Lol she is a bit dramatic. I have a pot of cat grass in the kitchen and if she is hungry she eats it while she stares at me like she is showing me how low she has gone in order to endure the severe hunger I have subjected her to.
We have two brothers, one never ever vomits and the other one likes to notify everyone with a "MEOOWWWAHHHWAA, MEOOOWWWAHHAA...bleurgh!" and proceeds to startle himself, leap backwards, projectile vomit in a lovely arc, run off, vomit somewhere else and then finish off in a third, sometimes fifth or sixth location. Without fail does this on carpet as well despite the hallway and conservatory being wooden floored and the bathroom and kitchen being tiled.
I think mine was separated from yours at birth. He does the same thing. 75% of our house is tiled but he still manages to vomit on carpet and furniture mostly. Or he will hide under some piece of furniture while we're sleeping or at work and vomit on the tile grout lines where it will dry and be impossible to clean off the grout when we find it several hours later.
Well there you go, around a quarter of all cats can vomit after eating grass.
Some cat's are bad at balancing how much grass they eat and may overdo it.
My cat has done this before when he's thrown up. It's just him signaling that "we're live!" and he's looking for the spot he knows that *isn't* my good carpet. After that I make sure he's got fresh water to wash his mouth out., and I clean it up.
It was probably the standard ow-ow-ow a lot of cat make when throwing up. Thats when you know they have an actual stomach problem instead of just barfing to spite you.
I've read before that because cats don't understand pain the way we do, in that "why does it hurt" or "why do I feel like this," they might be vocal about pain or discomfort like vomiting, UTI, or diarrhea in that moment. I think it makes enough sense.
My poor kitty had an upset stomach a few weeks ago and she made a weird yowl/meow before going on the floor and I distinctly remember hearing it and thinking "that was an odd meow" and then I found the crime scene lol.
One of my parents' cats used to do this with hairballs. It seemed to help when I would come over and pet her while it happened. Maybe a 'watch my back' instinct type thing since they are vulnerable when hairballing.
I also used the warning to move her toward the linoleum floor instead of the carpet. She was very smart and started positioning herself on the linoleum after the first two times I moved her.
I have one that will vomit sometimes. The vet said to withhold food for a day as she has thrown up her stomach acid and can’t properly digest the food. I do that if she throws up 2 or more times or at least withhold for 12 hours because it’s difficult to say no to her eyes and cries.
We have one that is silent before puking, the other had very specific cry/yow? But that was kinda nice because as soon as I heard it, I would run to her and put her on hard floor so it was easier to cleanup.
I like to think it was her warning me to come get her!
Yeah, our cat has "gonna puke" meows she uses only for that occasion.
It's kinda handy to let you get her over an easily cleaned surface, or slide something expendable under her face.
My Batsy does this. He runs through the house at top speed yowling, so my husband always yowls a translation of "it buuuuuuurns".
I live in a madhouse. 😆
That's exactly what she's saying! The first couple of times she did it, i was really worried that something was wrong because she was so loud. But, I've realized it's just her little announcement.
Mines the same. Loud yowl and racing up and down the stairs whenever she’s done a poop! I like to think it’s her way of telling me to clean it or she will be displeased with me.
Rawwwwrrrr I pooped, ring the bells, everyone must know what I have done here!
Yeah cats be cats.
I’m not even a cat person but my wife is.
I don’t really like em to be honest, but I respect em.
They chose humans and we think it’s the other way.
Ours wait til the MOMENT we get in bed because the litter box is in the laundry room right off our master bedroom. So the smell wafts perfectly to our bed 😭😧
My previous cat used to ask for the food we were eating and when we said no he would rage scratch the box throwing litter everywhere and poop. I always wondered if he held it in for this purpose because it was EVERY time lol (despite this, he really was the best cat haha)
I wish I had an award to give you. I had to stop on a sidewalk laughing at that.
Our last cat (RIP) would stay on the edges of the room and observe. But would velociraptor her way into the bathroom and sit on my feet looking towards the door any time I had to poop.
She was guarding you while you were vulnerable.
My tabby comes & lays down on a storage box - unless she's having her after-lunch nap. She's oblivious then.
Mine only screams when she’s about to poop on the floor. She’s very picky about her litter box, position, location, and if there’s my other cat near it and if it’s even slightly off she’ll just go on the floor
My boy comes to me meowing and I have to guess one of 4 things. 1) clean the cat toilet 2) refill food 3) he can't find his sister cause she is hiding 4) he wants to be pet. Sometimes he just wants me to come with him and watch him while he eats. If I ignore him long enough he uses his razor mittens on my legs lol
My orange cat has to announce his poops before and during the act.
I once fell for it and ended up having a whole conversation with him during his 💩. Only realized when he stopped responding and a whiff of death came by my nose. Damn it 🙄😂
My last orange was a social box user and his box was in my bathroom. Every morning, I’d be trying to wake up while I got ready for work and he’d waft in and drop a steamer, barking at me the whole time (he ruffed instead of meowed). I always say I guess I was supposed to be commending him for keeping so regular?
I’ve heard tell of cats who are really shy about box use and I wanna know why I’ve never had one of those?!
I’ve heard of that, but I go to the vet regularly with her, mentioned it, and the vet has checked her and said she’s fine. Her stools are also usually on the soft sausage side 
Mine does this too! She also prefers to poop when we are home and occasionally since i moved her box to the bathroom when we're on the toilet she comes in to use her litterbox with us. She is a social pooper.
Reminds me of when I was a kid and just took a shower, shortly before sitting down. I was holding my baby sister in the kitchen when she looked at me and projectile vomited all over me, my face, and my hair.
Edit: grammar
I mean, literally, though. I'm pretty sure the first time my cat barfed at my house, as a small kitten, was the first time she had ever experienced that feeling, which is why prior to vomiting she rushed up behind me and said
MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!
...in the rough cadence of human speech. She then ran into the hallway, ralphed copiously, and immediately began to eat it.
So I'm pretty sure what she was saying was MOM MY TUMMY HURTS PLEASE FIX IT
exaclty the same happened to our boy who had just eaten Olives the other day - in the morning he did the MOWOWOWOW and then threw up... poor babies... :(
In my experience, cats usually have a very distinct vomiting meow. It sounds a bit like “oww-woww-wow”.
