Why does cat puke up first meal of the day?

[Peopleplease]

Cat - 7 year old neutered male car. Found as a stray as a tiny kitten. Been with us ever since.

Anyway the last few weeks he's started throwing up the first food of the day. It's always a pouch - same brand, hasn't changed. He'll have about half and then it'll reappear.

If I give him the same food later he's absolutely fine. It's JUST the first of the day.

Why is he doing this??

In case it's relevant, he's an indoor/outdoor cat, no litter box inside.

Mine does it occasionally because she eats too fast. She was an adult stray and occasionally forgets she doesn't have to fight anyone for her food! But daily for a few weeks I think I'd be taking him to the vets. I don't know if that's too cautious!

Try giving a smaller amount of food and see if that makes a difference.

Mine is sick when she eats either too much too fast

my first cat would often yak up his breakfast...just greediness. Also it was worse when he had dry food, I think they would swell in his stomach.

I am not a fan of dry food for cats.

Hecate - that reminds me of my last cat, who was found in a back garden with another cat after their owners had moved. She lived with us for 15 years and in that time there were only a couple of occasions she didn't leave a wee bit of food in her bowl. She needed the security of knowing there was something to come back to.

She would also root through all bags for food, and would eat dust my mother had swept up, but luckily that habit didn't last long.

She was spoilt rotten. She was poorly for the last year or so (but not bad enough to be pts until the very end) and lived the life of Riley! She wouldn't eat much, so my mother would go to Waitrose deli counters and buy her v small portions of naice ham, beef, salmon, prawns...you name it, she had it!

Glad to hear your wee one is in a much more stable, and loving, home now. Give her a hug for me!

There is a permanent bowl of dry food out. It's only just been happening for the last 2/3 weeks and it's not every day so I don't think it's greediness.

It generally happens after he's eaten about half a pouch.

Awww, Hecate, I'm glad to hear it!

OP - I agree that a vet visit might be an idea. If it's any consolation, though, my cat's fairly often sick and I tend not to worry about it. Sometimes it seems to be that food on top of a mouse isn't a great idea, but other times I think my cat just plays at being a Roman - eat til you're stuffed, throw up, and then start again!

When my boy cat did this the vet said it was reflux, and we had to feed him last thing at night so he wasn't so hungry in the morning which triggered his reflux. It was linked to his kidney disease though so maybe check his water intake?

My Bengal girl started doing this
I now groom her as I thought it was hair balls
She grooms herself at night so the first morning meal reappeared
I got a rake that does under layer and one for top layer and much better
She just needed help getting rid of winter coat
Worth a thought?