Many poop collectors will become panicked when they see their cats vomiting, thinking that the cat must be sick. In fact, vomiting in cats does not necessarily mean that they are sick. Cats are carnivorous animals, and their innate vomiting mechanism is much more developed than humans. When cats eat rotten food or foreign objects, they often vomit them out. This is a self-protection mechanism and does not necessarily mean they are sick.

Cat vomiting can be roughly divided into two categories: "pathological vomiting" and "physiological vomiting"

Let’s take a look at the specific symptoms of these two types of cat vomiting, and tell whether the cat is sick from the cat’s vomitus.

【Physiological vomiting】

1. Gastric juice + cat hair (gastric juice is a viscous and slightly transparent liquid)

Cat vomiting gastric juice mixed with a ball of hair means that your cat is "vomiting hair balls". You don't need to worry too much about this kind of vomiting. Whether it is a long-haired cat or a short-haired cat, when licking its own hair, it will eat the hair into its stomach. Hair cannot be digested. When a lot of hair accumulates in the esophagus or digestive tract, cats will expel the hair balls through vomiting.

Although "vomiting hairballs" is a normal phenomenon, if the cat's hair accumulates too much and cannot be discharged, it may cause "hairball syndrome" in severe cases. It is best for the poop scraper to help the cat comb its hair regularly to reduce the amount of hair the cat eats in its stomach. If it is difficult for your cat to pass hair balls, you can give your cat some cat grass and cat grass tablets to assist gastrointestinal peristalsis and help the cat pass hair balls smoothly. ​ 2. Gastric juice with white bubbles or yellow bile

White bubbles vomiting out of cats may be caused by excessive gastric acid secretion. If mixed with yellow bile, it may be caused by excessive vomiting.

If the cat does not have other symptoms such as fever, diarrhea or mental depression, it is most likely caused by the cat’s unhealthy eating style. It is recommended that the cat should be fed regularly and quantitatively so that the cat can secrete gastric juice normally and will not vomit.

3. Completely undigested food

Cat vomit is undigested food, and meat pieces, cat food, etc. can be clearly seen. This situation is caused by indigestion caused by cats eating too fast and swallowing directly. It is recommended to feed cats regularly and quantitatively, so that they don’t get hungry and satiated every meal. If your cat has a habit of eating quickly, you can change it to a "slow food bowl" to improve the cat's eating speed.

4. Incompletely digested food

The common reasons why cats vomit food that has been digested into paste are: eating too much too quickly, exercising strenuously soon after eating, stomach discomfort with new food, stale food or allergies, etc.

If you feed your cat wet canned food, it is best to finish eating within 2 hours. If you cannot finish eating, please put it in the refrigerator in time to prevent the food from deteriorating.

5. Foreign objects

Some cats have pica and eat plastic, wool, plants, etc. These things cannot be digested in the stomach, and some plants can even cause poisoning in cats. If a cat frequently vomits but cannot vomit (some even suffer from constipation), it is very likely that the cat has ingested foreign objects and blocked the digestive tract. In this case, please take the cat to the hospital for examination in time.

In addition, it is recommended that the poop scooper be more diligent and tidy up the things at home to prevent cats from eating foreign objects by mistake.

【Pathological vomiting】

1. White transparent thread-like worms (parasitic infection)

When cats are infected with parasites (tapeworms, roundworms, whipworms, hookworms), they will directly vomit out the parasites. It is usually accompanied by symptoms such as lack of food, diarrhea, listlessness, weight loss, and abdominal enlargement.

When the cat can vomit parasites, it proves that the number of parasites in the body is too high. Please seek medical treatment in time and perform internal and external deworming. Households with multiple cats also need to isolate the cats to avoid cross-infection.

2. Bloody vomit

If your cat’s vomit contains blood, it is most likely a gastrointestinal ulcer or internal bleeding caused by eating hard objects. At this time, please take your cat to the hospital for treatment in time.

There are many reasons for cats to vomit. It is not necessarily a problem with the digestive tract! It may also be a reaction caused by lesions in other organs. If you have frequent vomiting, lack of energy, and poor appetite, it is safer to take your cat to the hospital for a comprehensive examination.