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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / September 2004Hairball help
Hey all, My Mom has a longhaired cat named Louie. She told me yesterday that he's been puking nearly every day and there's hair in it. She says she's been brushing him and giving him his Laxatone, but he's still ingesting too much fur, apparently. Anyone have any more suggestions I can pass on to her? He's a really picky-a.s eater, but he likes oil in his food. Problem is, he's already a bit on the fat side. So, oil isn't really a great option, since it has so many calories. A bit of Laxatone and a good brushing has always worked for my kids...  Signature-- ~kaeli~ What if the Hokey Pokey IS what's it's all about? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > My Mom has a longhaired cat named Louie. > She told me yesterday that he's been [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > isn't really a great option, since it > has so many calories. If your mom can find a few things he likes, gets him on a strictly canned food diet and counts his calories (15 calories/pound and I gave you a link to calorie content of foods in another post) he will not only lose weight, but he will have very few hairballs. I have 23 cats that are on a canned diet and I maybe see 8-10 hairballs a month and that's it. Megan Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray > If your mom can find a few things he likes, gets him on a strictly > canned food diet and counts his calories (15 calories/pound and I gave > you a link to calorie content of foods in another post) he will not only > lose weight, but he will have very few hairballs. I have 23 cats that > are on a canned diet and I maybe see 8-10 hairballs a month and that's > it. We did try that, but he's a fierce picky eater. He was raised on dry and she didn't vary the flavor at all. Best way to make a finicky eater ever. As far as wet, he will ONLY eat Friskies Mariner's Catch flavor. Nothing else. And he doesn't always eat that. I came by my free-feeding habits naturally - it's how we always did it. Mom still free-feeds dry and offers wet in the evening (after I told her how much better it was for them). This is one of those "I wish I had known then what I know now" things, I'll tell you. I'd have never started the kids on dry... Signature-- ~kaeli~ What's another word for thesaurus? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > If your mom can find a few things he likes, gets him on a strictly > canned food diet and counts his calories (15 calories/pound and I gave > you a link to calorie content of foods in another post) he will not only > lose weight, but he will have very few hairballs. I have 23 cats that > are on a canned diet and I maybe see 8-10 hairballs a month and that's > it. I switched to Wellness a few months ago, and I've only seen one hairball since switching to it. When they were on dry, I saw about a hairball a week from each cat, and somewhat less often when I first switched them to canned Science Diet and Iams kitten food (for the diabetic) before switching to Wellness. LeMieux (once known as The Puke-a-saurus, from eating dry food too fast), has not barfed once since the Wellness. Other than one hairball, Gideon only barfed when the Tapazole started making him sick before his thyroid surgery. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." > > If your mom can find a few things he likes, gets him on a strictly > > canned food diet and counts his calories (15 calories/pound and I gave [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > hairball, Gideon only barfed when the Tapazole started making him > sick before his thyroid surgery. I have to agree that even in the short time I've switched to canned (Wellness), the hairballs have disappeared by me too. Usually I'd see a hairball once per week, despite brushing and petromalt. And yes, Benny was also an eat-too-fast-than-puke dry food kitty. That has stopped too (thankfully). rene > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > already a bit on the fat side. So, oil isn't really a great option, since it > has so many calories. Max Cat puts out a Hairball Management food, in a chicken and rice 'formula'. My picky Mico loves it. The store manager told me it was very popular as well. - Ruby Tuesday > > He's a really picky-a.s eater, but he likes oil in his food. Problem is, > he's [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 'formula'. My picky Mico loves it. The store manager told me it was very > popular as well. Ooh, I'll pass that on. See if he'll eat it. His normal food is Pro Plan chicken and rice, IIRC. He may turn up his little kitty nose, but it's worth a shot...My kids like PP as well as Max, so maybe... Thanks. Signature-- ~kaeli~ A midget fortune teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace kaeli <tiny_one@NOSPAM.comcast.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > A bit of Laxatone and a good brushing has always worked for my > kids... I give Kami four Poince Hairball treats every Friday and they are a godsend. She won't take any other hairball remedies. I haven't seen one since we started a few years ago except for when she decided not to eat the treats. There are various hi-grade foods available for hairballs, too, if you want to give them a try. The only one I can think of is Science Diet since it's right next to Kami's senior food. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? |
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