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My 7 year old neutered DSH Spotted Tabby Ben, was vomiting once a day (after using the litterbox mainly) for over a month. I had an ultrasound and bloodwork done.

Ultrasound showed gas - a partially distended belly with normal ingesta, an da borderline thickening of the submucosal layer of the stomach. ALL else was just fine.

Bloodtest showed a high gobluin(sp?) and he tested positive for the antibodies for the corona virus.

I changed his food and shed him out (vomiting was a lOT of hair) and he stopped vomiting. A mnnth later he started vomiting again, BUT he eats and is playful and acts fine otherwise.

I do not know if I should take him to a Vet Internist or since he has now not vomited in 2 days just wait and watch him.

I worry also about this positive test for the corona virus - does he have it or is it just the antibodies.

When he was vomiting I was givng him slippery elm syrup each day and when I stopped - he stopped vomiting.

A friend told me to buy Seacare but I do not know where to get.

SHOULD I take him to a specialist or just wait and watch him.

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Heidi - mom
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You don't mention what you are feeding your cat, but the fact that he has gas and vomits shows that his digestion is disturbed. Until this situation clears up, feed him ground chicken, with psyllium husks and water, and slippery elm powder, in small amounts over the course of the day. Give also 2 capsules of a good probiotic over the course of the day, in the food. It sounds like the problem is a combination of hairballs along with an intestinal dysbiosis.