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poor Meep keeps upchucking furballs
My other cat (besides Rudy) is Meep. Meep is half persian half domestic. He has long gray beautiful fur but....he keeps getting sick from furballs. He wont eat the furball remedy I bought that comes in a tube and smells like fish. I put it on his paws and he shakes them. lol For some reason Meep has never taken to any kind of wet or people food. He will only eat dry food. He wont even drink tuna juice or milk. He is 6 years old and in great health, he weighs about 12 pounds...he eats good. He just keeps throwing up hair. This morning it really scared me because it was such a long hairball I had to pull it out of his throat because he couldnt stop choking. Does anyone have a remedy for this? My moms cat has the same problem and she brushes him alot and gives him hairball remedy dry catfood...but it doesnt seem to make a difference. We could both use some ideas thanks! shawna
The shedding blade sounds a lot worse than it really is. Try a google search as there are many stores that sell various brands of these things. It doesn't "cut" the cat's hair, even though that's what it sounds like from the name makers have given these things. My cat loves it. Of course, she is a short-haired cat. They're just a different kind of grooming tool. They're sort of a loop of metal with "teeth", but they're not sharp. My first cat liked this kind of "brush", too. I'm not sure why they call them "blades". That's just what they call them. If I thought for one minute I was hurting my baby, believe me, I would be in a puddle of tears. It took me a long time to get brave enough to clip her toenails for fear of hurting her. She doesn't like that, but she is nice enough toward me to tolerate it. I'll look for one of Akira's pictures with a picture of one of these "brushes". I just use the word "brush", because that's the word the cat knows. She loves this tool.
People are not allergy hoards. Animals know when something that is given to them will make them sick.
Um, your cat is not alone, there are plenty of others with intolerance. It is because we have taken away their natural food source and now give them "artificial" food.
Your cat probably has a severe allergy to all things wheat and gluten. But that is ok. There are other ways to get fiber and other nutrients into him. I mentioned cooking for your cat.
It actually isn't that difficult. Rice is a natural fiber that when mixed with other ingredients, most cats will eat. I have several recipes that are extremely cheap to make. I have to look into whether or not the site will let me post them.
No, not all cats like tuna...it was a figure of speech.
If you are feeding your cat Tuna, be cautious..... no more than 2 cans a week because of the mercury concentration in tuna because we 'humans' decided to use the Ocean as a waste ground.
Sardines are very good for both us and cats. The omega 3 properties help with our heart and circulatory system, just as it does with cats. It also helps cats break down other 'ingredients' from dry food. You will notice a huge change in their coat (smoother, shinier) if they will eat sardines. But, again... careful on how often they are fed sardines.
The comb is an undercoat comb made for small long haired dogs....such as Lhasa's and mini. poodles. Even though neither have 3 coats. I bought mine at Walmart in the dog section.
My baby loves to be combed. He will sit and puurrrrrrr and let me comb him completely. What he doesn't like is the slicker brush! Can't blame him...but it does help to get rid of the rest of the shed.
I am not sure what a "shedding blade" is. The word "blade" gives me the chills. No way would I use anything that has to do with "cutting" the hair. OIE!!!
Um, your cat is not alone, there are plenty of others with intolerance. It is because we have taken away their natural food source and now give them "artificial" food.
Your cat probably has a severe allergy to all things wheat and gluten. But that is ok. There are other ways to get fiber and other nutrients into him. I mentioned cooking for your cat.
It actually isn't that difficult. Rice is a natural fiber that when mixed with other ingredients, most cats will eat. I have several recipes that are extremely cheap to make. I have to look into whether or not the site will let me post them.
No, not all cats like tuna...it was a figure of speech.
If you are feeding your cat Tuna, be cautious..... no more than 2 cans a week because of the mercury concentration in tuna because we 'humans' decided to use the Ocean as a waste ground.
