Two Ways To Prevent A Severe Hairball In Cats

Your cat vomits? It may be a severe hairball. Cats have these quite often. You cannot totally eliminate a hairball blockage from your little friend’s life, but you can reduce a lot of trouble.

A cat grooms himself every day. It’s a way of cleaning himself, and it cools him on warm days.

It is normal that cats ingest their own hair. It ends up in the intestines. Most of the time, it leaves the body in a natural way. But it may also lead to a more severe hairball. Cats can feel really sick then.

For obvious reasons this happens more often with a longhaired cat than with a short-haired.

Main symptoms are vomiting and restlessness.

A hairball blockage in cats and loss of appetite go together very often too. Usually it solves itself through vomiting, although it may last up to a few days before this actually happens. Constipation is a possible symptom too.

Maybe your cat starts to eat grass to stimulate vomiting.

One word of warning if problems persist:

Sometimes patients with symptoms like vomiting with diarrhea and weight loss are diagnosed as suffering from a severe hairball, but cats showing these symptoms may also have more serious problems.

In rare cases surgery is needed to remove a blockage.

That’s one more reason to prevent a severe hairball. Cats benefit from two home remedies:

• Groom your cat regularly. Longhaired cats need daily grooming to remove loose hair.
• Give your cat laxative paste for hairballs. Most pet stores have it in stock. Otherwise ask your veterinarian.

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