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Ok, so my 6yo black cat has been experiencing stomach issues for the last few months. It started out with random vomit spots all over the house. As soon as it happened 3 days in a row, I took him to the vet (feline specialists). At that time he weighed in at 12 lbs. They examined his eyes, coat, mouth, and manually probed his belly and found no issues. At the time he was eating Iams hairball formula dry food. Also, he is an indoor cat, and always has been. The vet gave us some "easier to digest" food (at d@mn near $80 a pound) and some Metoclopramide 5mg tabs broken in half. Dosage was twice a day for a full 5mg each day.

He seemed to be doing better until yesterday when I couldn't find him in any of his favorite spots. Finally, I found him beneath my bed. He had some dried vomit beneath his nostrils and was experiencing some labored breathing (assuming he aspirated some vomit). I then found the... puddle that he left on the laundry room floor. It consisted of mostly digested food and liquid with a couple of kibbles here and there. But said puddle was almost 19" across!! Granted, it was on concrete, but this was a HUGE puddle of vomit. I took him back to the vet last night around 5:30 and they weighed him in at 9.8 lbs. he wasn't dehydrated, and had no sensitivity while being examined. After much thought, I gave the doctor the go ahead to open him up this morning as she suspected a foreign blockage somewhere (x-rays showed excessive gas build up last night). Oh, and all his blood workup came back fine last night!!

So, she just called to let me know that the surgery went fine, and he was waking back up. They relieved the gas pressure but found no blockage??? they were able to pass a scope both directions from the stomach. They also took biopsies from all the major organs to see if they can find anything.

They are going to keep him for the weekend to see how he does. I figured I would ask here to see if anyone had any ideas or insight on what the issue may be or had seen a similar case.

Thanks in advance!
-Nick