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Old 07-09-2009, 02:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
Sherbet
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cat health problem - food question

My cat has been throwing up a lot in the past year. For a week a while back, it was really bad, and he didn't have much of an appetite. The vet gave him some medicine to help settle his stomach, which we're no longer using. It helped, and we switched from Hill's Science Diet Sensitive Stomach to Hill's Prescription Diet I/D dry catfood. I thought he was doing better, until my roommate informed me that he had been puking while I was asleep or out of the apartment. The vet recommended switching to Z/D catfood, info can be found here:

Prescription Diet: Therapeutic Pet Food for Cats and Dogs | Hill's Pet Nutrition

However, it's $57 for a 10lb bag! I was shocked - I really don't want to be shelling that much out for catfood unless there's no better alternative. The vet said there's more testing we can do if he's not better in about a month. Basically, I'm wondering if anyone knows of anything else I can try, or how to find a coupon to save on the cost! *sigh* poor Mew.

Out of curiousity, it would be interesting to know how often everyone else's cat throws up, just to know how abnormal my cat is.
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