What should I do if my cat vomits yellow liquid and food?

Yellow liquid and food vomiting in cats may be caused by factors such as indigestion, hairball syndrome, and gastroenteritis.

Owners should observe the cat's condition after vomiting. If the cat's spirit and appetite are normal and there is no continued vomiting, there is usually no major problem. Owners can feed the cat some probiotics to regulate its intestines and stomach. If the cat exhibits symptoms such as lethargy, decreased appetite, and repeated vomiting after vomiting, the situation is more serious. Owners should immediately stop feeding the cat and watering it, and take the cat to the pet hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis and treatment to avoid delaying the illness.

Indigestion

Cats have fragile intestines, especially young cats whose intestinal development is not yet complete. If they eat too much or too fast at once, they may experience indigestion, resulting in vomiting yellow liquid and undigested food. This situation is usually transient. Owners can stop feeding the cat and watering it for 4-6 hours, and feed the cat a suitable amount of probiotics to regulate its intestines and stomach. As long as the cat does not continue to vomit, there should be no problem.

Hairball syndrome

Cats are very clean animals that constantly clean themselves. This leads to a large amount of hair accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract. If owners do not feed their cats hair removal gel, the cats will vomit to expel the hairballs, which is a self-defense mechanism. Owners can check if there is hair in the cat's vomit. If so, the cat needs to be fed an appropriate amount of hair removal gel or catnip to help expel the hairballs from its body.

Gastroenteritis

When cats suffer from gastroenteritis, they will vomit cat food and yellow liquid, and may also exhibit symptoms such as depression, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools. There are many types of gastroenteritis, such as parasitic gastroenteritis, viral gastroenteritis, and bacterial gastroenteritis. Therefore, owners should take their cats to the pet hospital as soon as they notice the above symptoms for diagnosis and treatment.