Archie throwing up white foam

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SarahD

SarahD

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Hi everyone,
My cat Archie was diagnosed with diabetes beginning of November. He's been on Prozinc 3units 2x/day and just had a glucose curve on Tuesday at the vet where his numbers were all fantastic and is now at 2 units 2x/day. The same day... Tuesday I had to bring my othe cat Monte (Archie's brother) to the vet cause he collapsed and was unresponsive. Turns out he had a massive growth around his abdomen and he was very very very sick. After 11.5 years I had to make the worst decision of my life and put him down. I still feel awful :(. Anyways... I noticed Archie has been eating less (not tons..but def less) and this morning he was going around the house throwing up white foam in random spots. Probably threw up about 5 times. This was just around 7am. I normally feed him 7-7:15am. So I put out his wet food and he ate half... Went to lay down, came back about 10 min later and almost finished the rest (not all.. Maybe 85% of his food). Do I give him his insulin???
 
Was the white foam just a little tiny bit and no food in it?
I'm not experienced with your insulin, so can't advise on giving his shot. Are you home testing?
I do know that my cat J.D. used to get an acid tummy when his tummy was empty, and would spit up clear or white foam in the mornings.
I hope Archie continues to eat just fine the rest of the day.
 
Ya it was just tiny little bits and no food in it... I thought maybe it was just because his tummy was empty and he was hungry. I guess I am getting worried about everything now since I had to put his brother down :(
 
Hi Sarah,

I, too, am sorry that you lost your dear little Monte. I can fully relate to the hypervigilance that comes after such a loss. :bighug:

I'd like to add that both of my cats tend to vomit up white foam when they have gone too long between meals. I'm glad to hear that Archie ate for you this morning. Keep an eye on his appetite and see if he settles back into his normal eating habits quickly. If not, check this page from Tanya's Site for tips on how to spot nausea symptoms and have a word with your vet about any symptoms that Archie might show.

Fingers and paws crossed that this is just a one-off. :)


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Critter Mom said:
Hi Sarah,

I, too, am sorry that you lost your dear little Monte. I can fully relate to the hypervigilance that comes after such a loss. :bighug:

I'd like to add that both of my cats tend to vomit up white foam when they have gone too long between meals. I'm glad to hear that Archie ate for you this morning. Keep an eye on his appetite and see if he settles back into his normal eating habits quickly. If not, check this page from Tanya's Site for tips on how to spot nausea symptoms and have a word with your vet about any symptoms that Archie might show.

Fingers and paws crossed that this is just a one-off. :)


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Thank you! He seems to be doing ok now :).
It's been tough since losing Monte earlier this week... Now I keep thinking all the worst for Archie :(. I'm thankful he's still here and he's doing well (aside from having diabetes of course). He been getting extra cuddles a lot from me lately. Makes me feel better... And I hope him too :)
 
Glad to hear Archie's eating better now, Sarah.

Cuddles are good - for kitty and bean. :bighug:


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Hi Sarah - Murphy vomits small white foam spots around the house on occasion - it is almost exclusively when he has a very empty stomach - sometimes there's a few pieces of kibble -- I think it is fairly common (or at least not that uncommon) I started giving him pepcid 1/4 tab twice a day and it really helps a lot - I was also thinking about using slippery elm bark for that - will need to read up on it though
 
Critter Mom said:
Hi Sarah,

I, too, am sorry that you lost your dear little Monte. I can fully relate to the hypervigilance that comes after such a loss. :bighug:

I'd like to add that both of my cats tend to vomit up white foam when they have gone too long between meals. I'm glad to hear that Archie ate for you this morning. Keep an eye on his appetite and see if he settles back into his normal eating habits quickly. If not, check this page from Tanya's Site for tips on how to spot nausea symptoms and have a word with your vet about any symptoms that Archie might show.

Fingers and paws crossed that this is just a one-off. :)


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@Critter Mom

Hi Mogs

Layla, does the same as your two kitties. Do you give them anything?

Madeline
 
I do not have any advise on the issue, I am sorry. I did want to offer my condolences for your loss. I too recently had to do the same thing and I understand it is devastating. *Hugs* from Georgie and I.
 
So sorry for your loss :(

Gremlin also has a tendancy to vomit foam on occasion. Once he eats it seems to always settle though. As long as it doesn't continue he should be okay. He may be eating less due to the loss of his brother.

Sending you hugs.
 
So sorry about Monte, it's always so hard to lose a beloved family member. Hold close your wonderful memories of him, and he will live forever in your heart. {{{Hugs}}}

Squallie has occasionally done the same vomiting thing when his stomach has been very empty. It should sort itself out after eating, but if it continues you should discuss it with your vet as there may be another, underlying cause.

Fly free, beloved Monte cat_wings>o
 
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Layla, does the same as your two kitties. Do you give them anything?
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Hi Madeline,

Sorry to hear that Layla is prone to vomiting.

