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Hairball question
I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on
the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed |
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Hairball question
I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on
the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Don't feel stupid about this - I worked in a shelter and the Fundraising Coordinator was freaking out and calling to us cause one of the cats was in her office and had puked up a hairball. She had no idea what it was and was worried about him. When I told her what it was she was surprised cause of what it looked like - she had never seen one. She had a cat too but had never saw him cough up a hairball either. He went outdoors so maybe outdoor cats do them out there. I think if they had a build-up of hair inside of them, there would be some symptoms. Also, some of the hair exits their body through their poop too! NanCe -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...dotes/200602/1 |
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Hairball question
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed Hey, don't worry. I've never had hairballs horked up either!Oh, no except for once when Jasmine was shedding in spring. I put it down to jasmine shedding all her fur on me......I feed them a 'furball' cat food mixed with a 'kitten' catfood (dry that is) and i cook them fresh rather than give them tinned once a day. |
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:04:08 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Scouty and Silver have NEVER coughed up a hairball... occasionally Silver crouches and coughs and makes 'hairball-evacuation noises' for a minute or so, but then she stops and acts like she's perfectly okay... we give them some lactone hairball medicine every so often to help keep them lubricated and to move the hairballs on down through their digestive systems and out the other end. They're shorthaired cats so there's not as much hair to build up... I THINK Scouty has a hairball now but I don't know for sure... we'll find out tomorrow. -- ~Karen aka Kajikit My website - http://www.kajikitscorner.com My photos - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten. - Jules Champfleury |
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My short-haired cats haven't thrown up hairballs (as far as I know!), but my
two medium-haired ones have if I slacked off on brushing them. Cats that go outside probably leave some of their fur behind as they crawl under and between plants. It is possible for a hairball to clog the stomach, but I think it's rare. If your cat is still eating, she's probably fine. Sandy "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed None of my cats have ever had a hairball problem that I've been aware of. That's seven cats who for the most part had fairly long lives. None of them were long hair cats. And all of them have spent some time outdoors. We've never really had much of a shedding problem with any of our cats either. When its shedding season, I usually brush them thoroughly a few times so they don't have to go after all the undercoat themselves, but even when I haven't we haven't had hairballs. Then again, we have never really had to deal with clipping claws either. Just lucky I guess. Jo |
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:04:08 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Between the two of them, Sammy and Little Bit have left me two in the past five years. Rocky seemed more prone, as he horked up a couple in a year. Course, it might have been more, since he was an in/outdoor cat. Spotty hasn't barfed up one yet, but she does barf about once a month. I figure it's because she sometimes has flashbacks about being hungry and scarfes up her food two fast. Most of the time she just nibbles at the dry food I leave out during the day, but if I let the bowl go empty she turns into a hoover and tries to enhale the whole bowl, and ends up barfing it back up. -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Spot with loving memories of Rocky (RB) [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed It depends on the cat, out of the seven cats I've lived with, only Figaro, the cat I grew up with, coughed up furballs, often looking like something that came out the other end. So, from the small sample I've seen, most cats don't cough them up, it must go straight through. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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I'm with everyone else. SOme cats do some don't. Pearl doesn't but Sugar and
Grant always did. I also think maybe cats that have more roughage eating out door things may pass hair easier and don't have to throw them up. I think you are OK! "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I hope you all won't think this sounds stupid but as hairballs seem to be on the agenda right now, I would like to ask this: I have only ever had one hairball horked up from my cats, Kitty left me one on the rug about a year ago. I didn't even know what it was, and had to ask here! I imagined that a hairball would be ball shaped, that's how much I knew about them. Well, that has been the one and only. So, since it seems so normal for everyone else's cats to hork them up all over the place, why don't mine? Are they doing it secretly outside in the garden? Always? I think not, particularly as Kitty hardly goes outside now it's winter. It's very puzzling. Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic Tweed |
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Hairball question
On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:52:59 +0000 (UTC), Cheryl Perkins
wrote: . Is it possible for cats not to get hairballs at all? Or even worse, what if their stomachs are filled with hair and they can't cough it up for some reason? panic I don't think that's likely! Speckles' required surgery. Jeanne |
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