Ways not to start the day:

Woke up to find bloody cat vomit on the floor. Emergency vet visit, here we come.

ETA: X-ray images show no foreign objects in the cat's stomach, and too much (read: any) food in her intestines to rule out colon cancer. In the mean time, we have kitty anti-nausea meds and she's supposed to get no food until tonight, at which point we can give her something bland like meat baby food.

Are we having fun yet?