| Ah yes, Hairballs. Eventually you're bound to step on a lovely cigar shaped mass
of sticky wet hair and mucus as you grope towards the morning coffee.
Why?
If you licked your hair night and day, you'd also be vomiting up swallowed hair
in the attractive form of a hairball.
You would not enjoy the experience and neither does your cat.
A number of options are available to help
the hair pass through your darling’s digestive tract and into the litter box
instead of them being regurgitated onto your floor. After employing an arsenal
of these options, my feet have been spared a wet hairball awakening for many months now.
Preventive options:
- Daily combing reduces the amount of loose hair available for swallowing.
This is also great bonding time.
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Feed a high fiber diet-
this means “quality” dried cat food.
- Use a hairball product. My guys
beg for the malt flavored stuff in a tube. Really, they love it. Read the directions for proper dosage!
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OR
Occasional small amounts of mineral oil mixed with canned food.
Don't use this and the hairball meds together or you could see
diarrhea develop. Also too much mineral oil and they won't touch
their food.
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Pick
up a green kitty plant (Wheat grass) at the local pet shop or exotic
grocery store. Be patient, it may take awhile for the cats to love
nibbling. Mine have to be replaced weekly as they're grazed down.
Be Alert to Signs of a Serious Hairball Blockage:
Call your vet immediately if these symptoms are present.
They
indicate an impacted digestive system which can be fatal if left untreated.
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