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Old July 4th 03, 11:33 PM
Kris
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My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid. Just a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow. I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything else I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking this is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.


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Old July 4th 03, 11:48 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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After the last bout a little while ago - of throwing up the hair masses, see
if she now acts fine, including eating & everything. If so, that was her
problem: a hairball that needed to come up, & finally did.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Kris" wrote in message
...
My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid. Just

a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow. I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything else

I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking this

is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.




  #3  
Old July 4th 03, 11:48 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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After the last bout a little while ago - of throwing up the hair masses, see
if she now acts fine, including eating & everything. If so, that was her
problem: a hairball that needed to come up, & finally did.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Kris" wrote in message
...
My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid. Just

a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow. I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything else

I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking this

is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.




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Old July 4th 03, 11:53 PM
Kris
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Thanks Laura. I do brush her but probably not as often as I should.

I will definitely get her in somewhere tomorrow if she's not better. She's
under my bed right now recovering from her latest bout of vomiting. I hope
the fireworks tonight don't make her sicker.


"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Fri, 04 Jul 2003 22:33:26 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Kris ) said,

My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was

last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid.

Just a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow.

I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything

else I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking

this is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his

usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.

What you describe is pretty typical for my cats when they're bringing
up a hairball. As far as prevention of hairballs, the best thing to
do is brush the cat regularly. Daily is good. The more hair that ends
up in the brush, the less hair ends up in the cat's tummy.

Laura



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Old July 4th 03, 11:53 PM
Kris
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Thanks Laura. I do brush her but probably not as often as I should.

I will definitely get her in somewhere tomorrow if she's not better. She's
under my bed right now recovering from her latest bout of vomiting. I hope
the fireworks tonight don't make her sicker.


"Laura R." wrote in message
.net...
circa Fri, 04 Jul 2003 22:33:26 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Kris ) said,

My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was

last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid.

Just a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow.

I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything

else I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking

this is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his

usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.

What you describe is pretty typical for my cats when they're bringing
up a hairball. As far as prevention of hairballs, the best thing to
do is brush the cat regularly. Daily is good. The more hair that ends
up in the brush, the less hair ends up in the cat's tummy.

Laura



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Old July 5th 03, 12:09 AM
Caliban
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My five-year-old cat was vomiting with increasing regularity a few months
ago. I started him on Petromalt, a flavored petroleum jelly hairball remedy,
and this seems to have cleared up the problem completely. Pet stores,
Targets, Wal-Marts etc. all have a variety of these petroleum jelly-based
"medicines." My cat doesn't like the flavor (of course), so I rubbed it onto
his paw, per the directions. I did two weeks of a one-inch ribbon each day.
I saw results immediately. He vomited only once in that first two weeks, it
was only a bit of spittle, and his feces look fine. Now I give him a
3/4-inch ribbon twice a week. I brush him down once a day, too. He seems
completely cured.

The Internet has reports that Vaseline petroleum jelly works just as well,
typically suggesting one put a dollop on the cat's nose. I see one site also
states pats of butter work, too. See
http://home.stny.rr.com/carmon/Vomit.htm . The mechanism appears to be
simply lubricating the fur the kitty has swallowed so it passes more readily
through its "plumbing."

Please post an update. :-)

"Kris" wrote
My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid. Just

a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow. I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything else

I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking this

is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.




  #7  
Old July 5th 03, 12:09 AM
Caliban
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My five-year-old cat was vomiting with increasing regularity a few months
ago. I started him on Petromalt, a flavored petroleum jelly hairball remedy,
and this seems to have cleared up the problem completely. Pet stores,
Targets, Wal-Marts etc. all have a variety of these petroleum jelly-based
"medicines." My cat doesn't like the flavor (of course), so I rubbed it onto
his paw, per the directions. I did two weeks of a one-inch ribbon each day.
I saw results immediately. He vomited only once in that first two weeks, it
was only a bit of spittle, and his feces look fine. Now I give him a
3/4-inch ribbon twice a week. I brush him down once a day, too. He seems
completely cured.

The Internet has reports that Vaseline petroleum jelly works just as well,
typically suggesting one put a dollop on the cat's nose. I see one site also
states pats of butter work, too. See
http://home.stny.rr.com/carmon/Vomit.htm . The mechanism appears to be
simply lubricating the fur the kitty has swallowed so it passes more readily
through its "plumbing."

Please post an update. :-)

"Kris" wrote
My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid. Just

a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow. I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything else

I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking this

is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.




