mixed with food | | | | your cat is coping well. A healthy cat will have strong |
| occasionally, it is little cause for alarm. | | | | symptoms initially, tapering off as the situation |
| Cats also eat grass as a natural cleansing action. | | | | passes. |
| When they have a mildly upset stomach, they will | | | | However, an unhealthy cat may need help, |
| graze on a little grass, only to bring it back up soon | | | | particularly if you feed your cat a commercial cat |
| afterwards. Often this is simply accompanied by | | | | food. There have been so many cat food recalls |
| saliva. This is a natural and normal part of being a cat. | | | | because of dangerous ingredients, it is far better to |
| By denying an indoor cat access to grass, merely for | | | | take control and feed your cat a homemade cat |
| the sake of clearing up a few messes, is denying | | | | food, one you know is always healthy. One which |
| your cat access to good, natural health. | | | | won't allow your cat to become a statistic. |
| Cats on a healthy raw meat and bones diet will also | | | | A healthy cat is fed a natural, healthy, homemade |
| tend to occasionally vomit up shards of bone. This is | | | | cat food. Feeding your cat a commercial cat food can |
| another normal and natural, healthy part of being a | | | | lead to severe ill health, even death. Can you afford |
| cat. There is absolutely no need for concern. | | | | to take the risk? |
| Cats can also vomit when their health is | | | | |