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Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.

12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that
looks much more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still
they're called hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

"Christine BA" wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark

13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests a
lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the intestines
can get clogged with it when trying to process it in the normal fashion.
But then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as the passages are
full of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry, but vomits the
food unprocessed as the food cannot enter the intestines. That's when
surgery can be required.

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

"Christine BA" wrote in message
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13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks
much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests a
lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the intestines can
get clogged with it when trying to process it in the normal fashion. But
then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as the passages are full
of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry, but vomits the food
unprocessed as the food cannot enter the intestines. That's when surgery
can be required.

--
Christine in Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

Thank you again Christine in Finland. It's been about ten years
since I exchanged words with anyone from that country.
I'll just have to keep on brushing the cat, then.
That is the first time she ever came when I called her,
when I promised to brush her.

Mark
USA

"Christine BA" wrote in message
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13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks
much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests a
lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the intestines can
get clogged with it when trying to process it in the normal fashion. But
then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as the passages are full
of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry, but vomits the food
unprocessed as the food cannot enter the intestines. That's when surgery
can be required.

Yes. A couple of years ago Meggie, our long haired female, got one that made
her stomach grow bigger and bigger as she ate......We thought she had a
tumor......Pretty soon, she stopped eating altogether, and the vet came and
took her away for an operation.They thought it was a cancer and told us that
they would cut it out if it was contained, and put her to sleep if it had
metastasized. We were quite relieved to find out that it was just a huge
hairball in her stomach. The vet said that it was the biggest hairball they
had ever seen. The operation cost us over $800, but Meggie is a great cat
and she was worth it. Now, we brush her regularly and keep a small dish of
butter for her (and the other cats) to lick when they are on the table.

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"Christine BA" wrote in message
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13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
...
12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks
much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your
kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests a
lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the intestines
can get clogged with it when trying to process it in the normal fashion.
But then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as the passages are
full of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry, but vomits the food
unprocessed as the food cannot enter the intestines. That's when surgery
can be required.

Yes. A couple of years ago Meggie, our long haired female, got one that
made her stomach grow bigger and bigger as she ate......We thought she had
a tumor......Pretty soon, she stopped eating altogether, and the vet came
and took her away for an operation.They thought it was a cancer and told
us that they would cut it out if it was contained, and put her to sleep if
it had metastasized. We were quite relieved to find out that it was just a
huge hairball in her stomach. The vet said that it was the biggest
hairball they had ever seen. The operation cost us over $800, but Meggie
is a great cat and she was worth it. Now, we brush her regularly and keep
a small dish of butter for her (and the other cats) to lick when they are
on the table.

What is the butter for?
Is Meggie a long haired cat?

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"Christine BA" wrote in message
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13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks
much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your
kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some
such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests a
lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the intestines
can get clogged with it when trying to process it in the normal fashion.
But then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as the passages are
full of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry, but vomits the
food unprocessed as the food cannot enter the intestines. That's when
surgery can be required.

Yes. A couple of years ago Meggie, our long haired female, got one that
made her stomach grow bigger and bigger as she ate......We thought she
had a tumor......Pretty soon, she stopped eating altogether, and the vet
came and took her away for an operation.They thought it was a cancer and
told us that they would cut it out if it was contained, and put her to
sleep if it had metastasized. We were quite relieved to find out that it
was just a huge hairball in her stomach. The vet said that it was the
biggest hairball they had ever seen. The operation cost us over $800, but
Meggie is a great cat and she was worth it. Now, we brush her regularly
and keep a small dish of butter for her (and the other cats) to lick when
they are on the table.

What is the butter for?


Butter (which they like) helps keep the hairs they swallow from stopping up
in their gastro intestinal track, and facilitates them passing through their
systems.

Is Meggie a long haired cat?

Yup. My first sentence above.........

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netamerica...

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"Christine BA" wrote in message
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13.3.2010 3:11, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
"Christine wrote in message
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12.3.2010 23:52, Mark Earnest kirjoitti:
Anyone know of any?

I'm trying to find out what in the jungle is a hairball.

I purchased a brush to try to stop them, since someone
here recommed that.

What is the cure?

Fortunately I have a teenage (6 month old) cat, so it may be
awhile.


Just in case you're actually serious I'll try to explain it to you.
When a cat washes itself, it licks its fur. This causes the cat to
ingest
loose fur. Sometimes cats then vomit this fur as something that looks
much
more like an oblong squishy poop than a ball, but still they're
called
hairBALLS.

This is why it was recommended that you get a brush and brush your
kitty
regularly, so it wouldn't ingest so much fur when washing itself and
subsequently vomit it (usually) on a carpet or into a shoe or some
such
where it has the greatest effect...

Thanks, Christine. I'm glad its not as serious as I thought.
No surgery required, that is.
My cat sure likes the brush.

Mark


In the worst case scenario, it CAN require surgery. If the cat ingests
a lot of fur, cannot hurk it up on your favourite carpet, the
intestines can get clogged with it when trying to process it in the
normal fashion. But then the cat can neither eat nor poop normally, as
the passages are full of fur. Kitty tries to eat, as it's very hungry,
but vomits the food unprocessed as the food cannot enter the
intestines. That's when surgery can be required.

Yes. A couple of years ago Meggie, our long haired female, got one that
made her stomach grow bigger and bigger as she ate......We thought she
had a tumor......Pretty soon, she stopped eating altogether, and the vet
came and took her away for an operation.They thought it was a cancer and
told us that they would cut it out if it was contained, and put her to
sleep if it had metastasized. We were quite relieved to find out that it
was just a huge hairball in her stomach. The vet said that it was the
biggest hairball they had ever seen. The operation cost us over $800,
but Meggie is a great cat and she was worth it. Now, we brush her
regularly and keep a small dish of butter for her (and the other cats)
to lick when they are on the table.

What is the butter for?


Butter (which they like) helps keep the hairs they swallow from stopping
up in their gastro intestinal track, and facilitates them passing through
their systems.

Neat trick. I wish I had thought of that. I use olive oil spread, I hope
that works. They won't pig out on it, will they?


Is Meggie a long haired cat?

Yup. My first sentence above.........

OK, I missed that

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ca...
Neat trick. I wish I had thought of that. I use olive oil spread, I hope
that works. They won't pig out on it, will they?

They don't seem to....The vet suggested it to me, and I knew they liked
butter, cause they liked to lick my toast in the morning, so I put some in a
dish for them to lick, and it seems to work, cause they haven't had to have
any hairball surgery for the last couple of years......But I brush 'em too,
so maybe the butter doesn't do anything at all.......