I'll start with the easiest case. For my civvie, Lúnasa, I spread her meals out throughout the day and make sure she has plenty to eat at night. She is a grazer, not a scarfer so this generally works well. I'm at home all the time (agoraphobic) so it's no problem to put out the meals for her. However, if that were not the case I'd use a multi-compartment timed feeder to make sure she has a steady supply of grub and no long fasts.

Saoirse was diagnosed last year with chronic pancreatitis. The vets who gave the original FD/pancreatitis diagnosis put her on Caninsulin and insisted I only feed her twice a day with Hill's w/d kibble (which, putting it mildly, I was far from happy about). Pretty much straight away Saoirse started having very painful vomiting bouts so I disregarded the vet's instructions and started splitting her food allowance for the cycle into three meals (large one at injection time, two smaller meals at +3 and +6, then a small snack at +9). It stopped the vomiting.

We moved to a different vet not long after Saoirse's diagnosis (better support for home testing and feeding low carb wet food). Because Saoirse has chronic pancreatitis I feed her mini meals throughout the day. I use a timed feeder (Petsafe 5) to dispense her night time feeds. I give her ondansetron for nausea. In March she had some blood work and diagnostic scans done and the vets found she has early stage II kidney insufficiency. After that I introduced famotidine into her treatment regimen. The treatments and feeding routine are working well for my little Munchkin. Thankfully she doesn't have problems with vomiting.

Hope some of the above helps Layla. There's very good information on nausea and vomiting at Tanya's Site. If the vomiting is persistent, please let your vets know so that they can investigate further.


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Critter Mom said:
Hi Carol,

There's good information about SEB on this page at Tanya's Site.



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thanks for the info, Mogs It is helpful to me as well. Murphy is on Prozinc and his nadir seems to be around +5 so I'm hesitant to give him anything after that - how small of a snack do you give at +9? Have you ever used slippery elm for the empty stomach vomiting? I think I read that since it coats the stomach, it works as good as pepcid.
 
I use slippery elm powder made up into a slurry for Sheba twice a day at +9, so as to keep it away from medications because it coats the tummy and could stop the absorption of the meds....but is fine if it is two hours or more away from meds. Sheba vomits small amounts of frothy white foam when her tummy is empty. The SEB powder slurry has almost eliminate it.
I give Sheba 5 mls of the slurry in 5 mls of chicken stock I have make myself...no salt or additives....and a couple of pieces of boiled chicken ...not much...about as much as half a baby cherry tomato.
You could just add the 5 mls to a small piece of cut up boiled chicken if you didn't want to use the stock and see if he eats that. It doesn't effect Sheba's BSLs.
I use an auto feeder for the +9 at night
 
Bron and Sheba said:
I use slippery elm powder made up into a slurry for Sheba twice a day at +9, so as to keep it away from medications because it coats the tummy and could stop the absorption of the meds....but is fine if it is two hours or more away from meds. Sheba vomits small amounts of frothy white foam when her tummy is empty. The SEB powder slurry has almost eliminate it.
I give Sheba 5 mls of the slurry in 5 mls of chicken stock I have make myself...no salt or additives....and a couple of pieces of boiled chicken ...not much...about as much as half a baby cherry tomato.
You could just add the 5 mls to a small piece of cut up boiled chicken if you didn't want to use the stock and see if he eats that. It doesn't effect Sheba's BSLs.
I use an auto feeder for the +9 at night
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how much SEB powder do you put in the 5 ml of broth?
 
To make up a SEB slurry
Mix 1/2 cup cold water with 1 measured teaspoon SEB powder. Mix with a fork.
Put over a slow heat and bring gently to the boil stirring with a spoon all the time.
Simmer for a couple of minutes til it thickens stirring all the time.
Cool and pour into a glass jar and refrigerate. Will last for 7 days.
I often do a double mixture. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to do, that is all.
Give 5 mls twice a day at least 2 hours away from medications.

Make sure when you buy the SEB powder it is pure and has no additives. I bought mine from a health food store but it is also available online I know that NOW has it.
I have found it is really great for Sheba's foamy vomits. I usually give her a little something to eat with it ( not much but enough so she has something in her tummy) because I think having an empty tummy is a lot of the problem.
Hope it helps Murphy.:)
 
Bron and Sheba said:
To make up a SEB slurry
Mix 1/2 cup cold water with 1 measured teaspoon SEB powder. Mix with a fork.
Put over a slow heat and bring gently to the boil stirring with a spoon all the time.
Simmer for a couple of minutes til it thickens stirring all the time.
Cool and pour into a glass jar and refrigerate. Will last for 7 days.
I often do a double mixture. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to do, that is all.
Give 5 mls twice a day at least 2 hours away from medications.

Make sure when you buy the SEB powder it is pure and has no additives. I bought mine from a health food store but it is also available online I know that NOW has it.
I have found it is really great for Sheba's foamy vomits. I usually give her a little something to eat with it ( not much but enough so she has something in her tummy) because I think having an empty tummy is a lot of the problem.
Hope it helps Murphy.:)
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thanks - Murphy doesn't like an empty tummy either I'l try it
 
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