After one too many people commented on how my cat was heading down the road towards obesity, I decided to put him on a diet. Instead of his usual free feeding, I switched to feeding him a set amount twice a day.

It has been working great except for one thing. If he is really hungry, when I finally go to fill his bowl again, he will gobble it all down as fast as he can. I don't mind his fast gobbling abilities as much as the aftermath. You see, about five minutes after his epic gobblefest, you are more than likely to hear retching sounds followed by the magical appearance of kitty vomit on my bedroom carpet.

He doesn't always pick the carpet though. I think he just goes about his usual business of scouting the bedroom to make sure there are no predators and wherever he is when he feels the need to thow up, that's where you'll find the emptied out contents of his stomach.

I am contemplating on stopping this diet and going back to free feeding. I know that would mean he will likely get fat but when a cat vomits on your favourite shirt and you feel the warmth of fresh puke on your body... well... that is where the line ends for me.