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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2004sort of heaving
My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth open at all. Her belly heaves but like I said she just lays there and doesn't get up and assume the normal I'm-gonna-puke position. She doesn't even seem particularly distressed when this happens. She does this maybe once every one-two weeks. I'm thinking maybe she's got a hairball she's trying to deal with and have been giving her hairball remedy. Boots has done this once or twice but as he likes to groom Isabelle, he might be dealing with the hair thing too. Both are fine other than this (eating and eliminating normally). I've never had a cat with a hairball problem so I'm not sure if I'm off target here or not. Any opinions? With long haired cats should they receive hairball remedy on a regular schedule as a preventative measure. If so how often? Wendy They should be combed or brushed daily and use a hairball rememdy as prescribed on the product (ie. I use Laxatone). Gail > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds > like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Wendy > They should be combed or brushed daily and use a hairball rememdy as > prescribed on the product (ie. I use Laxatone). > Gail IME - YMMV My Mom's cat got more hairballs when he was brushed daily. We went to twice a week and the problems went away. Seems the daily brushing was creating too much loose hair and he was shedding more and ingesting more. He's a DMH.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ Practice safe eating - always use condiments. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds > like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > eliminating normally). I've never had a cat with a hairball problem so I'm > not sure if I'm off target here or not. Any opinions? The only cats I had who had hairballs always hacked with open mouths, so I can't say for sure. Has she had a checkup recently? > With long haired cats should they receive hairball remedy on a regular > schedule as a preventative measure. If so how often? Well, my kids get it only if they hack (DSH), but Ma's cat (DMH) gets a half teaspoon of olive oil in his food once or twice a week and gets brushed (well, combed) once or twice a week and his hairballs have gone away. He hates the hairball remedies, so that's why he's getting the oil. Too much of either the remedy or the oil makes loose feces, which can in some cases (chronic loose stool) lead to anal gland problems, so don't overdo either one. Signature-- ~kaeli~ If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace >My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds >like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Wendy Hiccups? My cat does this on occasion. > >Wendy > > > Hiccups? My cat does this on occasion. Oh, gosh, I never even thought of that. Sounds just like it, too. Signature-- ~kaeli~ Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:14:01 -0500, "Wendy" <wendypart@nospam.com> wrote: >My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds >like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Wendy Hiccups? My cat does this on occasion. Indigestion maybe? or hiccups. She does scarf down her food like she'll never eat again. I'll have to notice when this happens relative to her eating or doing anything that might cause hiccups. I do comb her periodically (don't get a whole lot of hair) and will keep giving her the hairball stuff from time to time. She loves that stuff! She loves eating! >>My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds >>like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >Hiccups? My cat does this on occasion. PS: One evening,not too long ago, TuTu and I had hiccups at the same time. >From: m. L. Briggs mlbriggs@nospam.net >PS: One evening,not too long ago, TuTu and I had hiccups at the same >time. LOL, now that's funny! ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds > like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth > open at all. This sounds like asthma. Heartworms also present this way. Maybe hairballs, maybe not. She needs a vet. > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds > like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth > open at all. This sounds like asthma. Heartworms also present this way. Maybe hairballs, maybe not. She needs a vet. She was thoroughly checked by the vet before Christmas and hasn't been anywhere but here since. For that matter so was Boots. I've seen asthma and this isn't it. > > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It > sounds [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > anywhere but here since. For that matter so was Boots. I've seen asthma and > this isn't it. Good! Maybe it is just hiccups. You're a very observant mom. >She was thoroughly checked by the vet before Christmas and hasn't been >anywhere but here since. For that matter so was Boots. I've seen asthma and >this isn't it. We have an asthmatic cat and I've never seen her not get up--or at least partially sit up--when she starts to cough. I agree, if she doesn't change her posture but remains lying down, it sounds like hiccups. Hiccups, however, don't sound like coughing or gagging--our cats barely make a sound at all when they hiccup, just their sides heave and you might hear a little "erp". Also, they don't end with a final big honk to clear the throat, the way asthmatic coughing often does. >She was thoroughly checked by the vet before Christmas and hasn't been >anywhere but here since. For that matter so was Boots. I've seen asthma and >this isn't it. We have an asthmatic cat and I've never seen her not get up--or at least partially sit up--when she starts to cough. I agree, if she doesn't change her posture but remains lying down, it sounds like hiccups. Hiccups, however, don't sound like coughing or gagging--our cats barely make a sound at all when they hiccup, just their sides heave and you might hear a little "erp". Also, they don't end with a final big honk to clear the throat, the way asthmatic coughing often does. It doesn't sound like gagging. The sound is that stomach sloshing sound when they are getting ready to barf. And when she's done if she does anything (and she doesn't always) she swallows. Guess that's what got me thinking hair ball. Boots has to go to the vet for shots and neutering so I'll ask the vet about it then. If he thinks it's something I'll take her in. Watch I'll spend a ton of money on hiccups. >We have an asthmatic cat and I've never seen her not get up--or at least >partially sit up--when she starts to cough. I agree, if she doesn't change [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >(and she doesn't always) she swallows. Guess that's what got me thinking >hair ball. Well, our asthmatic cat also swallows several times after a coughing bout--swallowing the phlegm she loosened--so I don't think that part rules out coughing. >Boots has to go to the vet for shots and neutering so I'll ask the vet about >it then. If he thinks it's something I'll take her in. Watch I'll spend a >ton of money on hiccups. He can probably tell a lot just by listening to her breathing and lungs. If he thinks she's coughing, he might also want to do chest x-ray. I know what you mean, though. We just recently spent $150 on one of our cats to find out that she was in perfect health and probably didn't pee while we were watching her because it was making her nervous. We were sure she had a UTI. But I guess it's better to know that nothing is wrong. >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >This sounds like asthma. Heartworms also present this way. Maybe >hairballs, maybe not. She needs a vet. That's exactly what I was thinking, Mary. Asthma often looks like the cat is trying to bring up a hairball. I would definitely get her checked out by a vet. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > trying to bring up a hairball. I would definitely get her checked out by a > vet. Luckily, Wendy says this is not it. I'm glad it isn't. Cheeks doesn't always have her mouth open when she heaves. As an aside, I was really pleased when the vet I took her to about her limping last week said, after listening to her chest, "her lungs are amazingly clear for an asthmatic cat." Yay! (Not that I love the little creature or anything.) She is still getting steroids only when needed. >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >asthmatic cat." Yay! (Not that I love the little creature or >anything.) She is still getting steroids only when needed. That's good to hear, Mary :) Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm > That's good to hear, Mary :) Yes! I can't wait, as soon as I can get a digital camera, Cheeks will be the star of alt.binaries.pictures.animals! But you know, it's amazing. She looks just like a regular gray tabby unless you know her really well. Once you've shared a cheese sandwich with her, it's hard not to notice how special she is. :) > My long hair 1.5 year old, Isabelle, is doing something strange. It sounds > like she's going to barf but she is laying down and doesn't have her mouth > open at all. Her belly heaves but like I said she just lays there and > doesn't get up and assume the normal I'm-gonna-puke position. She doesn't If it sounds something like wheezing when she does it, she is coughing. Sometimes cats cough until they throw up a little, so sometimes it's confused with bringing up a hairball. If it's coughing she may have asthma/allergies or a respiratory parasite, so you'll want to bring her to the vet and have her checked out. 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