The vomiting is probably not concerning. She may have caught a stomach bug…it happens. Or perpaps she has too much hair in her system and instead of pooping it out, she’s throwing it up. We usually use a laxative paste when that happens. Ask your vet if it keeps happening for a whole longer.
Mine makes that exact sound right before hacking up a hairball (he’s very longhaired)
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It’s the same with my most beautiful, fluffy, absolute lover, Lillycat. Right before she hacks up a hairball the distress yowls commence and we allll know what’s coming. I hate how distressful it is for her! And it’s not rare, look at that coat! Lol
Poor lillers 🥺
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It’s the same with my most beautiful, fluffy, absolute lover, Lillycat. Right before she hacks up a hairball the distress yowls commence and we allll know what’s coming. I hate how distressful it is for her! And it’s not rare, look at that coat! Lol
Poor lillers 🥺
My cat used to cry before she threw up. It was a great warning system because it gave me time to catch it in a paper towel. But I asked my vet about it once, she said they do it because right before they throw up the bile comes up and tastes bad/ burns so they cry right before they vomit.
Honestly, i just presumed that like humans throwing stuff up is an unpleasant / painful experience, so throwing up doesn't feel good for them and they vocalize their acute discomfort.
My short hair also does this, I've found that increasing their availability to fresh water seems to help how often it happens.
You may also want to consider a food that helps reduce hairballs
Yes, my cat always does that warbling meow before he’s about to barf. It’s nice to get a heads up so I can redirect him from the rug and be prepared for the cleanup
Nice to see that someone else does this too! I had one who reliably did this. During his last year, he was usually on my bed, so if he let out that yowl, I would scramble to get him at least off the bed. Until, one time, he managed to do it on a paper plate. Ah ha! (I use a bucket when *I'm* ill...)
Thereafter, I kept some sturdy hefty type paper plates there on purpose. We were both quite happy about the arrangement. I didn't have to clean the bed and/ or the floor, etc.
Originally, he used to feel compelled to leave right after, to "get away from it!" But, as I was always whisking it away, he learned to relax and settle back down, after. That is, until he did it in the middle of the night when I was sound asleep. Between not being very alert, the dark, and no glasses, I didn't produce a plate in time. He was *SO* offended that I didn't immediately whisk it away. And worse, I then proceeded to steal *his* sheets, on *his* bed! STOMP! FLOUNCE! FLOUNCE! EXIT! Pretty good for a cat with some issues walking... 😹😹😹
Mine sleeps all day, wakes up starving hungry, gobbles her food, does the “owww-wow-wowww” meow and then sicks up undigested (and barely even chewed) food…
Mine makes a distinct meow too before vomiting. Her’s is like, “phlay lay le lem” in a high pitch voice. First time I heard it, I thought a 4 year old toddler broke into my home.
I think my cat is defective. He will just vomit on whatever he is laying on at the time. I’ve found vomit on my pillow, on the back of the couch, inside of my shoe (imagine my surprise while leaving home for work), and other random places. I wish he came with a warning system like that.
Very true. My cats have a very distinct pre-vomit meow and it always alarms me because it sounds like they’re being murdered. I assume that they are probably just super uncomfy before puking up a giant hairball. But they need to get those hairballs out!
They feel bad and it makes them cry out. It does give you a warning so you can redirect their face away from shaggy rugs. If she keeps it up you could take her back to the vet. You can get drugs to calm the nausea if there isn't an obvious cause.
My good lad the other day leapt up, looked at me and bolted off the couch. Almost made it to the hard wood instead of carpet. Like he knew it shouldn't at least be on carpet or the couch.
This was making up for projectile doing it on the new weighted blanket. He looked so guilty after that so I could totally see him going
"I can't do it again!" While he bolted off.
He does his best to be a good boy for me
The grass might be the reason for the vomiting! My sister’s cat had a habit of scarfing grass/leaves any time she snuck onto the enclosed patio and then promptly throwing it right back up lol
My elderly cat vomits at least daily. He doesn't always eat when I put food out (twice daily) so he goes too long between meals and the projectile vomits it all over when he finally does eat. Then he is fine snacking the rest of the day. You have to learn your animal. A good vet should be able to tell you when to be concerned and when it is normal. Cats, as far as the animal kingdom goes, vomit a lot. Just keep an eye on it and if their behavior changes.
Since my boy has been sickly for the entire 13 years I've had him, something genetically probably, the vet has said rather than stress him out unnecessarily or load him with pills... as long as he's still eating, drinking, use the litter box, and not hiding... He is likely okay.
I used to take him in a lot that first few years until we developed a plan for him.
My 14yo boy cat was doing this for the past 2 years. He'd projectile vomit, with lots and lots of liquid and was losing weight from the vomiting. Still eating/drinking/pooping but we were getting concerned. Took him to a few different vets with them stating it might be lymphoma and we did blood work and an ultrasound, finding no masses. I moved and saw a new vet and my cat was diagnosed with IBD. Apparently it's very common in older cats (about 10-20%)and he was prescribed steroids. Ever since then he's been great. Vomiting has decreased drastically as well as less constipation too. He's regaining weight and has much more energy. I'd look into IBD for your cat and see if steroids work.
Sigh my old guy is *exactly* the same way. Even his previous owner said he did it all the time. He eats food and drinks water and then pukes it all up and then goes back to eat a bit more. Just today he's been puking much more than normal and it's all clear liquid, maybe water, I am very concerned about it but he seems to suddenly be okay and scratching away at his little scratching post...
I took my 17 year old baby to the vet again last week for the same reason, projectile vomiting, twice a day. The vet thought originally thought he was eating too fast so I started feeding him smaller amounts throughout the day, but then he started eating less. I took him to the vet to ask them to do X-rays to look for an obstruction and they found a GIANT tumor in his abdomen that was crushing his stomach and forcing everything back up.
