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hairball help

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Purred: Thu Feb 21, '08 12:32pm PST


	Ok, I need some help with the hairball problem. Using hairball formula food, petromalt for hairballs, brushing twice daily and still getting hairballs. The last one was almost 9 inches long. I am open to any suggestions, please help!

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I said don't- touch me, didn't- I?

Purred: Mon Feb 25, '08 10:57am PST


	My sister, Burbank has the same problem with hairballs. Mom gives her all the stuff you mentioned, hairbrushing too, and still the hairballs are a problem. She just tried a new tube of something but it's too soon to tell if it will work. This is just a problem during the winter months though because Burb gets a lion cut in early summer and that solves the problem for about 7-8 months. Poor Dylan, when he was little he was the recipient of a flying hairball! So he learned the hard way to duck and cover! Purrs - Lily

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Purred: Sat Jul 11, '09 12:42pm PST


	You might want to try different brushes. A cheap thing to do is buy vasseline from the store and put a glob on each front paw. The cat will groom the vasseline off and it will help in the tummy. If you want to pay a bit more, you can also buy pet naturals of vermont hairball treats that help with coat quality and in the tummy. There are also salmon and tuna flavored hairball pastes that are basically fancy vasseline. Some cats will eat vasseline if you put it on a tile floor and behave excited about it for the cat, leading him there as though it's a treat.