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Post by catcat on Sept 28, 2010 22:58:56 GMT -5
You know I love them. They always use the litter box, always. BUT---almost every day, they eat , they barf, usually on carpet & I have spots to clean up. Have discussed with vet--they are healthy & we have tried various cat foods. I can't get every last stain out & am getting frustrated. This problem is not new; they have done it for years.
The Siamese is worse than the tabby & we have owned other Siamese who did same thing.
Why can't they throw up in the litter box, like people do in their bathrooms?
Any helpers with suggestions out there ?
Love, catcat
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Post by moggyfan on Sept 28, 2010 23:09:41 GMT -5
Oh Lordy, I wish!
Spitty is not as frequent a barfer as some of his predecessors, but I notice he always chooses the light-colored rugs for his little, um, gifts. The kitchen & bathroom have vinyl flooring--what fun would there be in barfing there? Oh no, much better to watch the Human scramble to scrub the stains out of the rugs before they set.
If you find the solution, please share :-)
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Post by brenda on Sept 28, 2010 23:28:14 GMT -5
My one cat does this when she eats to fast, which of course I can't control. What helped was switching to a different dry food, any of the "naturals" don't stain the carpet. You can just look at the package and if the food is not red you should be golden.
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Post by luckyleprechaun on Sept 29, 2010 3:40:19 GMT -5
I just bought the woolite rug stick for cleaning carpets....I did like it but it is new to me and I only used it on spots from spilled iced tea on carpet that was new...not sure it would help but it is cheap...$13+ and a $3off coupon I got from mailer of coupons in my city....got mine at walmart tonight. It sprayed the stuff when you run the mop like device on carpet backwards and then you scrub it with the brush on other side by turning it over.
hugs lucky
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Post by messymimi on Sept 29, 2010 7:02:55 GMT -5
Unfortunately, while it is a cat's innate instinct to bury its waste, it is not an instinct to bury its barf. They have no urge to run for the box to do that, as they do with urine and stool. Therefore, they deposit it wherever they happen to be.
I know of no way to train them out of it, and the only solution I have found is to lock them out of rooms where the flooring is hard to clean. Of course, then they do it on the upholstery... 
messymimi
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2010 8:53:30 GMT -5
The only thing I found that helps is to get rid of all your carpeting and throw rugs. This is what I have done. Except sometimes they barf on the bed:(
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Post by cleanchallenged on Sept 29, 2010 10:21:44 GMT -5
Do you have any non carpeted areas in the home? Like the kitchen maybe? My suggestion would be to get a baby gate or something to keep them in the non carpeted room for an hour or so after they eat. Once they have thrown up.. release them to the rest of the house. Or if it could be caused by eating too fast (someone above mentioned that) maybe smaller portions throughout the day as opposed to one big meal. BTW~~ I am not a cat owner.. so my advice may not work, as I am not experienced in this.  |
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Post by dtesposito on Sept 29, 2010 11:18:19 GMT -5
If your cat gulps down the dry food, you can get some 1 inch size plastic balls and put them with the food in a slightly larger bowl when you serve it. They have to eat around the obstructions and will eat more slowly that way.
If your cat routinely vomits a lot (several times a week) he/she may have a food allergy.
Cats seem to actually prefer vomiting on a soft surface--I've had cats who would run over to the one or two small area rugs I had on my wood floors when they were throwing up!
Diane
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Post by cando on Sept 29, 2010 11:36:55 GMT -5
There used to be a Chem Dry product that was great. I never see it in stores anymore, but wondering if you can purchase it from one of the Chem Dry places. www.homedepot.com/Appliances-Vacuums-Floor-Care-Carpet-Cleaners/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xqdZarjy/R-100491657/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#BVRRWidgetID(That's interesting... I found this Home Depot link. Shows that they sell it in their stores & not on-line. I'm going to have to find out cause it they do, I'm buying some!) We had a siamese that yakked a lot and another cat that did the same. Here was our complicated time consuming method... after chem dry... we switched to carbonated water (sparkling water) and sometimes had to use a a carpet stain remover "Spot Shot" www.spotshot.com/products/14-oz-aerosol/We used a tool like this to remove the chunks first and even if there were no chunks then the liquid stuff: www.toolsandhardwaredirect.co.uk/catalogue.php?cat=504&subCat=1076&item_id=5592Then, using plain white towel try to absorb as much as you can by kind of dabbing... Then, put the carbonated water on the stain and let it sit for a couple minutes... then absorb it back up using white towels. Lastly, if still stained... use toothbrush to just scrub a little carbonated water in the stain... kind of just like shampooing the surface... don't press real hard... just kind of lightly... and abosrb back up with paper towels. Until no more stain. Took a lot of time and I hated doing this. Oh, when dry... then vacuum the area. This worked best if you could get to it immediately. Also, if we could we would try to catch the cat yakking in action with a paper plate. |
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Post by catcat on Sept 29, 2010 13:59:29 GMT -5
From your many answers, I see that my 2 "darlings" are not the only feline barfers around. I keep dry food down for free feeding & each late afternoon, they get 1/2 can [small] of wet food to share but on separate plates. They do eat fast, & this may be b/c there are 2 & each may think he has to gobble before other cat gets his. i do have a long handled scrubber & concentrate that you mix with water & spray, then scrub with the brush thing, let sit & vacuum later. It is a Don Aslett product called Carpet Refresh & works better than anything else I have tried, but still isn't real easy to get them all up. I agree that they like carpet or even the bed---The vinyl kitchen floor is where they don't often do it. WHY do tthey have to move around, a bit here, move to next spot, do some more, etc.etc.etc. ? I am frustrated. Of course, the carpet is light. Years ago in other house, we bought new rugs & we still were raising teens, etc. I told the man I needed the shade of spilled Coke & cat throw-up. He thoight I was kidding, I guess . We got them. Thanks for hints---catcat  |
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Post by catcat on Sept 29, 2010 14:13:23 GMT -5
Diane, I will try theplastic balls. THIS COULD HELP. aLSO i WILL LOOK FOR THE cHEM-dRY IN hOME dEPOT, CANDO
sORRY, MY CAP LOCK WAS ON----& STILL IS, CATCAT
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Post by DJ on Sept 29, 2010 19:02:18 GMT -5
i have had 2 cats that threw up. constantly. both i went through the whole drill with vets, testing, changing foods... both had been abused and malnourished as kittens and continued to have GI problems through adulthood. i never found a way to prevent it... using foods with less dye helps for clean up though. usually it's the dye in animal foods that will do horrible staining to things...
so, avoid foods with alot of dye
for clean up if it's liquidy i put down baking soda to absorb, scoop it up with small dustpan, toss, and immediately plop the spotbot on it with an oxiclean solution for the cleaner...
before the spotbot i'd have to immediately clean it up by hand..again i usually used oxiclean or else an enzyme cleaner and blot, usually using my foot sigh. and blot not rub. blahblah general cleaning advice.
for rapid eaters the pingpong ball tricks well, also feeding on a tray can help a great deal for both dogs and cats or any animal that's a rapid eater... they also make feeding balls that they have to work to knock the food loose... anything that slows them down tends to help quite a bit..
anyway.. between foods with less dye and cleaning it up promptly i haven't had any carpet staining from the cats. sadly any of the actual stains -I- have caused. paint, ink, etc.. oopsie.
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