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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2004Question re: Hairballs
For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a short hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem with hairballs but now she's coughing them up quite regularly. I've been brushing her at least every other day and having to clean the brush two or three times in the process. This is excessive. Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal surgery. They don't make Hill's x/d formula in an also "hairball" formula. Aside from just regular brushings, any suggestions on what to do to tone this down? I can always call the vet but thought some of you might have ideas. Jill  SignatureI used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. > For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a short > hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem with hairballs [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > -- > I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. My long-hairs tend to shed a lot in the summer and then shed some more when they're getting they're winter coats. Even my one short hair sheds. There are hairball pastes that some cats find quite tasty. But if yours won't eat it just put a little Vaseline on the back of her paw and she'll lick it off (it think it's tasteless but haven't had the nerve to try it for myself). -- Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie) > My long-hairs tend to shed a lot in the summer and then shed some more when > they're getting they're winter coats. Even my one short hair sheds. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lick it off (it think it's tasteless but haven't had the nerve to try it for > myself). My cats like vaseline. I use it instead of a chapstick in the winter, and when I open the jar, at least Nikki will come running to get her share. Frank isn't that much into it, but sometimes he wants a lick, too. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a short > hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem with hairballs > but now she's coughing them up quite regularly. I've been brushing her at > least every other day and having to clean the brush two or three times in > the process. This is excessive. Where do you live, Jill? If the weather has been warm and humid, cats tend to shed more than when it's cooler (quite apart from "seasonal" shedding). Also, if they're under stress they tend to shed rather a lot, too - mine generally lose quite a lot of hair when they visit the vet. >> For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a >> short hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > lot, too - mine generally lose quite a lot of hair when they visit > the vet. I'm in the mid-south and for the last week or so it's been much cooler than our usual August 90-something Farenheit degrees. I did expect the shedding to stop when it got cooler but it hasn't. Jill >I'm in the mid-south and for the last week or so it's been much cooler than >our usual August 90-something Farenheit degrees. I did expect the shedding >to stop when it got cooler but it hasn't. > >Jill It's been rather cool here too; and I've noticed Frank is already getting his winter coat. He is pretty short-haired in the summer, but looks like a Himalayan in the winter. His mask is already getting darker, too. This is really early for him; usually he doesn't change till late Sept. or Oct. Sherry > For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a short > hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem with hairballs [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > from just regular brushings, any suggestions on what to do to tone this > down? I can always call the vet but thought some of you might have ideas. Just bought a bag of Purina Indoor which is labelled to help with hair balls, and a friend gave me CatLax tubes. I haven't used them enough to tell if they help enough but Quinn has upchucked some considerable length hairballs so I'm trying to help him :-) Speak of the devil, I just posted another pic of Quinn's tummy spanning two stools, he's sagging real low now. Norm -- "The web has got me caught. I'd rather have the blues than what I've got." <via Nat King Cole >For some reason, she's been shedding a lot more than normal (she's a short >hair) the last month or so. I'd never really had a problem with hairballs [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Jill My three like those Friskies Hairball treats. You might try that. > My three like those Friskies Hairball treats. > You might try that. Hmmm.... I've been giving Melisande the Whiskas ones, but not all my markets carry them, and I've never seen the Friskies brand. (Which she might like better, since she likes Friskies food better than Whiskas.) Do you get them at the grocer's, or a pet supply store? > Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal > surgery. They don't make Hill's x/d formula in an also "hairball" > formula. > Jill I guess I should have been more specific. I'm not supposed to feed her treats due ingredients which might cause her bladder problems to recur. This also lets out regular 'hairball formula' cat foods. I guess I'll just have to phone the vet and see what he recommends. I suspect they will want to give me some expensive prescription, assuming there is such a thing, which I can't afford. I'll have to ask for any over-the-counter type things I could buy which might help. Thanks, everyone! Jill >>Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal >>surgery. They don't make Hill's x/d formula in an also "hairball" [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > which I can't afford. I'll have to ask for any over-the-counter type things > I could buy which might help. Thanks, everyone! Have you tried plain, old-fashioned Petromalt? Melisande doesn't seem to care for it, but many cats love the stuff, and I've had cats who would eagerly lick it from the tube, as long aws I chose to keep squeezing it. (A friend's cat learned to sit under the drawer where she kept it and "cough" suggestively, when it wanted a "treat".) Of course, under the circumstances, it would probably be a good idea to ask Persia's vet first, but SFAIK there are no nutrients in Petromalt, and it's not as expensive as the commercial "treats" designed for the purpose. > Jill >>> Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal >>> surgery. >> I guess I should have been more specific. I'm not supposed to feed >> her treats due ingredients which might cause her bladder problems to >> recur. > Have you tried plain, old-fashioned Petromalt? See, I've never heard of Petromalt. Well, perhaps I saw it mentioned here but since Persia never really coughed up hairballs before I probably just skimmed over the info. Could I buy this at Petco, do you think? (And yes, I'll ask at the vet first.) Jill >>>>Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal >>>>surgery. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > but since Persia never really coughed up hairballs before I probably just > skimmed over the info. Could I buy this at Petco, do you think? SFAIK, you can even buy it in the petfood section of your supermarket! (It's not at all hard to find, but if you never had reason to buy it, you probably never even noticed it was there.) (And yes, > I'll ask at the vet first.) > > Jill >>>Persia has to eat special food since her bladder stone/cyst removal >>>surgery. They don't make Hill's x/d formula in an also "hairball" [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >> Jill I was just thinking about that. Plain old Petroleum Jelly works good too. My Figaro does not like the Petromalt. He won't lick it off of my finger. Last time I put some on one of his paws so he could lick it off.... Well the little S**T went to the toilet bowl and washed it off. That's when I discovered the hairball kitty treats. He loves those, All I have to do is say "cookies!" and he comes running. > have to phone the vet and see what he recommends. I suspect they will want > to give me some expensive prescription, assuming there is such a thing, > which I can't afford. I'll have to ask for any over-the-counter type things > I could buy which might help. Thanks, everyone! Again, just put a bit of Vaseline on her paw and she'll lick it off. That should do the trick and very inexpensively - and it won't give her anything she's not supposed to have. If you're unsure about this, just ask your vet and I'm sure he'll approve. -- Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 4 months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy and Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy3/ (Sammy and Jessie) >> have to phone the vet and see what he recommends. I suspect they >> will want to give me some expensive prescription, assuming there is [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > her anything she's not supposed to have. If you're unsure about > this, just ask your vet and I'm sure he'll approve. Will do, thanks! She's sheddding so bad I'm getting fur up my nose when she snuggles next to me in bed. LOL Jill >>> have to phone the vet and see what he recommends. I suspect they >>> will want to give me some expensive prescription, assuming there is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Jill Sheba sheds terribly and even gets dandruff. She has put on weight and can't reach her backside. But every so often I give her a thorough combing and brushing. It takes my son to hold her while i do the job. She mostly wants her face brushed and bites at the comb and brush if I don't have help. But I get off masses of fur from her lower half. Then for awhile she is glossy and fuzz-free. But I also feed her some Nutro Lite dry with her canned food. This dry food has a good fiber content that helps with the ingestion of hair. And my cats like it better than the Hairball foods. They can't stand the hairball rememdies. But good old Vaseline does the trick, too. -- CATherine |
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