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| Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't posted lately, but I have 2 jobs and after work I've been helping bring in hay for the horse farm I work at. Here's my problem....my 2 year old, Kahlua, has been eating fast then puking it up a few minutes later. She has been to the vet and she couldn't find anything wrong with her. She doesn't do it every day, but enough that it's a pain in the butt. I tried putting a ball in the food dish to try to slow her down, but she takes it out and plays with it. I feed freely, there's always kibble since I'm not home alot and I don't feed wet. She just started this about a month ago and I'm getting tired of cleaning puke off the floor Anyone have any ideas??
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| One of my cats - the one I hand-raised - has had periods where she did this as well. In my case, the vet diagnosed 'hyperesthesia,' but I am not sure it's that simple. I have noticed a connection between stress and her episodes. Changes in her routine, changes in the household, too much time without me (or other) company .... and here come the episodes! I would approach this by looking to the emotional element. That is, call home and say 'hi' over the speakerphone. Give kitty a hearty welcome when you get home, and go out of your way to show affection. Perhaps, put her in her carrier and take kitty for a short drive with you as you do your daily errends.
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| Hmm...with both me & Phillip out of work right now, yes, the household is feeling stress, although we're both usually here and the cats get plenty of affection. They also many days eat better than we do! But they are sensitive creatures and may be picking up on our stress. Wonder how to cure that one!
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What brand/type of food do you feed. 
I hate to say this but most cat food is basically nothing more then garbage in a pretty bag. 
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You might want to consider feeding your cat in smaller portions, or looking into a special bowl that makes your cat work for her food instead of eating it all at once. I found a bowl for my cat that looked like an upsidedown bowl with holes in it. She had to stick her paw in there to pull the kibble out. The amount of gorging and puking was reduced significantly. I also started feeding her smaller portions of food more often during the day.
Here is an article from out behavior expert. She has some suggestions for cats who gobble down their food too quickly. You could try some of the suggestions for your cat.
http://www.catchannel.com/experts/marilyn-krieger/my-cat-gobbles-too-much-food.aspx
Good Luck!
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| A thought no one has mentioned yet .... have you tried feeding her separately away from the other cats? I had to do this with my two ... my bigger girl was eating her sisters food (who inhaled it in order to beat her sister to it, and then puked it up). Once I moved her bowl to a separate location (her sister couldn't reach), my smaller girl settled down and started eating normally: she didn't have to compete with her sister for food. 
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