Continuous or Chronic Vomiting and Diarrhea
I have 3 cats in my household and 2 of them have been vomiting and have had diarrhea since this past Saturday, May 25th. They are both indoor cats but I have recently moved into a house with a screened in porch which both have used a lot. They have never been exposed to the outdoors for more than a few minutes before the house and I think their illness may be due to the outdoors. The male is much worse than the other (female) and neither can keep food or water down for long. They vomit within a few hours of eating or drinking (which they do infrequently now). I contacted the vet and he said wait a day without feeding them anything and contact him if the problem still continues. The male had his second trip to the vet yesterday. On his first trip the vet gave me some de-worming medicine to give the cat, which he promptly threw back up. I took him to the Vet yesterday and they ran blood work and xray’s and everything came back OK with no problems at all (no blockages, no hair balls, no liver damage), the fecal tests also showed no parasites. They wanted to keep him and observe for 48 hours and see if they could get him to eat. I felt uncomfortable spending another $500.00 on top of the first $500.00 that brought not resolutions or answers. I took him home and gave him new prescribed medicine to coat his stomach, help with vomiting and diarrhea and he does not hold that down either. He is very lethargic and has no appetite at all. The female seems to be slowing improving by eating but she is still vomiting. I am not sure what to do or where to go at this point. I believe both cats have the same issue and may have a virus or parasite.