Does your cat throw up white foam?
If you see your cats throwing up white foam, you may be concerned. After all, humans tend to vomit due to an illness — sometimes a severe illness. However, the action and causes for a cat throwing up white foam is actually quite common. If you notice your cat exhibiting such behavior, it’s important to know the possible causes of the vomiting. Then you can decide whether you should take your feline fur baby to the vet.
1. Hairballs
One of the most common causes of a cat throwing up white foam is a hairball. Hairballs occur because when cats groom themselves, they end up swallowing some of their hair. This turns into a hairball in the cats’ digestive systems. Cats should be able to digest this fur — after all, they eat critters with fur and are constant groomers. When hairballs become a problem, it is usually a sign of a lack of digestive enzymes, a problem that is particularly prevalent in older cats.
2. Dietary Changes
Another factor that can cause your cat to throw up white foam is dietary change. Cats sometimes protest changes to their diet by rejecting a meal or eating later than normal. Whether a cat eats or not, her body will produce the digestive juices necessary to break down food. The result is often vomiting.
For the same reason, a change to your cat’s feeding schedule can lead to vomiting white foam.
3. Stomach Inflammation
When stomach inflammation (called gastritis) is the cause of your cat throwing up white foam, it may be accompanied by a lack of appetite. Your cat may vomit bile or blood in addition to the white foam.
Causes for Concern When Your Cats Are Throwing Up White Foam
If your cat is just responding to a change in feeding or has the occasional a hairball, you can relax. However, if your cat’s vomiting is due to gastritis, a visit to the vet may be in order. Other symptoms of gastritis may include sluggishness, dehydration, depression, and stomach discomfort.
Cats eat hair; that’s a fact.
However, they should be able to digest that hair. Sometimes cats need a little help with their digestion. For hairballs, stomach inflammation, and dietary changes, try a combination of Vitality Science’s Pet Flora, Luxolite and Super Pet Enzymes.
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Hello. I have a one year old cat. He’s partly an outdoor cat, so he’s out during the day and usually comes back in the afternoon. He just started puking white foam. He’s only puked twice so far, first was with a white slimy liquid and the second was just white foam. Just a few days before the puking I took him to the vet because of his abscess but the vet said everything else was normal. As of now he’s still eating and drinking a lot, and he still moves around normally. What’s wrong with my cat? Please help.
Hi. My cat is an indoor cat and for almost 12 hrs now, she’s been vomiting white foam and a little liquid. I first thought it was phlegm. It’s not much, but she’s been doing this several times per hour. She won’t eat and I’ve been feeding water through a syringe a couple times now, worried she’d get dehydrated. She hides and just lays about. We did change her dry food from Friskies to Science Diet, her can is still Friskies. Please advise. Thank you.
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HI holly,
It could be a multitude of things and without doing test and such we wouldn’t know exactly what is causing your cat to have these symptoms. What we do know is that they are in fact puking white foam and is lethargic. I would recommend Luxolite https://vitalityscience.com/product/luxolite/ . This will help absorb the toxins in the body and coat the stomach. Also Pet Flora https://vitalityscience.com/product/cat-probiotics/ in case there is some sort of an infection.
In the meantime see if you can get some bonebroth in her. Please let us know how else we can help and take care
My cat just had two kittens but i realised after four days after labour and it was weak. It also had foam like salaiva. What could be wrong
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My 5 month old long haired kitten just started vomiting tonight, first food and then white foam since then. ( I’ve cleaned up 9 piles) He doesn’t want to be touched and is isolating himself. He’s never been outside, is utd on vaccines and wormer. I live in the country and the closest vet is 80 miles away. Any ideas on how to help my cat?