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[quote=Anonymous]NP here:  The cat could have chewed on a string, elastic, ribbon, etc. while you were gone and have it in her stomach - hence the importance of either xray or ultrasound or both.  (I know they show different things - perhaps ask which).

Mine did that - they get bored when we're gone for a week and go hunting for stuff - ONE bit of a ribbon must have not been thrown away when I wrapped presents, it ended up underneath a counter or something and she found it.  Damn cat!  In our case, they found it on the xray and could see it wasn't tangled up but thought it would work it's way out so we watched for it in the litter box and voila!

But that amount of vomiting is extreme, you need to figure out why.

However, it might also be ok to give an anti-vomit med to see if simply calming the cat's stomach down allows it to stop vomiting - it can be a cycle - you vomit, makes tummy reactive, so there's more vomiting.

My vet is in North Laurel, MD - and is expensive but GREAT - but that's a hike for you.  I will say, vets in DC are more expensive because they are paying REALLY high rent vs. the more suburban places (same holds true for apartment rent, business rent, childcare costs, etc)

When I lived on Capitol Hill, I loved Union Veterinary Clinic, but wow, was it expensive!  But I've found Boston and DC vets more expensive than the suburbs, it just is what it is.

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