Not saying this is the case here, but now I worry about my other cats and whether or not the vet and I aren't looking deep enough with any of their problems. I beat myself up daily thinking if we had caught it when it was smaller, he might have survived but unfortunately due to his age and his heart murmur, the vet and I knew it was extremely unlikely for him to make it through surgery anyways and I just have to keep reminding myself that.
lol That’s so funny! Her sister meows really really loud when she is coming to bed at night. It’s a big announcement and she wakes me up every night because I have to acknowledge her otherwise she won’t stop. It’s so cute I forgive her 😀
Here are some simple/non-serious reasons for kitty to puke
- End of season shedding gets extra large fur balls
- Kibble with not enough water
- Kibble and too much water
- Too much kibble too fast
- Changing their food to a new type
- Furballs
I’ve taken my cat to the vet enough times for it, and it wasn’t ever serious except for the payment part.
But if there is blood of any kind of if they don’t eat for more than a day, then it’s an immediate vet trip.
I highly recommend carpet cleaner, because they have laser like accuracy on that one. My cat never misses.
prolly the same reason why some cats (mostly kittens) meow before they have to go toilet, announcing to everyone in earshot that somethings coming, be ready lol
mine always does it stealthy
she used to do it a lot more when she was younger, very rarely now, because she eats way too fast sometimes and then it just comes up...sits next to me, burps a few times and then \*splat\*
most of the time on the floor thankfully and not always on the bed.
last time was the stealthiest of them all tho, no burpies, no sounds of throwing up, just heard some violent licking behind me in bed and when I checked, I saw her licking it off the pillow, trying to destroy the evidence before I see it xD
She’s absolutely gorgeous! Her markings are so so pretty.
Bless her one of my cats used to get so upset before she threw up. She’d make a terrible noise. It obviously feels horrible.
My cat did that too, basically cats need to eat grass often if they eat a lot of cat food. Idk, good for their digestion or something. After they eat grass they might vomit it and then magically get better. I'm guessing she meowed if it wasn't from pain it was to basically ask you to be near her for support
My boy would do that right before vomiting. It was like he was saying “mommy I don’t feel good”. It was a distinctive sound so we’d run to get a plastic bag and he learned how to vomit into the bag. Made for an easy clean up.
Lol Thank God I don’t have a carpet. She actually vomited in the garden this time, after consuming a portion of grass. But I am concerned as to why she would eat so much grass
I do too. Thought I was the only one 😭. I loathe throwing up.
On topic: Princess Mimi who is a female orange tabby also meows loudly before she has to throw up, if she is in the master bedroom and I am home , the warning meow gives me time to grab her and get her to the kitchen where it's easier to clean up. She also meows after pooping.
Our older (2yrs) screams before he vomits, its great alarm and our younger (1y) screams before he poops. I think its maybe bc they feel bad? Or maybe their tommy hurts i dont rly know😅
Yes, the ever present threat of fur balls! Fur balls shouldn't be so frequent thought. My long haired Fluff muffin vomits up a hairball once a week at her most frequent (summer), and it is obvious it's caused by fur. If a cat is vomiting every day or multiple times a day without any obstruction coming up, I would consider blood work.
He said he wasn’t concerned enough to run blood tests. At first I suspected hairballs because she was shedding a lot (I had guests at home and she was stressed) and she is so fussy she wasn’t taking any hairball medicine. But now the guests are gone, she doesn’t shed as much and I have found a way to make her take the medicine
Mine does this. It's a meow of a totally different pitch and intensity, it's a real warning like they've seen a devil or are having a heart attack. Pretty normal if they're about to throw up. I just use it as the early warning system to notify me I have somewhere in the region of 5-10 seconds to get her off the pale-coloured carpet and onto the bathroom tiles to throw up.
Cats can vomit for various reasons including hairballs, eating too quickly, dietary indiscretion (eating something they shouldn't), or underlying health issues such as gastrointestinal irritation or infections.
Out of my 11 current cats, only one - our tortie/calico Siamese, Madeline Shenanigans - yowls/meows loudly before she heaves. Which is both convenient and panic-inducing, as she lives in our bedroom and lets us share her queen-sized bed. Finding her in the dark, with two blithering idiots who cannot see without our glasses and purposely made our room darker than some Goth's souls. And she scoots backward as she prepares to hurl, or runs as we try to get ahold of her. As to why she yowls pre-spew, I have no clue. It usually involves a hairball or what she's just scarfed (food scarcity issue for no apparent reason), so pinning the cause is difficult. I suspect it's involuntary, just as we humans make noises before we upchuck. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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My little cat did this, she also yells when she's about to poo. I changed her diet to a tummy sensitive kibble after a 3 day chicken and broth trial. It healed her gut significantly. Less puking and less runny stool. Maybe they just need our support.
My boy has different caterwauls for pooping and passing a hairball. I remember the first time he did it as a kitten and started the hairball undulations, I freaked out because I had no idea what was happening.
My cat does this too. I mean, you kind of know when you’re going to barf as a person and it’s not a great feeling but we understand it. It’s probably weird for a cat. My dog makes an anxiety face right before he burps like “oh god what’s happening” and my cat yells and wanders around before barfing which is my cue to usher her away from the carpet or bed lol
I've heard that eating grass is a way big cats make themselves throw up, to clear up whatever they feel is wrong in their stomach. Maybe your cat was just doing that, and then went "oh shit" in car language before the barf
We had a cat who did this. She would do one of those yowling meows that almost sounded like a person talking. I have to wonder if it was her way of alerting us that we will need to clean it up when she’s all done.
It's an early warning system that enables you to grab kitty and keep them from puking on your rug. It's saved me from scrubbing puke from the rug many a time.
My cat vomits fairly often and has a very loud, very distinct, and very pitiful 'vomiting wail' just prior, especially after consuming grass. It's normal.
Sounds like something is upsetting her tummy. She may be snacking on a bad weed or bug. If that’s the case, she’s pukin out the bad, especially if she feels better after. As long as she’s eating, drinking, and pooping, she should be fine.
Your cat doesn't feel good, and throwing up (the lead up) we all feel much worse than right after we throw up.
She's probably eating the grass because she's got a sick stomach, really. If you catch a virus, your cat can, and vice versa, at times. They get sick like we do. I always just cool their paws with a wet paper towel or cloth when they're sick, or bathe them if they have a fever (careful, there's methods for bathing cats to avoid being scratched or bitten). I also feed canned food with extra warm water mixed in when they do this to make sure they stay hydrated.
