I've just got back from uni and my mum told me that my cat, Mitzy had been sick 2 days ago, and once this afternoon. She's now been sick again this evening. She doesn't seem to be acting very differently, she's generally quite inactive and shy. She went straight back to her food after being sick. Should we book in for a vet visit on monday? She absolutely hates the vets, but obviously if she's ill she'll have to go in.

Any ideas what could be wrong?

Were there any hair balls in the vomit, or did she eat grass?
Many cats vomit up hairballs, which is a natural thing to do, and they will eat grass if they have something in their stomach they want to get rid of, much like we put our fingers in our throats.
Has she taken to nibbling any plants, recently?

If she doesn't seem ill and is eating properly (and keeping enough food down to sustain her) I wouldn't run to the vet straight away. Keep a close eye on her, though, and if it is hairballs, change to an anti hairball formula food. If she keeps throwing up, better see a vet, just to make sure it is nothing serious.

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There seems to be a bit of sickness and 'runny bums' in cats right now, not sure if it's a bug or virus. Older boy had this 24 hour thing and now younger one has got it. Where he usually loves his food, he's not as interested even with the special stuff vet gave us for gastro. He's a little quiet but still bounding about. I don't feel as worried and tomorrow we have a follow up appointment anyway with our vet. Just hope his tummy is working its way back to normal.

No hairballs and not sure if she ate grass or not. ): The food that came up looked very undigested, and smelt pretty bad. Since i've been home and she's been outside I haven't seen her nibble any plants. She makes these awful noises before she's sick, almost like a baby crying, it sounds like she's in a lot of pain. Do cats normally do this or is this another sign?

Okay, thanks for the advice, she hasn't been sick again today so fingers crossed it's nothing serious.

Is there? Mitzy's just been sick again tonight so thats 5 times now in the last few days, i'm really worried my mum isn't sure whether we need to take her or not because other than that she's her normaly self?

I hope your kitty is okay!

Alice-Any perisistent ie chronic vomiting should be checked out at the vets. Is she vomiting almost immediately after eating or later on? It may be just an infection ( smell ) but better to have her seen now before things get worse!

My cat vomits occasionally - meaning about twice a month. His problem is that he eats WAY too fast. I feed him wet food in the morning and the evening and he has dry food available all day. But when he starts in the wet food he hardly comes up for air and sometimes pukes.

I've been told that a lot of cats do this and I can't do much about it....You can't teach a cat how to chew and eat. At least that's what I've been told.

that doesn't sound good for your cat to go through this 'vomit' cycle bi monthly. I have a link below that sums up what I wanted to suggest perhaps there is something you can do to help him to eat slowly which aids his digestion much better. Hope this is helpful

How to Slow Down a Cat's Eating | eHow.com

If she hasn't already, may be for peace of mind, a trip to the vet would be good as this sounds to be 'persistent' vomiting and though she might seem other wise her 'normal self' would rule out any underlying issue.

My kitty seems to be fine now, thank you for your thought, however at the time he was unwell, I did take him to the vet and she gave him an injection to help curb the sickness and nausea. This seemed to help though I'm not sure it would apply to yours. Have you looked to see what her stools are like and or if she has a runny bottom?

Hey, I really appreciate that. I'll give some of those a try.