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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Vaseline for Hairballs?
Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? Kami usually has Pounce Hairball Treats, but sometimes doesn't eat them. This evening I was trying a new way to start logs fires, which is Vaseline soaked cotton balls (it worked, sort of). Kami kept insisting on licking my fingers as I mooshed the stuff into the cotton. I know it's not toxic and "petroleum jelly" is a component of Petromalt, but I wasn't sure if Vaseline out of the jar was really, truly okay. Comments?  SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? >Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? Kami >usually has Pounce Hairball Treats, but sometimes doesn't eat them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >it's not toxic and "petroleum jelly" is a component of Petromalt, but I >wasn't sure if Vaseline out of the jar was really, truly okay. Yes, it's okay. I have one cat that loves it plain too. If you leave a tub open, he will start chowing on the stuff. Strange. Anyway, we learned to keep it shut. Nobody needs that much at once. And when he needs hairball rememdy, I give him some to lick off my finger. The other cats have no interest in the plan stuff. Signature-- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com > but I >wasn't sure if Vaseline out of the jar was really, truly okay. Some give mineral oil or olive oil added to their food for hairballs. I think vaseline out of the jar is okay. I know it's okay for humans. > Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? Plain Vaseline or petroleum jelly is OK. The carbolated kind (can you even buy it any more?) is toxic. > Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? Kami > usually has Pounce Hairball Treats, but sometimes doesn't eat them. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Comments? Yes, Vasoline is fine. It's the same stuff that is in Petromalt & Laxatone - just without the flavorings. Cathy Cathy Friedmann <clfr@adelphia.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >> Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? >> Kami usually has Pounce Hairball Treats, but sometimes doesn't [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Cathy Thanks for the answers, everyone. I think it's weird, but if she likes it she can have it. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? >> "Brandy Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote: >>> >>> Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? [snipped] >> Yes, Vasoline is fine. It's the same stuff that is in Petromalt & >> Laxatone - just without the flavorings. > > Thanks for the answers, everyone. I think it's weird, but if she likes > it she can have it. Vaseline smeared on the top of a paw or front leg is often suggested for cats who don't like Laxatone or Petromalt. A teaspoon of petroleum jelly used to be a suggested laxative for children with constipation, before modern drug laxatives and fiber laxatives became popular. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." jamie <jamie@spam-me-silly.net> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >>> "Brandy Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > children with constipation, before modern drug laxatives and fiber > laxatives became popular. I've had to smear Petromalt before, but she learned to flick it off and to roll it off with her tongue without eating any. LOL! I'd have to really grind it in there for that to work. That's why I LOVE the Pounce Hairball treats. She actually likes those, though sometimes she doesn't eat them. I like the idea of having a back-up like Vaseline with no smearing required. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? "Brandy??Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote: > Is Vaseline, as packaged, safe for cats as a hairball rememdy? > ... Kami kept insisting on licking my fingers as I mooshed the > stuff into the cotton. I know it's not toxic and "petroleum > jelly" is a component of Petromalt, but I wasn't sure if > Vaseline out of the jar was really, truly okay. White petrolatum is non-toxic. I think there is or was a yellow petrolatum which is toxic. I think it has to do with refining. I just tried for the first time (besides the comments here, my mom had suggested Vaseline for hairballs). Kiki licked it right off of my finger as if it was a treat. I couldn't help but laugh and think it is too good to be true. Kitty acts like it's poison, no big surprise. > "Brandy Alexandre" <brandy@kamikaze.orgy> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Kitty acts like it's poison, no big surprise. A little olive oil, cooking oil or real butter probably would work too. MLB >White petrolatum is non-toxic. I think there is or was a yellow >petrolatum which is toxic. I think it has to do with refining. You might be thinking of carbolated petroleum jelly, which included phenol (carbolic acid) as an ingredient and was yellow in color. Phenol is _very_ toxic to cats. I don't know whether they still make the stuff. >>White petrolatum is non-toxic. I think there is or was a yellow >>petrolatum which is toxic. I think it has to do with refining. > > You might be thinking of carbolated petroleum jelly, which > included phenol (carbolic acid) as an ingredient and was yellow > in color. Phenol is _very_ toxic to cats. At best, my terminology is probably incorrect. For what it's worth, the pertinent answer is to make sure it's 100% white petrolatum, which is easy. After a conversation with my great next-door neighbor, who claimed Vaseline was from a sediment taken off of oil pipes (to my surprise), I did a little research. Unfortunately, today I cannot find the same detail that I found in that search. There are many citations about Robert Chesebrough's patented method for purifying the petroleum byproduct, making Vaseline. > >>White petrolatum is non-toxic. I think there is or was a yellow > >>petrolatum which is toxic. I think it has to do with refining. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > citations about Robert Chesebrough's patented method for purifying > the petroleum byproduct, making Vaseline. Regardless, if an animal or vegetable product (such as butter or vegetable oil) has the same benefit I see no reason to feed an animal a petroleum byproduct. John Doe <jdoe@usenet.love.invalid> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >>>White petrolatum is non-toxic. I think there is or was a yellow >>>petrolatum which is toxic. I think it has to do with refining. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > citations about Robert Chesebrough's patented method for purifying > the petroleum byproduct, making Vaseline. And saccharin is a byproduct of coal mining. Some saw this white stuff and decided to taste it and put it in his coffee. LOL! Vaseline is pretty inert. Since Kami has unfortunately decided she no longer likes the Pounce Hairball treats which have been a godsend for a couple of years, this is the next best thing. SignatureBrandy??Alexandre? http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? |
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