  #8  
Old July 5th 03, 12:53 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Caliban" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
My five-year-old cat was vomiting with increasing regularity a few months
ago. I started him on Petromalt, a flavored petroleum jelly hairball

remedy,
and this seems to have cleared up the problem completely. Pet stores,
Targets, Wal-Marts etc. all have a variety of these petroleum jelly-based
"medicines." My cat doesn't like the flavor (of course), so I rubbed it

onto
his paw, per the directions. I did two weeks of a one-inch ribbon each

day.
I saw results immediately. He vomited only once in that first two weeks,

it
was only a bit of spittle, and his feces look fine. Now I give him a
3/4-inch ribbon twice a week. I brush him down once a day, too. He seems
completely cured.

The Internet has reports that Vaseline petroleum jelly works just as well,
typically suggesting one put a dollop on the cat's nose.


The hairball remedies Petromalt and Laxatone (basically the same thing as
Petromalt) - are both just petroleum jelly (Vaseline), with flavor added.
If you have the molasses flavored kind that you cat doesn't like, try & see
if you can find the fish-flavored variety, in case that's a bigger hit w/
him.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon


I see one site also
states pats of butter work, too. See
http://home.stny.rr.com/carmon/Vomit.htm . The mechanism appears to be
simply lubricating the fur the kitty has swallowed so it passes more

readily
through its "plumbing."

Please post an update. :-)




  #9  
Old July 5th 03, 12:53 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Caliban" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
My five-year-old cat was vomiting with increasing regularity a few months
ago. I started him on Petromalt, a flavored petroleum jelly hairball

remedy,
and this seems to have cleared up the problem completely. Pet stores,
Targets, Wal-Marts etc. all have a variety of these petroleum jelly-based
"medicines." My cat doesn't like the flavor (of course), so I rubbed it

onto
his paw, per the directions. I did two weeks of a one-inch ribbon each

day.
I saw results immediately. He vomited only once in that first two weeks,

it
was only a bit of spittle, and his feces look fine. Now I give him a
3/4-inch ribbon twice a week. I brush him down once a day, too. He seems
completely cured.

The Internet has reports that Vaseline petroleum jelly works just as well,
typically suggesting one put a dollop on the cat's nose.


The hairball remedies Petromalt and Laxatone (basically the same thing as
Petromalt) - are both just petroleum jelly (Vaseline), with flavor added.
If you have the molasses flavored kind that you cat doesn't like, try & see
if you can find the fish-flavored variety, in case that's a bigger hit w/
him.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon


I see one site also
states pats of butter work, too. See
http://home.stny.rr.com/carmon/Vomit.htm . The mechanism appears to be
simply lubricating the fur the kitty has swallowed so it passes more

readily
through its "plumbing."

Please post an update. :-)




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Old July 5th 03, 04:59 AM
k
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Laxatone, or PetroMalt, are available at
your vet's. Inexpensive, and a more standard
hairball treatment than the Purina routine.
Always keep some on hand.

If it is hairballs, more often than not,
they are ok, once they get the hairball up.
I'd definitely have any cat that didn't
return to normal by morning to the vet.


"Kris" wrote in message ...
Thanks Laura. I do brush her but probably not as often as I should.

I will definitely get her in somewhere tomorrow if she's not better. She's
under my bed right now recovering from her latest bout of vomiting. I hope
the fireworks tonight don't make her sicker.


"Laura R." wrote in message
.net...
circa Fri, 04 Jul 2003 22:33:26 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Kris ) said,

My 4-year old kitty has thrown up 3 times today. This morning it was

last
night's food. A couple of hours later it was a clear, thick liquid.

Just a
few minutes ago it was 2 lumps of brown stuff that looked like matted

hair.
Since this is July 4th, my vet isn't in but hopefully will be tomorrow.

I
give her the Purina hairball treats once a week according to the

directions
but I know that's not the cure-all for hairballs. Is there anything

else I
can give her until I can get her into the vet?

She hasn't drank any water all day from what I can tell and she hasn't

eaten
any food. She hides for a couple of hours after she's thrown up then is

her
usual affectionate self until she throws up again. So, I'm thinking

this is
not an emergency vet situation. However, if my vet doesn't have his

usual
Saturday hours tomorrow, then I'll take her to the emergency vet.

Thanks for any help or advice.

What you describe is pretty typical for my cats when they're bringing
up a hairball. As far as prevention of hairballs, the best thing to
do is brush the cat regularly. Daily is good. The more hair that ends
up in the brush, the less hair ends up in the cat's tummy.

Laura

 




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