Cat projectile vomiting

[Stropalotopus83]

Hi,

Just after advice as to whether this is normal or not - cat went for his yearly booster vaccinations yesterday and seemed fine if a little quieter than normal (but thought was fair enough after having boosters). This morning he was back to his normal mental self (ginger 2yr old). Fed him and then about an hour after eating he projectile vomited. He's never done this before (and it was quite the shock to both of us - it shot across the room!). He hid under my bed which is where he goes when he's scared - usually on bonfire night etc but after about ten mins he was out and about and seems absolutely fine again.

He's obviously been sick before and coughed up furballs etc but I've never seen this and was wondering if it was a normal mosh thing after having had his boosters or if I should call the vet?

Thanks x

Forgot to add, he didn't eat too much yesterday after the jabs so he did wolf his breakfast down this morning. Not sure if maybe he just ate too fast?

My Bengal has done this, ate a huge portion of food and vomited it back up with no hacking sounds. If he’s perky and alert you just have to wait and see.

Was it vomit or regurgitated food?

My 8yo boy will sometimes scoff his food then throw it up back up all over the carpet a few minutes later. He normally does it with dry food and it's just literally just partially chewed biscuits that come out - no bile or liquid.

If your cat is otherwise well in himself then I would just be inclined to monitor him at home. In itself, sickness and/or diarrhoea in an adult cat generally isn't an emergency unless it's accompanied by other symptoms like dehydration, lethargy and lack of appetite.

Kittens and senior cats are a bit different as they can go downhill much quicker, but even then I would probably monitor at home for 24 hours before rushing to a vet. I know all of mine have had one-off vomits or episodes of runny poo and they've always been fine within a day or two.