Sardines are very good for both us and cats. The omega 3 properties help with our heart and circulatory system, just as it does with cats. It also helps cats break down other 'ingredients' from dry food. You will notice a huge change in their coat (smoother, shinier) if they will eat sardines. But, again... careful on how often they are fed sardines.
The comb is an undercoat comb made for small long haired dogs....such as Lhasa's and mini. poodles. Even though neither have 3 coats. I bought mine at Walmart in the dog section.
My baby loves to be combed. He will sit and puurrrrrrr and let me comb him completely. What he doesn't like is the slicker brush! Can't blame him...but it does help to get rid of the rest of the shed.
I am not sure what a "shedding blade" is. The word "blade" gives me the chills. No way would I use anything that has to do with "cutting" the hair. OIE!!!
I've been following this. I don't have a long-haired cat, so I wasn't sure if there was anything I could suggest. I know what their hair is like, though. I have a grooming tool called a "shedding blade", which my cat loves. I've even tried this thing out on other peoples' cats with long hair. It seemed to work well even on their undercoats. My cat is a short hair cat with an extra thick coat, and this is the best kind of grooming tool I've found out there that actually works on the undercoat. I've read other peoples' comments concerning these grooming tools. Their cats love these things, too.
With my cat, all I have to do is mention the word "brush" and she comes running toward the "brush", so that says a lot about this kind of grooming tool.
With my cat, all I have to do is mention the word "brush" and she comes running toward the "brush", so that says a lot about this kind of grooming tool.
Tuna? Abbey will not touch it. I think she thinks its beneath her. Abbey is like a very sophisficated (sp) southern woman. She is prim and proper. Now Miss Lucie will eat anything thats not nailed down...she eats veggies,pudding, soup spaghetti, etc
Both gals as well suffer from fur balls. Abbey is long hair gray and white, and Lucie is a main coon with a fluffy coat. I usually buy the hair ball formula food but sometimes forget. They say if they are indoor cats to grow some grass for them to aid in their digestion
The gals are into brushing and when I say brush they both come running. It took abbey a long time before she would allow brushing. Finally now she does. I guess its because her coat is always snarled and it pulls. She is a real hard one to keep looking good. Heavy coat that tangles and mats!!
They are certainly fun though and have saved my life emotionally many times!!
Cats rock!!
Cheers;
Dee and Abbey and Lucie
Both gals as well suffer from fur balls. Abbey is long hair gray and white, and Lucie is a main coon with a fluffy coat. I usually buy the hair ball formula food but sometimes forget. They say if they are indoor cats to grow some grass for them to aid in their digestion
The gals are into brushing and when I say brush they both come running. It took abbey a long time before she would allow brushing. Finally now she does. I guess its because her coat is always snarled and it pulls. She is a real hard one to keep looking good. Heavy coat that tangles and mats!!
They are certainly fun though and have saved my life emotionally many times!!
Cats rock!!
Cheers;
Dee and Abbey and Lucie
thx both for the good advice, I do groom daily but perhaps still not enough???
My nemo is the one with food intolerances....this guy won't eat ANYTHING (exception of chicken) other than this one brand of dry cat food(grain free) that I finally found for him, he was starving b4.
My vet and I have never seen anything like this guy!!! over the years trying to find something he would eat..I tried everything! put it down in front of him and he takes a sniff from a foot away and literally RUNS in other direction....can you just imagine RUNNING.
Like I said never have we run across a kitty with intolerances this bad...and YES there is one cat that doesn't like tuna!
I can't add psysillum to dry food besides even if there was someway I could he would smell it and not come near....
Are there any other suggestions for one very difficult little guy?
Oh Kay...the comb you mentioned...where would I find one like that?...we have small pet stores in this small city with limited choices, can you describe and give me a manufactures name and I will chk...thx again
My nemo is the one with food intolerances....this guy won't eat ANYTHING (exception of chicken) other than this one brand of dry cat food(grain free) that I finally found for him, he was starving b4.
