Cat ate canned food and vomited

Cat ate canned food and vomited

There are several possible reasons for a cat to vomit after eating canned food:

1. The cat ate too fast, stimulating the stomach and causing vomiting.
2. Bacterial infection leading to gastroenteritis.
3. If the cat is young and hasn't been vaccinated, consider whether it's infected with the feline distemper virus.
4. physiological vomiting caused by overeating or consuming food too quickly, which usually doesn't last long and the cat can soon return to normal eating.
5. Vomiting caused by eating something spicy that irritates the gastrointestinal tract.
6. The cat may have gastroenteritis or other gastrointestinal diseases. If the cat has poor mental health and vomits frequently, it's recommended to visit a pet hospital.

Causes of vomiting

There are several reasons for a cat to vomit after eating:

1. Eating too fast or too eagerly, causing physiological vomiting that usually doesn't last long.
2. Eating something spicy that irritates the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Contracting gastroenteritis or other gastrointestinal diseases.
4. If the cat has poor mental health and vomits frequently, it's recommended to visit a pet hospital.

Can a cat eat vomit?

Cat vomit can be divided into mild and severe cases. If it's mild vomiting, you can feed the cat canned food. Canned food can help supplement the cat's nutrition and stimulate its appetite. However, it's recommended to feed the cat in small amounts and multiple times a day to avoid exacerbating the vomiting. If the vomiting is severe, the cat is already dehydrated, and should be taken to a pet hospital for fluid therapy. In this case, it's not suitable to feed the cat canned food.

Feeding canned food

If it's a young cat, it's recommended to feed it specialized canned food for young cats, as young cat canned food is easy to digest and rich in nutrition. Adult cats are suitable for eating adult canned food. If the cat is sick, it can eat recovery canned food after illness. If the cat has just had surgery, it can eat post-operative recovery canned food. If the cat has kidney or bladder problems, it can eat prescription canned food for the kidney.