Sentences with phrase «as hairball»

* Unlike cats, rabbits are physically incapable of vomiting, so if the hair fails to pass and begins collecting as a hairball, it can create a mass in the stomach making it impossible for the rabbit to eat.

Comprising products formulated for dogs and cats, the line addresses a wide range of issues, including joint, skin and coat, urinary tract and oral health, as well as hairball management, senior support and calming behavior.

Taurine supplements, exotic shark cartilage and supplements for health, such as hairball control, joint and arthritis, parasitic control, skin relief and constipation will all be utilized at one time or another by most cat owners.

There are also other products such as hairball remedies that come in a tube and can be placed on the cat's tongue.

However, I have also felt pretty silly all stressed out at the vet when it gets diagnosed as a hairball.

When you brush your cat's coat, you help remove the dead hair — so it winds up on the brush instead of on your floor, couch or as a hairball in your cat's throat.

They aid in the treatment and prevention of dental plaque and tartar whilst others assist as a hairball remedy.

But this study shows that even healthy cats can develop «sickness behaviors» such as hairball - hurling, finicky eating, and litterbox avoidance, just as readily as cats with actual gastrointestinal or urinary tract disease.

For cat lovers who want to give their felines the best in nutrition as well as hairball management, you may want Hill's Science Diet's Hairball Control Minced Premium Cat Food.

As more hair accumulates in the stomach, it begins to form a clump that we know as a hairball.

Cats who experience difficulty in regurgitating hairballs should see the vet also as the hairball might be obstructed.

Diet change Blockage such as hairball or foreign object Food intolerance or sensitivity Toxins Cancer Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease Intestinal obstruction Irritable bowel syndrome Kidney disease Liver disease Diabetes mellitus Hyperthyroidism Pancreatitis Fungal infections Bowel Disease

Nibbling on wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum) has proven to be beneficial for pets, especially cats, as it stimulates digestion and detoxifies — great for ridding indigestible matter such as hairballs.

Brushing helps to remove excessive cat hair, minimizing furballs (also known as hairballs).

«We want to give ferret owners a fun, alternative way to treat common health issues such as hairballs and vitamin deficiencies,» Cope said.

«We wanted to give ferret owners a fun, alternative way to treat common health issues such as hairballs and vitamin deficiencies, and bring a new, one - of - a-kind ferret chew to this niche market.»

Use a deshedding tool that helps cut down on flying fur (as well as hairballs).

It would be wise not to wait until these symptoms appear, as hairballs can be so easily prevented.

In addition, grooming your cat can help prevent problems with hairballs, as hairballs are most often formed when cats swallow loose hair while they are grooming themselves.

It also is actually beneficial for your cat's digestion and helps her get rid of unwanted matter, such as hairballs.

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Sooner or later, every successful company confronts the dilemma of hiring an ad agency (for the purpose of this screed, we'll use that term to describe marketing services companies of all stripes, such as creative ad shops, digital agencies, PR firms — the whole hairball).

In vivo results demonstrated the patches with pre-organized structure reflected a marked improvement in reducing the prevalence of ischemia, while the patches with no organization resulted in the «hairball» situation as described by Chen.

My cat Lily is a beautiful long haired cat, but she leaves «aliens» on the floor, as I have come to call them, and I haven't been able to find her usual hairball control treat, I researched it and found a whole bunch of not so pleasant things about that particular treat that I never knew about!

Hack Squat - The position a cat gets into when he's coughing up a hairball, commonly mistaken as a leg exercise.

Cats are OK, as a kid I dug them, but now they seem like scratchy hairballs to me.

Many of the best gags are those which are completely unexpected, such as Puss in Boots» hairball or Pinocchio's brief stint as a real boy.

However, keep in mind that GI stasis is sometimes misdiagnosed as «hairballs» which are actually the effects of GI stasis instead of the cause.

«Cats have a lot of issues with hairball and digestion, so that's the natural progression as we look to branch out,» he says.

This means that food and other ingested materials such as hair will be excreted quickly with less chance of hairball formation.

These furs subsequently ball up in their stomachs and form hairballs, which are medically known as...

Hairballs can cause cats to drool as well.

Far too many cat guardians rationalize occasional, or even chronic, vomiting with explanations such as «he just eats too fast,» «she has a sensitive stomach,» or «it's just a hairball.»

All cats will develop hairballs at some point or another as they groom, but long - haired cats, such as Persian, will swallow more hair, and longer hair, so the hair accumulates more frequently.

The FPLA contains additional regulations designed to prevent unfair or deceptive packaging and labeling, and to help make it possible for consumers to make value comparisons between products The FDA also reviews specific claims on pet food, such as «maintains urinary tract health,» «low magnesium,» and «hairball control.»

As an alternative, just a little bit of Vaseline or other kind of petroleum jelly may be put on the cat's paw to be licked off to help pass the hairball.

If the vomiting is due to hairballs, products such as Laxatone may be helpful.

Groom her more often if you can, as regular grooming helps to reduce the chances of developing hairballs.

Tomlyn of Fort Worth, Texas, offers L - lysine powder (typically used with cats with feline herpes), while NaturVet, a brand of Garmon Corp. in Temecula, Calif., offers a digestive enzyme powder as well as joint support and hairball aid gels.

Kahoots in Norco, Calif., stocks a similar range of supplements, as well as stool deodorizer formulas, senior care products and hairball aids.

Fiber ensures optimal motility (movement) of the rabbit's digestive tract, which helps prevent problems such as cecal impaction (entrapment of digestive tract contents in the cecum) and hairballs (obstruction of the digestive tract by hair ingested while grooming).

3 — You may or may not have stepped on a hairball or two that was left as a present.

Senior cats with hairball issues have a special formula from Hill's as well: The Mature Adult Hairball hairball issues have a special formula from Hill's as well: The Mature Adult Hairball Hairball Control.

As a bulking agent fiber also grabs a hold of free floating «foreign objects» in the body and helps move them through the elimination process quickly prevent hairballs.

Grass hay should be the foundation of your rabbit's diet as it is essential to a rabbit's good health, providing roughage, which reduces the danger of hairballs and other blockages.

Long - haired breeds — such as Persians and Maine Coons — may be at greater risk for developing hairballs than are short - haired breeds.

I noticed that since I started giving my cat these treats she doesn't seem to be throwing up hairballs as much.

In fact, it is common for cats to eject hairballs as often as once every week or two, according to Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.

Kittens and young cats are less apt to develop hairballs than older cats that, as well - experienced groomers, are likely to spend a good portion of their waking hours busily licking their coats.

Of course, your feline children consider this hair bonanza an opportunity ingest as much as possible and then gift you their best hairballs, preferably on your pillow or in the middle of the couch.

Does your favorite feline leave you hairballs as gifts?