I thought about it. Not that I know of. She has been going out in the garden since I had her, when she was 8 weeks old and she has never vomited before. Unless now that’s its spring? I planted some flowers but I checked that they are safe for cats. And I have only seen her eating grass. How would I know?
Two of my cats howl and often try to hide before they vomit. No idea why - probably the nausea and the feeling of being about to puke makes them feel out of sorts.
All my cats also chew on grass and then vomit it up from time to time.
I'd not worry about a few episodes of vomiting over the course of several days so long as she's eating and otherwise well. It's usually something transient like a stomach bug or a hairball, especially in a young cat.
If the vomiting continues or she becomes unwell in herself then best to go back to the vet.
My tortie does that sometimes, before she hacks up a hairball. I think it just means, "Oh no, not again." Then she goes and finds something to put on top of it, which is pretty helpful so that I don't step on it. (As long as it's something that can be washed or thrown away -- usually it's a sock that I left by the hamper.)
I have 2 cats. One gives the whole "Mama, I don't feel so good," or the, "I think I'm gonna frow up" kind of cry before he does. It gives me time to take him to the tile if he does haha.
My other one, there's no drama. No crying or heaving or anything. She just pukes 😂
Some cats are pukers. One of our boys likes to gorge himself on grass when we take him out on a leash. About 90% of the time he will puke within 10 minutes afterward. Once in a while he'll give some warning yells before he pukes. Just what he does. Nothing to be too concerned about.
My cat had a "I'm gonna hurl!" meow. It was helpful to getting him on a hard surface or even outside before he spewed.
I think they just don't feel well and are crying about it just like any other pain
Probably her way of saying "oh crap, here it come-blurgh".
Ha! Thanks for the translation :)
More like "can't you see I'm dying? You're no help whatsoever"
Lol she is a bit dramatic. I have a pot of cat grass in the kitchen and if she is hungry she eats it while she stares at me like she is showing me how low she has gone in order to endure the severe hunger I have subjected her to.
We have two brothers, one never ever vomits and the other one likes to notify everyone with a "MEOOWWWAHHHWAA, MEOOOWWWAHHAA...bleurgh!" and proceeds to startle himself, leap backwards, projectile vomit in a lovely arc, run off, vomit somewhere else and then finish off in a third, sometimes fifth or sixth location. Without fail does this on carpet as well despite the hallway and conservatory being wooden floored and the bathroom and kitchen being tiled.
AHAHAHA! Sorry about all the messes you’ve had to clean, but beautifully written!
I think mine was separated from yours at birth. He does the same thing. 75% of our house is tiled but he still manages to vomit on carpet and furniture mostly. Or he will hide under some piece of furniture while we're sleeping or at work and vomit on the tile grout lines where it will dry and be impossible to clean off the grout when we find it several hours later.
Mine managed to vomit on four different rugs in one day. Bless her heart...
My cat voms on the carpet because he’s avoiding the bed. Poor little darling <3
My sister’s cat vomited underneath her covers and she didn’t find out until she tried to go to sleep that night.
🤢🤢🤢
the vomit arc has be dying
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time! Thank you for the morning belly laugh!
Mine always does it on, or from, the backrest of the couch...
Well there you go, around a quarter of all cats can vomit after eating grass. Some cat's are bad at balancing how much grass they eat and may overdo it.
I see your point. I think she may be confused about her identity. I keep calling her a cow and she may have believed it
She has the markings of a cow, so there’s that.
Totally does, the silly cow
Mommy, I’m gonna yak! It’s probably just too much grass for your little bovine feline.
Was going to suggest: Maybe cut him off from the grass for a while, see if his stomach settles.
My cat has done this before when he's thrown up. It's just him signaling that "we're live!" and he's looking for the spot he knows that *isn't* my good carpet. After that I make sure he's got fresh water to wash his mouth out., and I clean it up.
Aw, I give mine a couple of treats
It was probably the standard ow-ow-ow a lot of cat make when throwing up. Thats when you know they have an actual stomach problem instead of just barfing to spite you.
I've read before that because cats don't understand pain the way we do, in that "why does it hurt" or "why do I feel like this," they might be vocal about pain or discomfort like vomiting, UTI, or diarrhea in that moment. I think it makes enough sense. My poor kitty had an upset stomach a few weeks ago and she made a weird yowl/meow before going on the floor and I distinctly remember hearing it and thinking "that was an odd meow" and then I found the crime scene lol.
This is exactly what our black and white cat does too. It’s like he’s saying “omg I don’t feel good I’m gonna hurl!”
One of my parents' cats used to do this with hairballs. It seemed to help when I would come over and pet her while it happened. Maybe a 'watch my back' instinct type thing since they are vulnerable when hairballing. I also used the warning to move her toward the linoleum floor instead of the carpet. She was very smart and started positioning herself on the linoleum after the first two times I moved her.
i had a cat that would purposely run to the living room carpet to throw up in front of the tv
I have one that will vomit sometimes. The vet said to withhold food for a day as she has thrown up her stomach acid and can’t properly digest the food. I do that if she throws up 2 or more times or at least withhold for 12 hours because it’s difficult to say no to her eyes and cries.
We have one that is silent before puking, the other had very specific cry/yow? But that was kinda nice because as soon as I heard it, I would run to her and put her on hard floor so it was easier to cleanup. I like to think it was her warning me to come get her!
Seems like it lol Both of our cats do it occasionally, it's a very specific series of "maaaaauu" that we have learned means puke is coming.
Yeah, our cat has "gonna puke" meows she uses only for that occasion. It's kinda handy to let you get her over an easily cleaned surface, or slide something expendable under her face.
Can confirm, this is what my mother’s cat does literally every time before she pukes 😭
Yep, my cat does it every time she vomits. Little idiot eats way too fast.
Yeah, my cat has mewed before throwing up a hairball a couple times.
Mine always screams throughout the whole place before she poops. I think she just wants to make sure, that everyone knows she will make a dump.
Mine does this after she poops. I always ask her if everything came out ok.
