My cat acts fine. always wanting to be around us. But just a little withdrawn. But he has recently been throwing up. A LOT at least once a day. No reason to. Just randomly throws up. Nothing in the vomit either just vomit. But he doesn’t eat much. Today I took him to the vet gave him a shot to help with nausea, and special food, but they said he seems fine. And today I noticed he has diarrhea. Oh and I feed him the expensive food. Not the cheap stuff. What’s going on can’t find anything online

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Hi there and thank you for using PetCoach to address your concern! Vomiting and diarrhea can be a symptoms of so many problems so it is difficult to say exactly what is going on without ruling out some of the suspected causes. Some causes include dietary indiscretion (a very common cause), dysbiosis (lack of bacteria in the intestines due to chronic illness, etc.), GI inflammatory disease (intestinal lymphoma, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.), systemic disease or infection, GI foreign body obstruction, GI parasitism, etc. If blood work was not performed, I would recommend starting with a small simple blood panel to ensure that the overall systemic functions are within normal limits and to help rule out some common causes. If the blood work is normal, then I would suggest checking a fecal sample and have abdominal x-rays performed. Many of the vomiting / diarrhea cases are due to diet and the bacteria in the intestines so if Fuz is still eating / drinking and has normal energy, I would recommend starting a bland diet as outlined below first and also adding a probiotic such as Purina Fortiflora to the diet, which can be found online or at your local pet store. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further!

GENERAL INFORMATION
A bland diet is a diet that is soft and highly digestible. It is low in fiber, fat and protein and is high in carbohydrates. Bland diets are generally composed of a single carbohydrate source and a single lean protein source. The most common bland diet is boiled rice and boiled lean chicken breast, without skin and bones. Since bland diets are low in fiber, stool production slows and defecation is less frequent. Bland diets are fed to rest the gastric system and to help promote normal stool formation. Animals that are physically sick should not be fed bland diets as a method of treatment.

PRIOR TO FEEDING A BLAND DIET
Pets should be fasted for 12 to 24 hours. Young animals should not be fasted for more than 12 hours. Fasting will allow the intestinal system to relax and minimize acid secretions that may irritate and inflame the intestinal lining. During the fast small amounts of water or ice chips may be provided. Never fast a sick animal, it may cause disease progression and death.

BASIC BOILED RICE AND CHICKEN BLAND DIET RECIPE
CARBOHYDRATE SOURCE: Boiled white rice
LEAN PROTEIN SOURCE: Chicken breast, no skin and bones
BOILED RICE: 1 part white rice with 3 parts water boiled for 20 – 25 minutes or until the rice is easily crushed.
BOILED CHICKEN: De-fat chicken breast and boil in water for 10 – 15 minutes or until the chicken meat is easily pulled apart and cooked all way through.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS: Finely chop the lean protein and mix 2 cups carbohydrate source and ½ cup lean protein source.

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: Bland diets can be premade and stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of 48 hours. The bland diet can be cooked in a batch and frozen in feeding sized portions to minimize preparation time. Thaw and warm the frozen diet prior to feeding.

PERMITTED LEAN PROTEIN SUBSTITUTIONS
Pork loin, egg whites, low fat cottage cheese. 7% low fat hamburger, plain low fat yogurt.

PERMITTED CARBOHYDRATE SUBSTITUTIONS
Boiled potatoes, boiled spaghetti, Minute rice.

PERMITTED COMMERCIAL BLAND DIETS
Science Prescription Diet I/D, Eukanuba Veterinary Diet Low Residue, Royal Canin Veterinary Diet Intestinal HE.

FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS
Estimate 25% of your animal’s diet and feed that amount of the bland diet every 6 – 8 hours. Smaller animals will require less and larger animals will require more adhering to the same carbohydrate to lean protein source ratio. The bland diet should be fed for 4 -5 days with no treats or other food sources until stools are firm.

TRANSITION BACK TO A NORMAL DIET
Never transition back to a regular diet rapidly. Transition back to the regular diet over a 1 week period.