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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2005Persistent Vomiting, nothing found
Fwom:PF Riley (pfriley@watt-not.com) Subject:Re: Persistent Vomiting, nothing found >You might want to try a veterinary newsgroup as sci.med tends to be >populated by people who deal in human medicine only. Can you recommend one? I didnt find one, which is why I posted in the most general med group I could find. I assumed the possible diseases would be much the same though, perhaps wrongly. I guess there isnt so much of a furball problem with humans :) thanks, NT >Fwom:PF Riley (pfriley@watt-not.com) >Subject:Re: Persistent Vomiting, nothing found [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Can you recommend one? sci.med.veterinary bob Unfortunately this service doesnt carry sci.med.veterinary. Thats what I looked fo first. Thanks, NT >Unfortunately this service doesnt carry sci.med.veterinary. Thats what >I looked fo first. Try some of the rec.pets.cats groups. I don't read them, but many cat enthusiasts recommend them. As for your cat... Kidney disease is very common in older cats. One symptom is vomiting clear or foamy fluid. But your vet has no doubt done a blood test for kidney function. Normal healthy cats vomit a lot more frequently than a healthy person ever would. "Catting" is an old English euphemism for vomiting. They commonly eat grass and them vomit. One theory is that they chew on the grass to get folic acid from the juice, and swallow it because of the way it gets caught in their tongue bristles, then vomit because it irritates their stomachs. They also seem to know that they can induce vomiting by eating grass, and will do so in order to get hairballs out. If your cat is bringing up hairballs, you may have to start combing or brushing her, especially when she's shedding heavily. Some cats just have "delicate stomachs", and will vomit for no apparent reason. We had one that would vomit whenever she ate too much too fast. If your cat is otherwise healthy, and vomits immediately after eating, try feeding her part of the meal, then waiting ten minutes or so after she finishes it before giving her the rest, or feed her smaller meals more frequently. (Incidentally, our cat eventually developed the behaviour of scooping each pellet out of the dish onto the floor with a paw before eating it. Thus she slowed down her own rate of eating and solved her own problem. I have no idea what was going on in her head when she worked this out!) Good luck with your cat. If she's healthy otherwise, you may just have to put up with her delicate stomach. >Try some of the rec.pets.cats groups. I don't read them, but many cat >enthusiasts recommend them. Will do, ty >Kidney disease is very common in older cats. One symptom is vomiting >clear or foamy fluid. But your vet has no doubt done a blood test for >kidney function. Yes, and kidneys came back fine, despite age. Sometimes its brown material, but more often just clear/foamy liquid, ie empty stomach. >Normal healthy cats vomit a lot more frequently than a healthy person >ever would. Yup. How much is within ok? At the mo its once a day, it got as bad as 3x a day before. >If your cat is bringing up hairballs, you may have to start combing or brushing her, >especially when she's shedding heavily. Might be worth a try - I'd be amazed if I dont get skewered though. He is shedding, though this seems an odd time of year for it. >If your cat is otherwise healthy, and vomits immediately after eating, alas neither, signs of inflammation and infection. >I have no idea what was going on in her head when she worked this out!) its remarkable what they do work out sometimes. Thanks, NT >Unfortunately this service doesnt carry sci.med.veterinary. Thats what >I looked fo first. Too bad I didn't give you the correct name. It is alt.med.veterinary. Sorry! If your provider doesn't carry it, ask them for it. It is common that providers will add a group upon request. Is it available thru Google groups? Also, you might try the News.Individual.NET news server, which is highly regarded and free. They do carry it. It is not uncommon to use more than one news server; your case might illustrate why. (Check google for their web site.) bob >Unfortunately this service doesnt carry sci.med.veterinary. There's no such group. The correct group would be alt.med.veterinary |
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