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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2008Mineral oil and petroleum jelly?
I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her oil in her food, and an occasional pat of butter to lick. After only several licks of the butter, she was done. So, I opened a can of real tuna, and gave her a tablespoon of it, with maybe 1/2 a teaspoon of olive oil. She ate all of it. Now tonight, I tried giving both my cats their favorite wet food with some corn oil in it, and they both turned up their noses to it. I've read some old posts, and some people actually suggest putting petroleum jelly on their paw for them to lick off. I can't believe this tastes good. Anyway, is there a preferred oil to feed them for hairball control? Also, for Sunday breakfast, my two cats get a can of 9 lives tuna cat food mixed with one can of real tuna, which they love. I'm planning on starting to feed them the tuna in oil instead of water. -Thanks http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hairball+control&as_q=jelly >I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is > from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Thanks Theres some stuff at the petstore called Petromalt, which is a combination of those oils and some flavoring. My cat loves it... he licks it right from the tube hehe.. :I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is :from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] : :-Thanks >I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is > from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Thanks Don't use mineral oil. It has fumes that can cause problems if they get into your cat's lungs. Use one of the products that is specifically intended for hairball control, such as Laxatone or Petromalt. These products are readily available -- often from your vet but also from pet supply stores, over the Internet, or even WalMart. MaryL >I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is > from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Thanks Hi James, I'm so glad to hear it's nothing too serious or life-threatening. There are a number of products that claim to help with hairballs. In the UK, I favour Kittymalt but, if you are in the US there is probably something similar. Most cats like Kittymalt and will gleefully lick it from your fingers. Alas, my Cheetah *claims* not to like it: she makes such a fuss, but then purrs and slurps once I've got some past her needle teeth. Also, she's very generous and lets me have some, too!! Don't wear your best clothes until you know whether or not you're entering a battleground. It really does help, though. Spider Many years ago when I still had IKE (RB) I wanted to give him some Laxatone (hair ball treatment). He didn't like it so I put a slug of it on his paw thinking he would lick it off. He shook his paw and the slug went right in my eye. Now I keep a fresh pot of oak grass available which seems to take care of the hair ball problem. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') Many years ago when I still had IKE (RB) I wanted to give him some Laxatone (hair ball treatment). He didn't like it so I put a slug of it on his paw thinking he would lick it off. He shook his paw and the slug went right in my eye. Now I keep a fresh pot of oak grass available which seems to take care of the hair ball problem. When the vet operated on my Meggie to remove the "tumor" in her stomach, she found a huge hairball that was partly grass that Meggie had been eating to help her throw up the hair. (unsuccessfully) Now, I worry that another hairball will return, so I brush her, and try to get her to eat kibbles that advertise their hairball freeness.....She licks butter occasionally too, but she always did that before her operation. I wish I knew something that would be guaranteed to work....... >I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is > from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Thanks I'm not sure why the oil, unless it's to act as a laxative, and help them to pass the hairballs. If this is the case, then mineral oil would work, because this acts as a laxative in humans. Olive oil doesn't, so I doubt if this is what the cats need. (but I could be wrong) Butter doesn't either. Perhaps someone who knows will post their comments on this. "Warning: Avoid using plain mineral oil; this unflavored product may accidentally be inhaled, as opposed to the cat-specific products which are tasty and therefore swallowed. Inhaled oil will result in pneumonia, and sometimes death." http://www.cathealth.com/hairballs.htm >>I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is >> from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > if this is what the cats need. (but I could be wrong) Butter doesn't > either. Perhaps someone who knows will post their comments on this. > "Warning: Avoid using plain mineral oil; this unflavored product may > accidentally be inhaled, as opposed to the cat-specific products which are > tasty and therefore swallowed. Inhaled oil will result in pneumonia, and > sometimes death." > > http://www.cathealth.com/hairballs.htm Yes. - In any case, mineral oil, if given to a cat would be miniscule.....Even a human being only gets like one teaspoon of the stuff if used as a laxative.....A cat would only get a couple of drops on a kibble..... > > accidentally be inhaled, as opposed to the cat-specific products which are > > tasty and therefore swallowed. Inhaled oil will result in pneumonia, and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > used as a laxative.....A cat would only get a couple of drops on a > kibble..... Beebe loves to mooch snacks off me and clean up my plate when its coated with olive oil. I guess I should encourage this and give him his own bit of olive oil if it will help with future hair balls. I thought his interest in olive oil was strange but now i understand. I've been given my car Petromalt for about 6 weeks, and it definitely has reduced the frequency of vomiting. Initially she would just lick it up off a spot on my desk, but she no longer seems interested. so, I take some and smear it on her front leg, and she licks it off. although this is helping, she still vomits a LITTLE several times a week. So I'm now looking for something to add to her wet food several times a week. Can anyone recommend a mineral oil based product that could be added to her food? -Thanks > I took my cat to the vet, and they don't think the chronic vomiting is > from kidney disease, but rather hairballs. So he recommended giving her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Thanks |
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