Why would a cat throw up dry cat food immediately after eating it?

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Your cat either has roundworm or tapeworm. It is typical that when a cat throws up its food almost directly after eating it, there is a parasite in its digestive system.

For this, there are available treatments such as over-the-counter medicines or, more likely to find, prescriptions from a vet.

I'd go with the medication for roundworm, as a tapeworm diagnostic in and of itself can be expensive.

(One thing -- if your cat is mangy-looking, has dandruff, and is much skinnier than usual but eats more than usual, it is more than likely tapeworm. If not, check it's rectal area and tail and if there are little white worms or dried-up worms about the size of rice grains, it's roundworm.)

Hope that helps.

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