What to Give a Vomiting Cat

Every one of us who has ever had the company of a cat in the house has felt the pain of watching your cat vomit unusual globs onto the floor. You want to know what to give a vomiting cat. To help your cat get past the vomiting, there are a few edible items which you can try. Take note that if the vomiting continues constantly over one day or lasts more than one day, find your vet as quickly as possible because your cat is ill.

The first thing I can tell you about what to give a vomiting cat is peppermint tea. This is an old traditional method of calming stomachs and does work as long as there is no internal illness such as cancer or serious stomach virus. You want to give your cat one tablespoon of warm peppermint tea. Don't give hot tea; let it cool until you can touch it with the tip of a finger. Use a small bowl to feed your cat the tea.

If your cat is refusing to eat after vomiting, or cannot keep any food down, you want to make sure your cat stays hydrated. Water should be in good supply. Don't force the cat; but if you notice that your cat isn't drinking water or is vomiting that back up, switch to ice chips. If you use ice chips, place a small amount in a bowl and hand feed them to your cat every fifteen minutes. Your cat licking ice will stay hydrated until you get them to the vet.

Another liquid which you may consider is an unflavored Pedialyte. Yes, the children's stuff. Pedialyte can help replace electrolytes which your cat loses from dehydration when the cat is sick. Use this sparingly, giving it to your cat with an eye dropper. Give them two droppers full every ten minutes over a two hour time period, so 12 doses in two hours. Feed it to them slowly because they could vomit this back up as well. If you don't have the commercial variety at home you can make your own. Mix two quarts of water with one teaspoon of backing soda, one teaspoon salt and seven tablespoons of sugar. Boil the mixture and dissolve it completely then let it cool.

If your cat seems to be losing energy after vomiting, you can provide a quick energy boost with pancake syrup. You're not going to feed your cat the pancake syrup; you put a dab of it on your finger and gently rub it onto your cat's gums. It will be difficult, and you will need to expose the gums to do this because your cat won't feel like opening their mouth.

What you don't give a vomiting cat is food, of any kind. Remove the food bowl and don't feed your cat for about 12 hours. This allows their stomach to settle down again. Give water or Pedialyte or pancake syrup but no food. After waiting a day try fish oil or sunflower oil in a small amount on a saucer. This will help coat the stomach, and let you test to see if your cat is up to eating again. If they take it well, move up to a bland cooked diet. Cook up small amounts of boiled chicken, fish, or plain rice. Don't use seasoning, not even salt. Let your cat eat what they want. Do this for about two days, and then over the next week slowly replace it with their normal diet.