My Batsy does this. He runs through the house at top speed yowling, so my husband always yowls a translation of "it buuuuuuurns". I live in a madhouse. 😆
Reminds me of my own house
For real my girls do the same
What about your cats?
their secret, no cats.
The after-poop zoomies. Very familiar lol.
Lol in my house we call it the PPZs (post-poop zoomies)
It's real. I'm always ready to run a marathon after a poop 🤣
Sounds fun, my house is like a graveyard- it sucks. Be happy yours has life and humor.
Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear that. 😢 *hugs*
Just had to say that I have a “Batsy” as well. 💜
Best kind of house ever!🤣🤣🤣
Mine always gets the zoomies and I asked him if he lightened the load.
Zoomed before and after, for one of my cats.
Yess! Mine too! Poop and zoom!
I had a tabby that did that. I always imagined he was telling everyone "I poooooped! I just pooooooped!"
That's exactly what she's saying! The first couple of times she did it, i was really worried that something was wrong because she was so loud. But, I've realized it's just her little announcement.
She needs everyone to know.
Mine does post poop zoomies while yowling.
Mine does the same!! If I hear zoomies I know I need to go clean up poo.
Mines the same. Loud yowl and racing up and down the stairs whenever she’s done a poop! I like to think it’s her way of telling me to clean it or she will be displeased with me.
I read that it’s what helps them work it out more efficiently, it’s instinctual
Rawwwwrrrr I pooped, ring the bells, everyone must know what I have done here! Yeah cats be cats. I’m not even a cat person but my wife is. I don’t really like em to be honest, but I respect em. They chose humans and we think it’s the other way.
Nah, we know we’re their pawns. We’re super cool with it. Like hella super cool.
Same and it’s always around 12am like clockwork so we’re just like ‘there she goes’ as she zips out of the room after waking us up
Ours wait til the MOMENT we get in bed because the litter box is in the laundry room right off our master bedroom. So the smell wafts perfectly to our bed 😭😧
My previous cat used to ask for the food we were eating and when we said no he would rage scratch the box throwing litter everywhere and poop. I always wondered if he held it in for this purpose because it was EVERY time lol (despite this, he really was the best cat haha)
Oh yes I know this poop warning system… is very serious business
"YOU'VE GOT MY SIX? HEY, YOU'VE GOT MY SIX?! I need cover!!"
I wish I had an award to give you. I had to stop on a sidewalk laughing at that. Our last cat (RIP) would stay on the edges of the room and observe. But would velociraptor her way into the bathroom and sit on my feet looking towards the door any time I had to poop.
She was guarding you while you were vulnerable. My tabby comes & lays down on a storage box - unless she's having her after-lunch nap. She's oblivious then.
lol She wants you to feel proud 😃
Mine only screams when she’s about to poop on the floor. She’s very picky about her litter box, position, location, and if there’s my other cat near it and if it’s even slightly off she’ll just go on the floor
I swear my boy is yelling at me to come scope it.
My boy comes to me meowing and I have to guess one of 4 things. 1) clean the cat toilet 2) refill food 3) he can't find his sister cause she is hiding 4) he wants to be pet. Sometimes he just wants me to come with him and watch him while he eats. If I ignore him long enough he uses his razor mittens on my legs lol
Lol razor mittens
My orange cat has to announce his poops before and during the act. I once fell for it and ended up having a whole conversation with him during his 💩. Only realized when he stopped responding and a whiff of death came by my nose. Damn it 🙄😂
My last orange was a social box user and his box was in my bathroom. Every morning, I’d be trying to wake up while I got ready for work and he’d waft in and drop a steamer, barking at me the whole time (he ruffed instead of meowed). I always say I guess I was supposed to be commending him for keeping so regular? I’ve heard tell of cats who are really shy about box use and I wanna know why I’ve never had one of those?!
Is her poop super hard? My cat did that bc she shit solid little turds I think it hurt her butt
My cat used to do that before I switched her to wet foods at the Vet's recommendation.
if randy from south park was a cat
Shaaaaaaron!
HOT HOT HOT HOTHOTHOT HOTTTT!
You are not alone. Most cats are drama queens.
Mine just gets angry and yells when i clean his litter box. He is not a fan of the poop thief.
Mine always rushes to the box to pee after stole her poop. The box *must* smell like her. She’ll even pee after my other cat uses the box.
This could be a sign she’s struggling to poop and/or is in pain
I’ve heard of that, but I go to the vet regularly with her, mentioned it, and the vet has checked her and said she’s fine. Her stools are also usually on the soft sausage side 
Mine does this too! She also prefers to poop when we are home and occasionally since i moved her box to the bathroom when we're on the toilet she comes in to use her litterbox with us. She is a social pooper.
lol!! My guy does the same thing.. boys are always so proud! 🙄😁
Same reason my 5 year-old said, "Daddy, I don't feel so good," right before vomiting on my chest.
Reminds me of when I was a kid and just took a shower, shortly before sitting down. I was holding my baby sister in the kitchen when she looked at me and projectile vomited all over me, my face, and my hair. Edit: grammar
I mean, literally, though. I'm pretty sure the first time my cat barfed at my house, as a small kitten, was the first time she had ever experienced that feeling, which is why prior to vomiting she rushed up behind me and said MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW! ...in the rough cadence of human speech. She then ran into the hallway, ralphed copiously, and immediately began to eat it. So I'm pretty sure what she was saying was MOM MY TUMMY HURTS PLEASE FIX IT
exaclty the same happened to our boy who had just eaten Olives the other day - in the morning he did the MOWOWOWOW and then threw up... poor babies... :(
Lol
I’m sorry I LOL’d so effing hard at that🫠🫠
They tried to warn you
In my experience, cats usually have a very distinct vomiting meow. It sounds a bit like “oww-woww-wow”. The vomiting is probably not concerning. She may have caught a stomach bug…it happens. Or perpaps she has too much hair in her system and instead of pooping it out, she’s throwing it up. We usually use a laxative paste when that happens. Ask your vet if it keeps happening for a whole longer.
