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Feline vomiting a hairball?

Cat Hairballs: information and thoughts

PoC avatarPosted on November 27, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 27, 2021

The stomach of cats is designed to accept hair. It has to be as a lot of hair is ingested during grooming. Sometimes too much for longhaired cats. Medical – mainly a longhaired cat problem Longhaired cats accumulate hair in …

Posted in hairballs | Tagged Cat Hairballs, hairballs, human to cat relationship, long haired cats, treating hairballs, trichobezoars | Leave a reply
Cat Hairball. An Ugly One! Photo by Ruth aka Kattaddorra

Woman adopts stray cat but then locks her out because of hairballs

PoC avatarPosted on May 10, 2019 by Michael BroadMay 11, 2019

The final straw was when a hairball was vomited up on the woman’s bed at which point she locked her cat outside permanently.

Posted in hairballs | Tagged befriending a stray cat, caring for a stray cat, Cat Hairballs, hairballs, stray cat, treating hairballs | Leave a reply
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Do wild cats have the same problem with hairballs that domestic cats do?

PoC avatarPosted on February 26, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2019

Do wild cats have hairballs? There are two initial points to make about this question. Firstly, it is not the sort of topic covered in the best technical books on the wild cat species. Secondly, all cats, domestic and wild, …

Posted in grooming | Tagged african lion, cat grooming, wild cat species | Leave a reply
Hairball in women's vagina

Two inch cat hairball in cat owner’s vagina. How it happened.

PoC avatarPosted on October 28, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 28, 2018

This is the extraordinary story of how a 2 inch cat hairball developed in a cat owner’s vagina. I know the title is a little bit disturbing. It is not meant to be click bait. I’ll try and keep this …

Posted in hairballs | Tagged Cat Hairballs, cat ownership, hairballs | 6 Replies
Cat hairball

My shorthair cat ate the hairballs of my longhair cat causing a blockage

PoC avatarPosted on July 4, 2018 by Michael BroadJuly 4, 2018

By Madison I was remiss in not brushing my short hair cat. He never had hairballs and for ten years he was fine. I regularly brush his brother, a long haired cat prone to hairballs, and was perplexed when Toby, …

Posted in intestinal blockage | Tagged brushing cats, Cat Hairballs, cat health problems, hairballs, treating hairballs, veterinarian | 2 Replies

Raw green beans as a cat hairball remedy

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2016 by Michael BroadDecember 14, 2016

Intro by Michael: this is an article by Jude, a visitor to this site. Thanks Jude, much appreciated. Hairballs are natural for a cat. The issue that humans have is that we want to avoid hairballs being vomited. Cats vomiting …

Posted in hairballs | Tagged Cat Hairballs, hairballs, home treatments for cats, treating hairballs | Leave a reply

Cat Hairball Blockage Home Treatment

PoC avatarPosted on August 15, 2014 by Michael BroadAugust 10, 2019

Miralax hairball treatment for cats is something people suggest but Miralax is a treatment for human constipation and hairballs are not exactly constipation. As we know hairballs are often thrown up after eating grass or they are defecated. Miralax is …

Posted in hairballs | Tagged cat care, cat health, hairballs, home treatments for cats, treating hairballs | 18 Replies

Vomited Grass and Cat Hairball (picture)

PoC avatarPosted on July 31, 2014 by Michael BroadJuly 31, 2014

Here is a picture of vomited grass and a classic looking feline hairball nearby, which proves that eating grass makes a cat sick up the hairball, which in turn indicates that cats eat grass to get rid of hairballs.

Posted in Cat Behavior, vomiting | Tagged Cat Hairballs, cat photography, cat vomiting, pictures of cats | 27 Replies

April 25 is Hairball Awareness Day: Let’s Unravel the Hairball Mystery

PoC avatarPosted on April 25, 2014 by Michael BroadApril 25, 2014

Did you know that today is Hairball Awareness Day? This year, on Friday, April 25, cat lovers around the world will celebrate this annual event. While some folks may think that setting aside a special day devoted to hairballs (otherwise …

Posted in Cat Health, hairballs | Tagged Cat Hairballs, cat health care, trichobezoars | 12 Replies

Home Remedies for Hairballs in Cats

PoC avatarPosted on January 29, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 29, 2014

Home remedies for hairballs in cats are rarely needed, in my opinion, because cats have a well developed way of removing them either by defecation or throwing up.  The difficulty as I see it is knowing when there is a …

Posted in Cat Health, hairballs | Tagged Cat Hairballs | 22 Replies
Constipated cat maybe

17 causes of constipation in domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on April 27, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 27, 2022

You will need to be aware of your domestic cat’s toilet habits to assess whether they are constipated or not. Most cats have one or two stools a day but some cats have a bowel movement every two or three …

Posted in constipation | Tagged cat constipation, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, Home treatment for cat constipation
Gabs on the kitchen floor enjoying the underfloor heating

6 reasons why hard floors are better than carpeted floors for cat owners

PoC avatarPosted on February 21, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 21, 2022

Vinyl or laminate flooring is better than carpeted flooring if you live with a domestic cat. And it is even more desirable if you have underfloor heating. I believe that there are six reasons why hard flooring is better than …

Posted in hard flooring | Tagged carpets, cat environment, cat fleas, cat scratching, cat shedding, environment, flooring, inappropriate elimination, interactive feeder
Feline vomiting a hairball?

Cat Vomiting – including types of vomiting for diagnosis

PoC avatarPosted on December 31, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 31, 2021

Introduction I have used excellent sources in preparing this page on cat vomiting. Treatments are not often mentioned as this is for veterinarians to decide based on the symptoms. References in the text are to 5 books listed at the …

Posted in vomiting | Tagged Cat Hairballs, cat health, cat health problems, cat vomit, cat vomiting, eating too quickly, food intolerance, hairballs, overeating, sick cat, treating hairballs, vomiting | 1 Reply
GERD in cats in fairly common

Acid reflux (GERD) in cats is fairly common but we don’t know the cause

PoC avatarPosted on October 24, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 24, 2021

Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease) affects about 20 percent of people in the US and is ‘fairly common in cats’ (wagwalking.com). Today for the first time I considered it as a possible illness in cats. The reason? I have the …

Posted in GERD | Tagged acid reflux, cat food, cat health problems, GERD in cats | Leave a reply
Two cats peeing or pooping on a human toilet at the same time

How many times do cats poop a day?

PoC avatarPosted on September 11, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 11, 2021

A least once and perhaps twice in a 24-hour period is the answer. It’s likely be more if they have mild diarrhoea. Cats are often active at night and therefore I am interpreting ‘a day’ as meaning 24 hours not …

Posted in defecating | Tagged cat behavior, cat constipation, cat poop, defecating, Home treatment for cat constipation, pooping

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