Today, most owners use ready-made dry food for their cats. It is convenient, economical and safe, and most importantly, it excludes fatal mistakes when drawing up a pet’s diet. But what to do if the cat vomits after dry food? First of all, you should think about why this is happening. Vomiting occurs both from improper feeding organization, and for more serious reasons.
1-The cat ate too much
Not all owners follow the feeding norms indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging. Some people pour food into a bowl to the cat several times a day, considering the animal’s appetite as the only guideline. This approach not only threatens the development of obesity in the pet, but also creates complications in the short term. Once in the stomach, feed pellets increase significantly in volume and weight, so their excess in a single serving often causes vomiting.
To be fair, it’s worth noting that cats are generally not prone to overeating. But there are exceptions: for example, animals found on the street and survived a long period of malnutrition.
If the cat vomits after dry food, first of all, you need to establish a feeding regime:
-Observe the feed dosage indicated on the package;
-Divide the daily feed volume into at least two equal portions.
2-The cat swallows food quickly
This problem is relevant even in cases where the animal feeds strictly according to the norm. Swallowing food too quickly may be due to competition (if there are several pets in the house) or, again, once experienced starvation. If your cat is vomiting from dry food, and you notice that it has excessive haste during the meal, we advise you the following:
-Provide the pet with a calm environment during feeding — away from walkable places at home, in the absence of other animals;
-Purchase a special bowl with protrusions that slows down the consumption of dry food, or reduce the portion size by dividing the daily amount of food not into two, but into three portions.
3-Intolerance to one or more feed ingredients
If the cat vomits after the introduction of a new dry food, it can be suspected of having a food intolerance. Diarrhea is often an additional symptom of this condition. It is important to understand that the cause of such a reaction is not the entire feed, but one of its components (rarely several), for example, a source of animal protein. The problem is easily solved by the selection of dry food, where the undesirable component is absent.
Also, do not forget that the transition to another diet should not be abrupt, but gradual — within 7 days. Sometimes intolerance is temporary and associated with striking differences in the composition of feed.
If the cat previously had a diet high in cereals, and then it was decided to switch to a higher quality food with a predominance of meat ingredients, the body may react unpredictably, including vomiting or diarrhea. But this does not mean that you need to permanently return low-quality feed. Follow the principle of gradualness, and everything will work out: the enzyme system takes time to tune in to digest meat.