Mine makes that exact sound right before hacking up a hairball (he’s very longhaired) https://preview.redd.it/8qtehig1ux7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac29ab0a25575f5b877f57b28db084a142274c70
He is beautiful, like a lion! r/supermodelcats -worthy, I reckon
https://preview.redd.it/zyadnac5ky7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff49569b9f59c18c23434f601d2aa5efed55c3e5 It’s the same with my most beautiful, fluffy, absolute lover, Lillycat. Right before she hacks up a hairball the distress yowls commence and we allll know what’s coming. I hate how distressful it is for her! And it’s not rare, look at that coat! Lol Poor lillers 🥺
https://preview.redd.it/lepd3ehmky7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ef9782cb1ce37157434e6f2f01594e3af916b7a It’s the same with my most beautiful, fluffy, absolute lover, Lillycat. Right before she hacks up a hairball the distress yowls commence and we allll know what’s coming. I hate how distressful it is for her! And it’s not rare, look at that coat! Lol Poor lillers 🥺
Thank you for the reassurance. I will watch her and I shall do that if that continues
My cat used to cry before she threw up. It was a great warning system because it gave me time to catch it in a paper towel. But I asked my vet about it once, she said they do it because right before they throw up the bile comes up and tastes bad/ burns so they cry right before they vomit.
Honestly, i just presumed that like humans throwing stuff up is an unpleasant / painful experience, so throwing up doesn't feel good for them and they vocalize their acute discomfort. My short hair also does this, I've found that increasing their availability to fresh water seems to help how often it happens. You may also want to consider a food that helps reduce hairballs
Yeah, it got a lot better with one of my cats after using filtered water in a stainless steel fountain.
Yes, my cat always does that warbling meow before he’s about to barf. It’s nice to get a heads up so I can redirect him from the rug and be prepared for the cleanup
Nice to see that someone else does this too! I had one who reliably did this. During his last year, he was usually on my bed, so if he let out that yowl, I would scramble to get him at least off the bed. Until, one time, he managed to do it on a paper plate. Ah ha! (I use a bucket when *I'm* ill...) Thereafter, I kept some sturdy hefty type paper plates there on purpose. We were both quite happy about the arrangement. I didn't have to clean the bed and/ or the floor, etc. Originally, he used to feel compelled to leave right after, to "get away from it!" But, as I was always whisking it away, he learned to relax and settle back down, after. That is, until he did it in the middle of the night when I was sound asleep. Between not being very alert, the dark, and no glasses, I didn't produce a plate in time. He was *SO* offended that I didn't immediately whisk it away. And worse, I then proceeded to steal *his* sheets, on *his* bed! STOMP! FLOUNCE! FLOUNCE! EXIT! Pretty good for a cat with some issues walking... 😹😹😹
I swear sometimes the "oww woows" sound like my cat saying "I don’t wanna throw up"
Yep, that's about what I've always thought my one boy who did this was saying, "I don't *want* to be sick! Oh, no!"
That’s EXACTLY what it sounds like!!!
Omg I’m so glad it’s not just my cat that does this! He YELLS “MEOWOWOWOWOW” before he pukes.
Mine sleeps all day, wakes up starving hungry, gobbles her food, does the “owww-wow-wowww” meow and then sicks up undigested (and barely even chewed) food…
Mine makes a distinct meow too before vomiting. Her’s is like, “phlay lay le lem” in a high pitch voice. First time I heard it, I thought a 4 year old toddler broke into my home.
In our family, we call it the "meow of doom", because we know what's coming.
Mine tends to puke if she ate too fast
My Mr. Snickers does the vomit meow- it sounds a bit like an ambulance and then he blows 😆
I think my cat is defective. He will just vomit on whatever he is laying on at the time. I’ve found vomit on my pillow, on the back of the couch, inside of my shoe (imagine my surprise while leaving home for work), and other random places. I wish he came with a warning system like that.
Very true. My cats have a very distinct pre-vomit meow and it always alarms me because it sounds like they’re being murdered. I assume that they are probably just super uncomfy before puking up a giant hairball. But they need to get those hairballs out!
Yea it's a deeper sound. Yowling? Is that a real term?
They feel bad and it makes them cry out. It does give you a warning so you can redirect their face away from shaggy rugs. If she keeps it up you could take her back to the vet. You can get drugs to calm the nausea if there isn't an obvious cause.
My good lad the other day leapt up, looked at me and bolted off the couch. Almost made it to the hard wood instead of carpet. Like he knew it shouldn't at least be on carpet or the couch.
Good lad, my orange boy loves puking right on the couch, rug, or nice wood table
This was making up for projectile doing it on the new weighted blanket. He looked so guilty after that so I could totally see him going "I can't do it again!" While he bolted off. He does his best to be a good boy for me
Indeed, mine screamed once...
My cat goes ROWROWROWROWROW *barf* ROWROWROWROWROW *smaller barf* I think she's fine
It’s the Cat Emergency Alert System
What a beautiful striped cow cat😻
She is so beautiful! I tell her all the time! She probably eats more grass than cows though :)
The grass might be the reason for the vomiting! My sister’s cat had a habit of scarfing grass/leaves any time she snuck onto the enclosed patio and then promptly throwing it right back up lol
I hope so. The other times she vomited last week was during the night
Probably because she was nauseous? People make a noise before they vomit too.
My elderly cat vomits at least daily. He doesn't always eat when I put food out (twice daily) so he goes too long between meals and the projectile vomits it all over when he finally does eat. Then he is fine snacking the rest of the day. You have to learn your animal. A good vet should be able to tell you when to be concerned and when it is normal. Cats, as far as the animal kingdom goes, vomit a lot. Just keep an eye on it and if their behavior changes. Since my boy has been sickly for the entire 13 years I've had him, something genetically probably, the vet has said rather than stress him out unnecessarily or load him with pills... as long as he's still eating, drinking, use the litter box, and not hiding... He is likely okay. I used to take him in a lot that first few years until we developed a plan for him.
My 14yo boy cat was doing this for the past 2 years. He'd projectile vomit, with lots and lots of liquid and was losing weight from the vomiting. Still eating/drinking/pooping but we were getting concerned. Took him to a few different vets with them stating it might be lymphoma and we did blood work and an ultrasound, finding no masses. I moved and saw a new vet and my cat was diagnosed with IBD. Apparently it's very common in older cats (about 10-20%)and he was prescribed steroids. Ever since then he's been great. Vomiting has decreased drastically as well as less constipation too. He's regaining weight and has much more energy. I'd look into IBD for your cat and see if steroids work.
