My cat is throwing up foamy stuff. Some of it is yellow/white. What is this and what can I do?
Take it to the veterinarian... as in yesterday.As Catherine Spencer said it could be a hairball, but there are other (scarier) options.One of my cats got really sick, the same symptom, starting a bank holiday, I thought if it was hairball it would eventually go out.When I got my kitty to the vet she was almost dehydrated, and I was giving her water with a syringe (without needle, of course), but she vomited out more than I managed to make her drink in. So, make sure your cat is hydrated. My vet stressed it a lot.Second problem, if she has stopped eating it's a bad sign. As my vet emphasied cats should never fast, not even for 24 hours, it could damage their livers.Then, she would need high protein canned food to recover. Mine didn't like it, so I mixed it with water and I gave her with the syringe.As I found out, it is not normal for cats to vomit.The vet run blood-tests and x-rays to rule out some other disease, everything looked normal.Treatment:My kitty stayed half a day at the vet's hooked up to a drip administering intravenous fluids.She got two types of shots, one of them to make her stop vomiting, during five days in a row.The vet let me take her home with me, but we were visiting day in day out for almost a week.High protein canned food.Make her drink water.Recovery signs:When she drinks and eats by herself.We never got to know what was wrong, but she recovered just fine. My heart began to beat again, so happy ending for everyone.P.S. If you haven't got syringes, get some; they are very handy.
High White Blood Count and vomiting bile?
I'm sorry to hear about your dear little sister. The poor thing. She's indeed very sick. Life is so unfair sometimes. Little innocent children shouldn't be made to suffer. Her sore throat could be possibly from a Strep throat, bacterial pharyngitis, acute pharyngitis from a Group A Strep as the Bacterial organism; or acute tonsilitis; acute sinusitis; .and even Pneumonia. The lymph nodes on both sides of the neck should be enlarged here. You might consider Hemophilus Influenza. or the common flu. Her elevated WBC does indicate some sort of infection whether it's bacterial or viral in all of the above conditions. Her high fever also present in all of the above conditions- is a defense mechanism of the body trying to thwart off the infection. Vomting could lead to dehydration and metabolic alkalosis.. Signs of dehydration (e.g. very dry mouth, no tears and no urine in > 8 hours. Dehydration could further elevate her fever. Abdominal pains and vomitng of bile might indicate an stomach infection (gastritis) from a stomach virus e.g., Rotavirus.and obstruction in the biliary tree. Moreover, acute abdomen could be attributed to Acute Pancreatitis or even gallbladder disease. , Small bowel obstrction; bile duct disease; and incarcerated hernia. In addition, you might suspect poisoning with a plant, medicine, or other chemical with her vomiting. Aside from the above, you might attribute the vomiting to meningitis. However, the latter usually has stiffening of the neck. Vomting and abdominal pains with rebound tenderness on the RLL ( right lower) quadrant might indicate appendicitis. And yes; it does show increased WBC's. And yes, acute appendicitis or perforated appendicitis is a common condition to consider in a case of acute abdomen. That's why the doctors are considering that. However, appendicitis and some of the acute abdomen conditions are not related to strep throat. Unless her sore throat is related to the retching that she has upon vomiting. Her fatigue ( can't stay awake for more than 5 min) might indicate Mononucleosis.or Hepatitis A or B. I do hope the doctors would find the cause soon for her illness and commense immediate medical intervention. I'm sure, she's going thru battery of tests and followed up by infection specialists. Good Luck!