19/11/2025
H***y the Tonkinese Champion!
Recently, we cared for H***y, a young Tonkinese cat, who had been having a really tough time keeping his food down. His owners noticed he would bring food back up several times a day, and recently he even developed aspiration pneumonia. Despite this, he was always hungry and acting like his happy, bright self.
To get to the bottom of things, our team performed a series of investigations, including endoscopy and detailed contrast radiographs. After clarity from a veterinary radiologist, our suspected diagnoses were confirmed:
📌 A sliding hiatal hernia – where part of his stomach was moving up into his chest.
📌 Esophageal inflammation and reduced motility – meaning his food pipe wasn't moving food properly, causing food and stomach acid to reflux back up.
📌 Delayed gastric emptying – food was taking longer than normal to leave his stomach.
All of this explained why he was regurgitating and vomiting so often.
We proceeded with corrective surgery to help this little guy feel better long-term. The surgery included:
🩺 Repairing the sliding hiatal hernia.
🩺 Strengthening the diaphragm around the esophagus.
🩺 Performing a gastropexy (attaching the stomach to the abdominal wall) to help keep everything in the right place.
He recovered well from anaesthesia and is now continuing his recovery at home receiving lots of love and care. 💕
We are very pleased to report he is no longer vomiting.
