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Jerold Pearson - 19 Dec 2003 22:40 GMT

Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
Petromalt for hairball control. I have two questions: Is it really safe to
feel regular Vaseline petroleum jelly to cats? Will they really eat it?
(I know that will vary from cat to cat, but do most cats actually eat that
stuff?)

Thanks.

JP

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Mary - 19 Dec 2003 23:04 GMT

>Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
>Petromalt for hairball control. I have two questions: Is it really safe to
>feel regular Vaseline petroleum jelly to cats? Will they really eat it?

You can also give olive oil or mineral oil, mix a little, 1 tsp, into their wet
food once a day if they need it all the time for constipation or bad hairballs.
You could also get tuna packed in oil and give them a little of that oil which
is vegetable oil. They will definitely eat that oil. This is assuming your cat
isn't fat and is otherwise healthy.

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Cathy Friedmann - 19 Dec 2003 23:21 GMT

Yes, it's safe. If you read the list of ingredients for Petromalt - or
Laxatone, you'll see that it's the exact same stuff as Vaseline, just w/
flavoring added.

Cathy

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> Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
> Petromalt for hairball control. I have two questions: Is it really safe to
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> JP

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Laura R. - 19 Dec 2003 23:26 GMT

circa Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:40:56 +0000 (UTC), in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Jerold Pearson (jpearson@stanford.edu)
said,

> Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
> Petromalt for hairball control. I have two questions: Is it really safe to
> feel regular Vaseline petroleum jelly to cats? Will they really eat it?
> (I know that will vary from cat to cat, but do most cats actually eat that
> stuff?)

Yes, and yes. (In addition to what Mary said.)

Laura

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PawsForThought - 20 Dec 2003 00:07 GMT

>From: Jerold Pearson jpearson@stanford.edu

I don't like giving by-products of the petrochemical industry, so instead I
give butter or olive oil. Also make sure to regularly brush your cat.

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William Hamblen - 20 Dec 2003 04:41 GMT

> Many people in this group have said that Vaseline can be used instead of
> Petromalt for hairball control. I have two questions: Is it really safe to
> feel regular Vaseline petroleum jelly to cats? Will they really eat it?
> (I know that will vary from cat to cat, but do most cats actually eat that
> stuff?)

The label on petromalt lists petroleum jelly as one of the ingredients.
If you give Petromalt you give petroleum jelly. I had one cat that
would lick petroleum jelly from my finger. Others I would smear a dab
on their whisker pads where they would lick it off. They didn't like
it much.

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Laura R. - 20 Dec 2003 05:14 GMT

circa Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:41:42 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
William Hamblen (william.hamblen@earthlink.net) said,

> The label on petromalt lists petroleum jelly as one of the ingredients.
> If you give Petromalt you give petroleum jelly. I had one cat that
> would lick petroleum jelly from my finger. Others I would smear a dab
> on their whisker pads where they would lick it off. They didn't like
> it much.

I had a couple of cats who absolutely loved it.

Laura

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Thomas F. Maguire - 20 Dec 2003 18:40 GMT

> circa Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:41:42 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
> William Hamblen (william.hamblen@earthlink.net) said,
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> I had a couple of cats who absolutely loved it.

My cat shows virtually no interest in eating anything but his cat food, but
he eagerly licks Petromalt from my hand if introduced when he's starting to
get hungry. He shows much less interest if not hungry.

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