[ARCHIVED THREAD] - CAT question (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 4/4/2014 9:00:32 PM EDT
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Okay, so We have had this cat for about 3 years now. has never had any problems other than the occasional clawing of the furniture. I know that cats puke up hair and stuff, but ours has never done so... until two weeks ago. last week and this week. the first time. we came home and it was on the living-room chair. a giant juicy tube of hair. we cleaned it up no problem.. Well, tonight we feed her. and she eats. then not five minutes later walks over to the foot of the couch and lets fly right in front of us. Same thing, copious amounts of hair mixed with food. I grew up on a farm with outside cats but ive never actually seen them puke (most likely because they did it elsewhere). So did we get lucky or is this change something more significant Pic of the offending barf-monster  |
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They do it.. Especially after eating dry food then drinking water.. Expands.
If he keeps it up for more than a few days to a week take him to the vet. May have swallowed something. They usually figure it out themselves.. Sometimes a bit of lube I needed.. They sell a glycogen based one at the store. |
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Quoted: They do it.. Especially after eating dry food then drinking water.. Expands. If he keeps it up for more than a few days to a week take him to the vet. May have swallowed something. They usually figure it out themselves.. Sometimes a bit of lube I needed.. They sell a glycogen based one at the store. |
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The first thing my Vet said to do was to use a hairball rememdy paste that you can get at walmart by Hartz.
That should take care of the problem. Do that, keep a check and if it dosn't go away, foloow up with vet, Disclaimer... I'm a vet , but not that kind of vet. |
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lol i kind-of expected you to show up, but damn your quick. i would hate to see pew let fly. mines only 16lbs and i was a little shocked at how much ended up on my floor Quoted:
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They do it.. Especially after eating dry food then drinking water.. Expands. If he keeps it up for more than a few days to a week take him to the vet. May have swallowed something. They usually figure it out themselves.. Sometimes a bit of lube I needed.. They sell a glycogen based one at the store. I saw the Kitteh in distress signal on the clouds.. All mine couch up a lucky charms log every now and then.. (Looks like a log made of lucky charms) its not pretty and it sounds like a 90 year old chain smoker puking up a lung.. But they always live. |
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Quoted: The first thing my Vet said to do was to use a hairball rememdy paste that you can get at walmart by Hartz. That should take care of the problem. Do that, keep a check and if it dosn't go away, foloow up with vet, Disclaimer... I'm a vet , but not that kind of vet. |
| Try the hairball remedy already mensioned, also you might try different food. We brought a cat home from the shelter and fed it the same stuff we'd always fed our cats. After eating she'd always puke, we couldn't tell if she was keeping anything down. Switched brands and the puking stopped right away. |
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Quoted: Multiple smaller feeding can work too.. That and limiting the amount of water they drink for a few minutes after eating.. Some dry foods expand a fair amount and if Kitteh gets fed once a day and gorges.. Yack cat. |
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already have two smaller feedings.. morning then night. if it changes anything. she also has not been whining for food like usual. she will still eat but she doesnt act like she is dying around feeding time. im going to try the stuff from walmart. dam now im worried Quoted:
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Multiple smaller feeding can work too.. That and limiting the amount of water they drink for a few minutes after eating.. Some dry foods expand a fair amount and if Kitteh gets fed once a day and gorges.. Yack cat. Not much to be worried about.. They usually fix themselves pretty quick. We did have one that needed to be cut open and have stuff removed from her stomach.. About 6 feet of tape, a pair of poly pocket shoes, about 50 feet of thread, various plastic bits.. Stupid gray cat eats everything "crinkly" like plastic and cellophane.. It finally backed up. But none of my other cats have ever needed more than a spoonful or two of the hair ball lube stuff. |
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Quoted: Try the hairball remedy already mensioned, also you might try different food. We brought a cat home from the shelter and fed it the same stuff we'd always fed our cats. After eating she'd always puke, we couldn't tell if she was keeping anything down. Switched brands and the puking stopped right away. Go with this. My cat has always had a sensitive stomach. I recently switched the entire clan over to the grain free salmon blend from PetSmart and they are doing much better. No puking, and their coats look better. |
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What, no MS paint? There 
Nice. You might want to check out some over the counter hairball medicine. |
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What, no MS paint? There
TV is too close to the couch 
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If you're noticing weight loss and more than an occasional hair ball, take it to the vet. Puking and weight loss is a sign of more serious problems, one potential issue that comes to mind with these symptoms is feline diabetes, which is treatable. It's better to have a veterinary professional catch the problems before its too late. I recently put to sleep a 17-yeat old cat, he had good veterinary care and we were able to prolong his life for several years with proper treatment. The vet will also have more respect for you if you bring the cat in when you first notice symptoms and not after the cat is down to less than 5 pounds, at that point its too late. In any event, I hope your cat's issue is not serious. |
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already have two smaller feedings.. morning then night. if it changes anything. she also has not been whining for food like usual. she will still eat but she doesnt act like she is dying around feeding time. im going to try the stuff from walmart. dam now im worried Quoted:
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Multiple smaller feeding can work too.. That and limiting the amount of water they drink for a few minutes after eating.. Some dry foods expand a fair amount and if Kitteh gets fed once a day and gorges.. Yack cat. Butter works well and you aren't spending money on crap from Wal-mart that you don't know what's in it. |
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Nice.. All cats do that normal,, gross but normal |
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Hokay, i have cat question number two inbound. We noticed recently that our cat has little scabs around her ears, cheeks and neck. we think they are from scratching and de-flee'd her as a response. what do i need to look for to decide if a vet visit is needed and is there anything i can put in her food/ clean her with that might help itching.
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Quoted: CAT was all in caps so I was seriously expecting a TQ thread. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted: CAT was all in caps so I was seriously expecting a TQ thread. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted: You can leave it on for a few hours, but be sure you write the time applied on it with a sharpie.  OP, try some Petromalt if hair seems to keep being an issue. After years of training, our cat has learned to lurch toward tile surfaces at least. |
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cats also have very sensitive stomachs. so after barfing to many times its like getting sea sick for us, the vet will put them on a medicine to help settle there stomach.it is a very cheap med. SENSITIVE!!??? Cats eat live birds, lizards, mice, etc! How sensitive could their stomach be??? Only one of mine has ever puked and I knew about it. (3 indoor, 1 indoor-outdoor cats). It's one of the indoor models. |
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Hokay, i have cat question number two inbound. We noticed recently that our cat has little scabs around her ears, cheeks and neck. we think they are from scratching and de-flee'd her as a response. what do i need to look for to decide if a vet visit is needed and is there anything i can put in her food/ clean her with that might help itching. Possible ear mites? Check her ears...if you see darkish, grainy looking goop gathered on the folds of her ears, you may need to clean her ears (gently!) and treat the infestation to get rid of it. I think most pet stores / Wal-Mart carries the stuff if this is the case, google what to look for / how to proceed. Vet trip may be in order, or possible ER trip for you if you handle her ears wrong
Of course, it could be some other issue, this is just the first / most common response to "irritated scratching marks around face / head" that I thought of, but I am not a vet IRL. Hope you help her get better. |
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They do it.. Especially after eating dry food then drinking water.. Expands. If he keeps it up for more than a few days to a week take him to the vet. May have swallowed something. They usually figure it out themselves.. Sometimes a bit of lube I needed.. They sell a glycogen based one at the store. |