For one, you may have
more hairball problems at your hand if the shedding goes untended.
Not exact matches
Long haired cats suffer from
hairballs more than short haired but it can be a
problem for all cats.
Here's the thing - cats that cough up
hairballs every couple of days, on average,
more than once a week - may not have your typical
hairball problem, but instead...
My long - haired polydactyl cat Sylvie was a rescue with lots of
problems including digestive
problems exacerbated by her long hair — so we started her on RC Intense
Hairball 34 ---------- and wala ----- she has been saved ------ no
more hairballs (I do brush her everyday too) for my sweet girl - and she loves it
more than her canned food - sometimes I even have to put a sprinkle of it on her food to get her to eat!
Since cats clean themselves with their tongues, the
more loose hair your cat has in his coat, the
more of a
hairball problem he will experience.
Cats with longer hair and / or thick undercoats will probably be
more prone to
problems with
hairballs.
It could just be a
hairball, but be alert to the possibility of a
more serious
problem.
On the other hand, foreign bodies or
hairballs in the intestinal tract usually cause
more severe
problems, such as teeth grinding, anorexia, vomiting, weakness, abdominal distension, shock and death.
While there are no proven methods of eliminating
hairballs, some of the above strategies may help to at least make the
problem a bit
more manageable.
Remember,
hairballs are nothing to sneeze at; they can become trapped in your cat's intestinal tract and cause blockage, a
more serious
problem than occasional vomiting.
; sensitivity to milk; thirst - a super healthy cat on non dry food will drink at most once a week; red gum line; vomiting often, even
hairballs more than a few times a year; mucus on stools; tendency to diarrhea with least change of diet; obesity; anal gland
problems; recurrent parasites.
It's important to make sure the
problem is only
hairballs and not something
more serious.