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My cat vomited, not eating or drinking after food change. Vet?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | spayed | 17 lbs

Our Mitzi is sick, we switched her dry food purina sensitive stomach type to Purina urinary tract type, she had one serving last evening and at 5:30 this morning she vomited it up and has not had anything to eat or drink to this hour 8:00 pm and has been sleeping all day with no trips to the litter box, we are very worried, help thank you

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Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 12th, 2019

Mitzi does sound quite sick, and I'm concerned that she has not eaten or drank today. It's actually very serious when a cat won't eat, as they will develop a fatty liver if they go too long without eating. While a sudden switch in diet can lead to GI problems, it shouldn't cause her to not drink. I would take her into a vet immediately to get checked out. Best of luck.
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