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Our long hair adult cat vomits sometimes Any ideas/suggestions2007-11-25 12:24:57

About once a week or every other week, she vomits.

Diet suggestions? Something that might help prevent this?

Thanks!

Answers:

Stick to one diet, constant changes in the diet can severely upset her tummy. Also invest in a good pair of trimmers ( sheep shears from a feed store work best, they don't clog as much) a good shedding brush (can usually find them at pet-smart) and make sure to use hairball remedy (try wal-mart or pet-smart and follow directions). Long hair cats especially need to be groomed consistently, once or twice a day is actually best. Giving her a trim (no you do not have to shave the poor thing bald) especially on the belly will help with the hairballs. If she has a hairball that is deep in the intestines, can lead to some serious complications because it is blocking the bowels. Would also recommend talking to the vet to see if there is anything they would recommen you try. Make sure she also doesn't have worms at the same time too! Good luck, hopefully you and your poor baby feel better soon!

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Clean her hair more often. She vomits because her hair gets stuck in her throat when she licks her self.

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Hairball remedy in a squeeze tube. Just put some on her paw, she'll lick it up :-)

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She is most likely coughing up hairballs. Outside of the hairball remedy foods and such which can be very expensive. Brush her often and I have found that a little dab of butter on my cats nose once a week or so eliminates the puking them up. It coats their stomach and throats so they will pass through them rather than coughing them up.

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I am NOT a vet, however, if your cat is spitting up fur, it is probably having furballs. As cats age, they tend to have more frequent hairballs. One trick is to buy vaseline and let your cat lick it off your finger ( not too much, perhaps a teaspoon) This helps lubricate the cat's digestive tract and permits the hair to pass the other direction. Also, the pet store sells a hairball remedy product similar to vaseline. If your cat is just vomiting without any hairballs, it could be eating its food too quickly. Some cats don't regulate themselves and eat little amounts all day. One solution might be to put down smaller amounts of food throughout the day rather than one or two larger feedings. Good luck!

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Your long haired adult cat who vomits sometimes, is probably vomiting up hair-balls. The cat while grooming herself is taking in hair. There are a couple of things you can do to make your cat healthier and happier.