My vet and I have never seen anything like this guy!!! over the years trying to find something he would eat..I tried everything! put it down in front of him and he takes a sniff from a foot away and literally RUNS in other direction....can you just imagine RUNNING.
Like I said never have we run across a kitty with intolerances this bad...and YES there is one cat that doesn't like tuna!
I can't add psysillum to dry food besides even if there was someway I could he would smell it and not come near....
Are there any other suggestions for one very difficult little guy?
Oh Kay...the comb you mentioned...where would I find one like that?...we have small pet stores in this small city with limited choices, can you describe and give me a manufactures name and I will chk...thx again
I agree with PrettyKitty1. Fiber is just as important to our beloved companions as it is to our own health.
There are different ways to introduce fiber and hairball control other than that rank stuff you get in the tubes from pet stores.
You might have to cook once in a while for your cat. Plain burger with rice. Tuna is a good fiber content and lets face it...cats like tuna. It also has essential nutrients.
Be careful of canned cat food, though. Read the ingredients. If you don't understand what they are, then don't buy it. There are some good natural soft cat foods you can buy that have essential nutrients and good fiber.
Grooming is essential with the breed of cat that you live with. It is a daily grooming. Persians regrow hair weekly, and the old hair sloughs off daily. Just like our hair does. So daily combing is essential.
Get a comb specifically for coats of 3 layers. I am assuming Meep has three layers since she is part Persian. The first coat is always the most difficult to comb because it is the shortest. The second two layers seem to comb more easily, but they are not the layers that shed the most.
I have a Blue Russian/Siam mix. I know how hard it is to keep their coat combed.
Not many cats like to be groomed by anyone other than another cat. But you are going to have to make the sacrifice of fighting with her to groom her or watching her keep vomiting hair balls.
There are different ways to introduce fiber and hairball control other than that rank stuff you get in the tubes from pet stores.
You might have to cook once in a while for your cat. Plain burger with rice. Tuna is a good fiber content and lets face it...cats like tuna. It also has essential nutrients.
Be careful of canned cat food, though. Read the ingredients. If you don't understand what they are, then don't buy it. There are some good natural soft cat foods you can buy that have essential nutrients and good fiber.
Grooming is essential with the breed of cat that you live with. It is a daily grooming. Persians regrow hair weekly, and the old hair sloughs off daily. Just like our hair does. So daily combing is essential.
Get a comb specifically for coats of 3 layers. I am assuming Meep has three layers since she is part Persian. The first coat is always the most difficult to comb because it is the shortest. The second two layers seem to comb more easily, but they are not the layers that shed the most.
I have a Blue Russian/Siam mix. I know how hard it is to keep their coat combed.
Not many cats like to be groomed by anyone other than another cat. But you are going to have to make the sacrifice of fighting with her to groom her or watching her keep vomiting hair balls.
I'm sorry about your kitty's vomiting. You have to brush your cat a lot. If you do not brush your cat daily, your cat will keep throwing up. Gotta help the little one.
Also, I would add fiber to his diet. Fiber is key to prevent hairballs. Fiber takes out anything the body cannot make use of, and so it comes out in the stool, in the litter box, not on the floow through your cat's mouth. That's what I do to prevent hairballs in both my cats and it has worked so far. I see a lot of hair in the stool every day. Psyllium husk in powder, mix it up in the food, just a bit will make a difference.
Also, I would add fiber to his diet. Fiber is key to prevent hairballs. Fiber takes out anything the body cannot make use of, and so it comes out in the stool, in the litter box, not on the floow through your cat's mouth. That's what I do to prevent hairballs in both my cats and it has worked so far. I see a lot of hair in the stool every day. Psyllium husk in powder, mix it up in the food, just a bit will make a difference.
hi there.. i hv exactly same story...nemo is also a part persian/other?...he will take the hairball remedy but still chucks up these 4" hairballs...he is always quite constipated because only eats the dry food...he wll take milk occasionally but not enough 2 help, i do brush alot...but these persians have tons of hair....so i'm also interested in a good remedy
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