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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Strange hairball...
I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could have them, I started feeding an anti-hairball dry food after that, just in case. I have only ever seen *one* tiny hairball come out of Abelard - about the size of a small marble and clearly composed of his own fur. But last night he horked up one more very odd little thing.... I pulled it apart and found a bunch of fine grey hairs along with some BLACK ones which were *very* long, and thicker than any cat hair I've ever seen.... and he never grooms any other cat aside from Beatrice (ginger/white), and very seldom even her, so where did these gray and black hairs come from?? The only black cat in the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* grooms him, nor anyone with any grey fur. Just out of curiosity what about your hair or anyone else in household?? If I get a shower and do not clean my hair (Which seems to to come out faster and faster) and the cats find it they eat it. >I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said >he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* grooms him, >nor anyone with any grey fur. > Just out of curiosity what about your hair or anyone else in > household?? If I get a shower and do not clean my hair (Which seems > to to come out faster and faster) and the cats find it they eat it. My hair isn't black, and I do clean it out of the shower if I leave any there. >I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said >he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >black cat in the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* >grooms him, nor anyone with any grey fur. Don't Aby's have long black guard hairs in their fur? They certainly have black hairs anyway. Can't explain the grey part unless he has a grey undercoat though. Does he lick the carpet at all or anywhere where shed hairs might be? Tweed > Don't Aby's have long black guard hairs in their fur? They certainly have > black hairs anyway. Can't explain the grey part unless he has a grey > undercoat though. > Does he lick the carpet at all or anywhere where shed hairs might be? No on all three counts. >> Don't Aby's have long black guard hairs in their fur? They certainly >> have black hairs anyway. Can't explain the grey part unless he has a >> grey undercoat though. >> Does he lick the carpet at all or anywhere where shed hairs might be? > > No on all three counts. I see that no explanations that have been offered are a possibility. It is unlikely to be a paranormal experience so you need to think where he could have got these black/grey hairs from. I must be mistaken when I see black hairs in Abyssinians then. They seem to be shot through their brown fur with them and longer coarser black hairs on top of their coat here in Britain. Tweed > I must be mistaken when I see black hairs in Abyssinians then. They seem > to be shot through their brown fur with them and longer coarser black > hairs on top of their coat here in Britain. There are no black Abys that I know of. You may be seeing "ticking" which means the tips of the hairs are darker. >> I must be mistaken when I see black hairs in Abyssinians then. They seem >> to be shot through their brown fur with them and longer coarser black >> hairs on top of their coat here in Britain. > > There are no black Abys that I know of. You may be seeing "ticking" which > means the tips of the hairs are darker. Ah, thanks. It will be the ticking I saw then. I never got close enough to an Aby to know what I am talking about! I only saw them from a few feet away and they looked like they had lots of black hairs. Tweed > I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said > he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* grooms him, > nor anyone with any grey fur. I have no idea - but what happens to the fur and whiskers of consumed mice? Might they form a hairball?  SignatureCheryl > what happens to the fur and whiskers of consumed > mice? Might they form a hairball? Mouse fur and whiskers would be much shorter than what I found. And anyway it's been at least 5 months since he could have eaten a mouse. > I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said > he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* grooms him, > nor anyone with any grey fur. Hairballs do not always look like globs of hair. I have seen hairballs that look like "tootsie rolls" or even a BM movement. Any fuzzy thing they lick can contribute to hairballs. The HB medication helps it pass through the digestive system. Good luck. MLB > Hairballs do not always look like globs of hair. I have seen hairballs > that look like "tootsie rolls" or even a BM movement. Any fuzzy thing > they lick can contribute to hairballs. The HB medication helps it pass > through the digestive system. Good luck. MLB In four years of careful observation, I've never seen Abelard licking any "fuzzy things". >> Hairballs do not always look like globs of hair. I have seen hairballs >> that look like "tootsie rolls" or even a BM movement. Any fuzzy thing [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > In four years of careful observation, I've never seen Abelard licking any > "fuzzy things". TuTu will lick feather toys, a fur jacket and even a fuzzy afghan. MLB > TuTu will lick feather toys, a fur jacket and even a fuzzy afghan. MLB That doesn't translate to all cats do the same, nor that Abelard does it. I've lived with this cat since he was seven weeks old, so I think I know something of his habits. >I think I mentioned before that one vet I called when Abelard was sick said >he probably has hairballs. Although I did not believe he possibly could have [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >the house is Eli, who has very short hair, and Abelard *never* grooms him, >nor anyone with any grey fur. And what colour is YOUR hair Pat? I ask because Tessie and Silver are hair-eaters... if they find any stray hairs on the floor they'll sit down and consume them! Very strange animals... I've even seen Tessie watch me comb my hair and then pull the 'hairball' out of the wastepaper basket and run away with it! > And what colour is YOUR hair Pat? Not black. Not grey. And much, much longer than the hairs I found in Abelard's offering. |
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