Mr. Softie’s tummy has been bothering him again and I can’t get him to the vet anytime soon. Every couple of days he throws up stomach acid and his poops are very runny. If any other hexbear out there has experience with a cat like this, is there any food you recommend?

tinned fish that is labelled for human consumption

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My cat was very sickly and always threw up after she ate unless it was wet food. Eventually I found a dry food that helped but she only got through about a bag and a quarter before she passed.

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pets dying should be illegal. It’s a problem that we need to solve

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We must rise up and conquer death.

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Sorry for your cat’s passing comrade.

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Thank you comrade.

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my older kitty has a fairly sensitive stomach and we’ve found that feeding her wet cat food with pumpkin in it helps. She loooooves to eat the pumpkin and she vomits a lot less when we give it to her on a consistent basis

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pumpkin

Didn’t even know cats liked that, thanks!

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I would consider growing wheatgrass for your cat as well. It’s very simple to grow, and sprouts very quickly. You don’t even need to worry about feeding the grass either, you can just let the grass die off in a month-1.5 months and have another small planter going. The grass provides a lot of nutrients and fiber and it supposedly good for cats digestive health. Certainly in the wild cats are eating meat/organs and otherwise chewing on whatever plant material they find.

There’s a possibility your cat doesn’t respond well and if they barf up grass you can decide if it’s not worth it. I guess you should also try to make sure your cat doesn’t have worms (if they got fleas at any point that is the primary vector), because some worms can cause vomiting as well.

Personally my cat is obsessed with wheatgrass and if I don’t grow it she will search out literally any house plant available to chew on.

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Do you do it outside or under grow lights?

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we will give her some of this along with her breakfast or dinner but they also make wet cat foods with pumpkin mixed in with the chicken/fish/whatever

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I don’t know, I haven’t had a cat since I was a kid but I really hope Mr Softie is alright

Someone please help

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I’m not a vet or a doctor but my vibes based science has me wondering if he’s got some kinda liver/gallbladder issue, with the vomiting (you said he vomits acid) and runny poops, maybe if the food you feed him is high in fat you could try something higher in protein?

the internet says gallbladder issues in cats can present with jaundice so def look out for yellowing around his eyes and face

but idk again, not a vet, not a doctor, just a guy who dropped out of college once

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Thanks for the suggestion.

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Np hope he’s fine

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