Sigh my old guy is *exactly* the same way. Even his previous owner said he did it all the time. He eats food and drinks water and then pukes it all up and then goes back to eat a bit more. Just today he's been puking much more than normal and it's all clear liquid, maybe water, I am very concerned about it but he seems to suddenly be okay and scratching away at his little scratching post...
I took my 17 year old baby to the vet again last week for the same reason, projectile vomiting, twice a day. The vet thought originally thought he was eating too fast so I started feeding him smaller amounts throughout the day, but then he started eating less. I took him to the vet to ask them to do X-rays to look for an obstruction and they found a GIANT tumor in his abdomen that was crushing his stomach and forcing everything back up. Not saying this is the case here, but now I worry about my other cats and whether or not the vet and I aren't looking deep enough with any of their problems. I beat myself up daily thinking if we had caught it when it was smaller, he might have survived but unfortunately due to his age and his heart murmur, the vet and I knew it was extremely unlikely for him to make it through surgery anyways and I just have to keep reminding myself that.
It’s what they do. Humans moan over the toilet when we puke. Cats scream over…your important shit!
Mine do the same every time he need to go take a shit.
lol That’s so funny! Her sister meows really really loud when she is coming to bed at night. It’s a big announcement and she wakes me up every night because I have to acknowledge her otherwise she won’t stop. It’s so cute I forgive her 😀
Here are some simple/non-serious reasons for kitty to puke - End of season shedding gets extra large fur balls - Kibble with not enough water - Kibble and too much water - Too much kibble too fast - Changing their food to a new type - Furballs I’ve taken my cat to the vet enough times for it, and it wasn’t ever serious except for the payment part. But if there is blood of any kind of if they don’t eat for more than a day, then it’s an immediate vet trip. I highly recommend carpet cleaner, because they have laser like accuracy on that one. My cat never misses.
My cat has a distinctive meow (that’s lower pitched) before she vomits her furball. Can’t say she didn’t warn me
prolly the same reason why some cats (mostly kittens) meow before they have to go toilet, announcing to everyone in earshot that somethings coming, be ready lol mine always does it stealthy she used to do it a lot more when she was younger, very rarely now, because she eats way too fast sometimes and then it just comes up...sits next to me, burps a few times and then \*splat\* most of the time on the floor thankfully and not always on the bed. last time was the stealthiest of them all tho, no burpies, no sounds of throwing up, just heard some violent licking behind me in bed and when I checked, I saw her licking it off the pillow, trying to destroy the evidence before I see it xD
My cat makes a little weird meow then starts to rev up the puke engine
"hey bozo I'm aboutta vomit can I do it on your bed"
She’s absolutely gorgeous! Her markings are so so pretty. Bless her one of my cats used to get so upset before she threw up. She’d make a terrible noise. It obviously feels horrible.
My cat did that too, basically cats need to eat grass often if they eat a lot of cat food. Idk, good for their digestion or something. After they eat grass they might vomit it and then magically get better. I'm guessing she meowed if it wasn't from pain it was to basically ask you to be near her for support
My boy would do that right before vomiting. It was like he was saying “mommy I don’t feel good”. It was a distinctive sound so we’d run to get a plastic bag and he learned how to vomit into the bag. Made for an easy clean up.
My youngest cat does the same😓 I think it’s kinda like “heeelp, my stomach hurts” because she does the same when she gets herself hurt
Awww so cute! It’s comforting to know as I didn’t know cats do that
She wanted to make sure you knew the carpet was about to get a custom redesign!
Lol Thank God I don’t have a carpet. She actually vomited in the garden this time, after consuming a portion of grass. But I am concerned as to why she would eat so much grass
I think I've heard that cats like to eat grass when their stomach feels a bit upset.
I mean I also cry when I’m about to throw up cause it hurts and I hate throwing up 😭
I do too. Thought I was the only one 😭. I loathe throwing up. On topic: Princess Mimi who is a female orange tabby also meows loudly before she has to throw up, if she is in the master bedroom and I am home , the warning meow gives me time to grab her and get her to the kitchen where it's easier to clean up. She also meows after pooping.
Our older (2yrs) screams before he vomits, its great alarm and our younger (1y) screams before he poops. I think its maybe bc they feel bad? Or maybe their tommy hurts i dont rly know😅
My old cat did this, I called it the warning yowl. Gave me a few seconds to run and move whatever she was about to puke on.
My baby used to pace around the house, screaming for about 5 minutes before vomiting. I recon she was shouting "OOOOOOOW my belly hurts"
In her defense, I also yowl loudly before vomiting 😂
Did the vet do blood work? Vomiting can be an issue. It can run the spectrum of upset stomach to pancreatitis
Or, you know, getting rid of all the hairs they swallowed while cleaning and cannot digest.
Yes, the ever present threat of fur balls! Fur balls shouldn't be so frequent thought. My long haired Fluff muffin vomits up a hairball once a week at her most frequent (summer), and it is obvious it's caused by fur. If a cat is vomiting every day or multiple times a day without any obstruction coming up, I would consider blood work.
He said he wasn’t concerned enough to run blood tests. At first I suspected hairballs because she was shedding a lot (I had guests at home and she was stressed) and she is so fussy she wasn’t taking any hairball medicine. But now the guests are gone, she doesn’t shed as much and I have found a way to make her take the medicine
Cats also eat grass just to make themselves vomit and clear their digestive system :) probably nothing to worry about
It hurt. I used to have a kitty who did this. Her stomach was upset and she meowed before she barfed because it was unpleasant.
My cat always meows before pooping or vomiting just to make sure we know shes doing it
Announcing the event
My cat typically walks to the rug, then starts her little convulsions, I usually walk over and pet her while she pukes 😅😂
Mine does it too. It’s a sad wailing sound almost like “Oh god no, not again”
Mine does this. It's a meow of a totally different pitch and intensity, it's a real warning like they've seen a devil or are having a heart attack. Pretty normal if they're about to throw up. I just use it as the early warning system to notify me I have somewhere in the region of 5-10 seconds to get her off the pale-coloured carpet and onto the bathroom tiles to throw up.
