Old female cat keeps throwing up?

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My cat, Francis, seems to hate our other cats and will not come inside very often. We feed her in the garage, where she spends most of her time. Recently, she has been throwing up pretty much everything we feed her. I have been giving her smaller portions but it doesn't seem to be doing much. I've spread the food out around the bowl; on the sides and such to try and get her to eat slower. 

Is she just eating her food too fast or could there be something wrong with her?

cat lover · Accepted Answer

If she is eating too fast regardless, then you really need to consult with your vet.  It could be that she is simply very hungry, but the food is too rich for her, so she upchucks.

Another poster suggested a blockage.  That doesn't seem a warranted assumption, but when a cat behaves out of the ordinary, that is when you want to seek a professional opinion.

Bridey · Answer

I think it's time for a vet check!
How old is Francis?  How long has the vomiting been going on?
Is it regurgitation, where she eats too fast and the pellets come back up without being chewed-a sign of eating too fast
or is it truly vomit-chewed up food mixed with liquid goop?

Either way , if Francis were mine she would have a vet check.

Elsie · Answer

It sounds like it could be a bowel obstruction. She's eating fast because she's starving, but her body is rejecting the food because there's something in her intestines that is blocking anything else from going through them. She throws up, but then is starving again. 

Get her to the vet ASAP.

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