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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2005Hairballs that Mocha can't get out...
My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come out after being over the toilet for 2 hours. I started giving her hairball remedy from Hartz 5 days ago. I think its making her hack more BUT still no hairball will jump out of that poor cats mouth. Now she just lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What > do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. You need to take her to see a vet to see what's going on. Tweed > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What > do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. Sounds to me like she needs to see a vet. Ok then tomorrow she gets to see the vet. Thanks > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > from all this hacking. What do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do > this. It's so obvious SCHOOL is out for U.S. holidays and the kids have nothing better to do. Does your Mommy know where you are? Jill Jill You are like school in the summer time. NO CLASS!!!! get a life please.. Ellis > Jill > > You are like school in the summer time. NO CLASS!!!! > get a life please.. > > Ellis Funny how we've never heard of you in this ng but suddenly you show up and don't have enough sense to take your cat to the vet. YOU get a life, or go back to school soon. Meanwhile, you're joining my killfile because I can't tolerate idiots. Jill Jill, I found this site because I needed help. This is my first cat and I don't know much about how to care for them. I'm so sorry that you get to show everyone on here that you made me the butt of your "not" Joke. This world would be a better place if people like you would just smile and try to help. I'm sorry if I didn't make the right judgement on mocha's hairball problem. And I'm sorry if I messed up the flow of your talkabout pets.com. Happy thanksgiving to you and your family. Ellis > It's so obvious SCHOOL is out for U.S. holidays and the kids have nothing > better to do. Does your Mommy know where you are? Sorry, Jill, you may be mistaken here... Just consider the possibility. You don't know this person, I guess, and if you were a newbie to RPCA and were welcomed in such an impolite and judging matter, how would you react? 8051epaddack has already stated that he/she is going to take the cat to the vet, what's better? And the habit of calling people idiots... Please behave, this is an INCLUDING community, isn't it? br, Hans >> It's so obvious SCHOOL is out for U.S. holidays and the kids have >> nothing better to do. Does your Mommy know where you are? >> > Sorry, Jill, you may be mistaken here... Just consider the > possibility. I'll consider it. > You don't know this person, I guess, and if you were a newbie to RPCA > and were welcomed in such an impolite and judging matter, how would > you react? Well, first of all I know better than to charge into an ng stating I have an ill cat without the sense to take it to the vet, asking people I don't know what to do about it. > 8051epaddack has already stated that he/she is going to take the cat > to the vet, what's better? Didn't state that in the original post. > And the habit of calling people idiots... Please behave, this is an > INCLUDING community, isn't it? > > br, > Hans Yes, it is. But this time of year I suspect everything. I don't believe those guys on every corner ringing bells asking for money are actually Santa (or his helpers), either. Jill >> It's so obvious SCHOOL is out for U.S. holidays and the kids have nothing >> better to do. Does your Mommy know where you are? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > br, > Hans I sure have my doubts when someone new has to include their drinking and toilet problems in the first paragraph of their first post. Needing to be told to take a cat that has been coughing for a period of time to the vet is about on a par with needing to be told it needs food, water, and a literbox. Jo > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What > do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. On the off hand chance you are serious and it hasn't already occurred to you, get the cat to the vet! How would you know its a hairball and not something else? Jo Well, its my first cat so I guess I better get her in. thanks for your help Jo. > Well, its my first cat so I guess I better get her in. thanks for > your help Jo. Please let us know what the vet says.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What > do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. Are her litterbox habits okay? The hacking itself isn't dangerous (and eventually they pass them out of one end or the other). However, on the rare occasion when they create a blockage, you want to be aware of it, and get them to the vet ASAP. Thank you for your help. Yes she is going normal to the box. she still plays around at times but I think I should take her in. This is my first cat and first problem with one. So I'm sorry if I sound like a dumn one to Jill. The one that sent me the return this afternoon. Thanks for your help and kindness Divamanque > Thank you for your help. Yes she is going normal to the box. she > still plays around at times but I think I should take her in. This > is my first cat and first problem with one. So I'm sorry if I sound > like a dumn one to Jill. The one that sent me the return this > afternoon. Thanks for your help and kindness Divamanque I am sorry if I misjudged you. However, my cat is my first cat as well. And in fact, I had her vetted a week after I tried (via posters, calling vets and shelters, etc.) couldn't find her owners. It's just a smart thing to do. If she were coughing I wouldn't have assumed a hairball. Having no experience with cats, I sure wouldn't have thought of hairballs. Cats need shots, too, you know. They are like little kids. But smarter ;) Jill > Cats need shots, too, you know. They are like little kids. But smarter ;) Except that they can't tell you what hurts, which most children past infancy can do. > Jill >> Cats need shots, too, you know. They are like little kids. But smarter >> ;) > > Except that they can't tell you what hurts, which most children past > infancy can do. Trainee vets here in the UK have to have higher passes in their university subjects than wannabe doctors to even get a sniff at getting into a vet college, they train a bit longer too. If having all A's makes them super intelligent, it doesn't necessarily make them better vets though. Once upon a time, there was a lot of guesswork in veterinary practice and the diagnostic ability needed to be high. It's not so much like that now, at least not at my vets. If it's not something obvious, like say an abcess, some wound or other, a mucky ear which even the most rookie vet could do something about straight away - we go down the line of blood tests, body scans etc which usually tells us what is wrong quite quickly. It is not always what we want to hear, but I suppose it's much better than the old days when it was "try this medication" and it didn't work, so "try this, then." etc etc and have your pet die in the end without having a true diagnosis because it wasn't possible to be sure about it then, the vet had to take an educated guess. Tweed Thank You Jill I as well took my cat to the vet. Shots are things we need and so are the pets we love. But with the shots you don't get an education on how to care 100% for there sickness. If I get sick I get over it. I have Med insurance but I will leave the hospital for the people that really need help. I go in JUST like my CAT for check ups. Mocha is fine. The vet today told me she is healthy. And its just hair balls that he took care of for me with a little cat magic. Have a great night and thank you for your help > Thank You Jill > I as well took my cat to the vet. Shots are things we need and so are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > of for me with a little cat magic. Have a great night and thank you for > your help Asthma springs to my mind and is often misdiagnosed because in between attacks they may seem perfectly normal. If it happens again, I'd sure get xrays. > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would come [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lays around sad because I know she is in pain from all this hacking. What > do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do this. Sometimes a kitty having an asthma attack can look like he's trying to hack up a hairball. On http://www.fritzthebrave.com/ there's a video of Fritz having an asthma attack while his humans are getting his meds ready. I'd say get kitty to the vet, but I believe I saw in an earlier message that you're already planning to do so. The vet ought to be able to help. Please keep us posted - we'd like to hear what the vet has to say. Dan Dan thanks for your help. I will let you know. 8051epaddack @ epaddack@aol.com > My cat for the last 3 weeks started hacking up nothing. I think it > reminded me of some school days and to much beer but nothing would [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > from all this hacking. What do I do????? Its so sad to watch her do > this. Doesn't sound like hairballs to me, sounds like something caught in her throat. A fishbone, a tiny twig, a sliver of a quill... Get her to the vet. SignatureCliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid; Err 16547: LTP not found: Use backup: PENCILANDPAPER.sys |
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