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I have a 1 and 1 month old female kitty. She is tending to throw and spit up a lot lately. It's starting to worry me because I'm having a baby soon. I want to know what I can do to help her. Cause if it doesn't stop soon I'm going to have to give her up, for the sake of my baby. So what can I do to help her?

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Hi Heather,

Have you brought her to the vet? Most vomiting is due to infections of the gastrointestinal tract that can be treated with antibiotics or antiparasitics. Your cat should be diagnosed by a vet and given a prescription treatment. If the prescriptions don't work, it's possible she has a food intolerance or an inflammatory condition, such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). IBD usually responds to treatments such as prednisone, and food intolerances can be worked out with a prescription food, or with trial and error using different foods on the market. I recommend those without grains.

I would work with your vet to get to the bottom of her illness before giving her up.

Best of luck!

Jessica  

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The areas in which I have gained the most experience are cat health and feral cat management/rescue. I provide supportive care to chronically ill cats, hospice care to terminally ill cats and also am involved in trap-neuter-return efforts. My specialities lie in taming feral cats and in the allopathic treatment of cats with illnesses or special needs. I also have owned Siamese, Himalayans, Abyssinians, Russian Blues, Savannahs, Bengals, Peterbalds, Don Sphynx and Oriental Shorthairs and am well-versed in cat breeds as well as cat behavior and nutrition.

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I have 15 years of extensive experience with cats ranging from breeding to medical care. My daily routine consists of caring for cats with diabetes, thyroid disease, kidney failure, feline leukemia, feline AIDS as well as feral cats. I have experience with liver patients, heart patients, feline infectious peritonitis, cancer, recovery from amputation and trauma, congenital deformities and most every disease in between. I have assisted cats giving birth and hand-nursed kittens who were neglected by their mother from 2 days old through weaning.

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15 years' hands-on experience

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