The Many Reasons Cats Vomit
AnimalCare 
Mar 15, 2016 
AnimalCare, NGOs 
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The article and video: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2010/11/09/vomitting-pet-cat-health.aspx?i_cid=vomitting-pet-cat-rb-pets-4
Common triggers:
Diet
Milk and treats
Is your cat a gobbler? Bunny is!
Timing of meals
Enzyme deficiency
Hairballs
Toxins – plants, cleaning agents, etc.
Inflammatory bowel disease
Metabolic issues like hyperthyroidism
Please understand throwing up is not ‘normal’ for cats, despite what you might have been told by your veterinarian or other cat owners. Vomiting is a sign that something’s not right inside your pet’s body, whether minor or serious.
The only animals that vomit regularly as part of their biology are vultures. Cats, and any other mammal for that matter, should not throw up on a regular basis.
It’s important if you have a kitty that vomits intermittently to visit your vet to investigate potential causes. If you happen to have a vet who thinks it’s normal for cats to vomit, I recommend you find another vet – preferably an integrative or holistic practitioner.
Your vet should first rule out all the big, scary causes for vomiting like for example hyperthyroidism or organ disease.
Most importantly and whatever you do, don’t allow your veterinarian to simply offer drugs that suppress the vomiting without addressing the underlying root cause.
The last statement is so true. What if it’s due to hairball and the cat is trying to vomit it out? Suppression of vomiting then would be very counter-productive.
I remember the time when Tabs was seriously ill and vomiting badly. The vet did not give her any anti-vomiting medication at all. Finally, Tabs recovered only after being put on drips and two antibiotics. She was really very critically ill that time. Upon hindsight, even though the cause was never identified (except that it was probably a bacterial or viral infection), I think it was due to the fungus growing in the soil of the wheatgrass plant I had, OR Tabs was simply allergic to wheatgrass. I know, that’s surprising as wheatgrass is supposed to be so good for cats and us. Tabs fell sick TWICE after eating home-grown wheatgrass. Now, that’s either due to a rare allergy to wheatgrass or some fungus in the soil. We will never quite know, but I have not planted wheatgrass ever since then even though Tabs absolutely loves it. Just cannot take that risk anymore. She almost lost her life.
Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2016/03/15/the-many-reasons-cats-vo..
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