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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on March 17, 2013, 09:26:46 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018335817
Oh my.
applegrove (57,505 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:04 PM
How is hairball remedy supposed to work in cats. I give my cat some and she coughs up two hairballs the next day. I don't give her any and nothing happens. Does this happen to you?
freshwest (28,114 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:15 PM
1. No, I think it's supposed to take it out in a bowel movement. Does she get any grass to eat?
That either comes up or goes on out. Some people give their cat cod liver oil or foood with oil to help them move it out.
But it's been a long time since I had a cat with that problem. It can get bad, though. Does the cat get any roughage in the diet?
I used to give mine chopped up steamed broccoli and diced carrots. They liked it and it seems it might help a little.
applegrove (57,505 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:23 PM
4. I'll get some grass. I think I saw some at the store.
Paulie (5,415 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:15 PM
2. It clumps the hair up in the stomach
The idea is to give regularly so the small amounts of fur go through. When larger quantities they usually come back up on the carpet.
More brushing helps.
agracie (411 posts) Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:41 PM
10. Everything you wanted to know about hairballs...
but was afraid to ask -----> http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/what-to-do-about-hairballs-in-cats
The hairball med is supposed to act as a mild laxative. Ideally the hairball is passed on through the digestive system before it becomes a problem.
The link above does a good job of esplainin' the hairball thing.
Most of the time, the hairball med I give my kittehs must work as described in the article, but once in awhile I do notice that the day after I give the med, a huge hairball is hacked up on the carpet, of course...
You know, when I first moved out here to the middle of nowhere, cats were strangers to me. But nevertheless, I caught them, had them neutralized and shot, and they lived in ease and comfort and security to old ages.
One time, I saw a cat eating grass, and wondered why.
Once I found out, I began giving the cats a pat of butter--real butter, no fake stuff--every so often. And every time I myself use up a quarter-pound of butter, I lay the wrapper out for a cat to lick dry.
Hairballs of course still happen, but I imagine much less than they otherwise would.