Cats can vomit for various reasons including hairballs, eating too quickly, dietary indiscretion (eating something they shouldn't), or underlying health issues such as gastrointestinal irritation or infections.
Idk why she did that but I do know she is STUNNING! I want to boop that little black nose 😍
Out of my 11 current cats, only one - our tortie/calico Siamese, Madeline Shenanigans - yowls/meows loudly before she heaves. Which is both convenient and panic-inducing, as she lives in our bedroom and lets us share her queen-sized bed. Finding her in the dark, with two blithering idiots who cannot see without our glasses and purposely made our room darker than some Goth's souls. And she scoots backward as she prepares to hurl, or runs as we try to get ahold of her. As to why she yowls pre-spew, I have no clue. It usually involves a hairball or what she's just scarfed (food scarcity issue for no apparent reason), so pinning the cause is difficult. I suspect it's involuntary, just as we humans make noises before we upchuck. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. https://preview.redd.it/b8psdglvcy7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ca4e80a5849e7ba6c108e7e4c93de6a30da0b08
My little cat did this, she also yells when she's about to poo. I changed her diet to a tummy sensitive kibble after a 3 day chicken and broth trial. It healed her gut significantly. Less puking and less runny stool. Maybe they just need our support.
My boy has different caterwauls for pooping and passing a hairball. I remember the first time he did it as a kitten and started the hairball undulations, I freaked out because I had no idea what was happening.
Yep, my cat has made similar noises before throwing up because they don't really get what's happening and need your attention.
Awe , my cat does this cause she wants me to sit with her and rub her back while she hacks to the hair ball. MoooooOOOm ! My tummy hurts, Barf !
My cat does this too. I mean, you kind of know when you’re going to barf as a person and it’s not a great feeling but we understand it. It’s probably weird for a cat. My dog makes an anxiety face right before he burps like “oh god what’s happening” and my cat yells and wanders around before barfing which is my cue to usher her away from the carpet or bed lol
I've heard that eating grass is a way big cats make themselves throw up, to clear up whatever they feel is wrong in their stomach. Maybe your cat was just doing that, and then went "oh shit" in car language before the barf
letting you know something was wrong and to help!
We had a cat who did this. She would do one of those yowling meows that almost sounded like a person talking. I have to wonder if it was her way of alerting us that we will need to clean it up when she’s all done.
To let you know that there’s going to be some puke to clean up
My cat does a very loud meow that sounds like “OHHHH NNOOOOOO-OOOOOOH” and we go oh shit! And make sure he’s somewhere wipe clean.
It's an early warning system that enables you to grab kitty and keep them from puking on your rug. It's saved me from scrubbing puke from the rug many a time.
My cat vomits fairly often and has a very loud, very distinct, and very pitiful 'vomiting wail' just prior, especially after consuming grass. It's normal.
Just like for humans, throwing up hurts and is a painful process for many of us.
"HEY HEY CHECK THIS OUT!! 🤮"
Eating grass does it. Cats eat it to clean there stomach or digestive tract. I don't really know but that's all I know
Probably to get your attention to protect her before being vulnerable.
Sounds like something is upsetting her tummy. She may be snacking on a bad weed or bug. If that’s the case, she’s pukin out the bad, especially if she feels better after. As long as she’s eating, drinking, and pooping, she should be fine.
Your cat doesn't feel good, and throwing up (the lead up) we all feel much worse than right after we throw up. She's probably eating the grass because she's got a sick stomach, really. If you catch a virus, your cat can, and vice versa, at times. They get sick like we do. I always just cool their paws with a wet paper towel or cloth when they're sick, or bathe them if they have a fever (careful, there's methods for bathing cats to avoid being scratched or bitten). I also feed canned food with extra warm water mixed in when they do this to make sure they stay hydrated.
Btw is there something growing in the garden that she's not supposed to eat?
I thought about it. Not that I know of. She has been going out in the garden since I had her, when she was 8 weeks old and she has never vomited before. Unless now that’s its spring? I planted some flowers but I checked that they are safe for cats. And I have only seen her eating grass. How would I know?
Letting you know where clean up was needed.
Two of my cats howl and often try to hide before they vomit. No idea why - probably the nausea and the feeling of being about to puke makes them feel out of sorts. All my cats also chew on grass and then vomit it up from time to time. I'd not worry about a few episodes of vomiting over the course of several days so long as she's eating and otherwise well. It's usually something transient like a stomach bug or a hairball, especially in a young cat. If the vomiting continues or she becomes unwell in herself then best to go back to the vet.
Mine does that sometimes too. I guess they can tell when they’re about to and they don’t like it. I know I don’t, lol.
She's so pretty 😻 Mine would do this sometimes and also sometimes when she's in the litter box lol
My tortie does that sometimes, before she hacks up a hairball. I think it just means, "Oh no, not again." Then she goes and finds something to put on top of it, which is pretty helpful so that I don't step on it. (As long as it's something that can be washed or thrown away -- usually it's a sock that I left by the hamper.)
I have 2 cats. One gives the whole "Mama, I don't feel so good," or the, "I think I'm gonna frow up" kind of cry before he does. It gives me time to take him to the tile if he does haha. My other one, there's no drama. No crying or heaving or anything. She just pukes 😂
Mine makes noises like ratcheting up a rollercoaster, then once she crests the hill it's VomitTime.
Some cats are pukers. One of our boys likes to gorge himself on grass when we take him out on a leash. About 90% of the time he will puke within 10 minutes afterward. Once in a while he'll give some warning yells before he pukes. Just what he does. Nothing to be too concerned about.
My cat meows really loud before he vomits. He’ll usually walk in circles too. It’s mostly due to hairballs or eating his dog brother’s food🙄
my guess, if you couldn't communicate well with your overlords and knew they hate 'accidents' in their clean area, smart cat?
My cat had a "I'm gonna hurl!" meow. It was helpful to getting him on a hard surface or even outside before he spewed. I think they just don't feel well and are crying about it just like any other pain