Hair ball? Food issue?

Question

Lately it seems like my cat has been throwing up a lot. When I look at it, it seems like a mixture of hair and food. Sometimes it looks like he ate and then just hurled it all up. Its pretty disgusting but I am worried something could be wrong with him. =\
Any ideas??

Hes not a long haired cat. Hes short haired.

Hes not a long haired cat. Hes short haired. Just FYI.

Answer 1

Our cat has been puking since we got her a couple years ago! There is no cure! The best thing I can think of is keeping it brushed and try some hairball preventative (there's stuff in a tube that might help a little). We've tried hairball food, and some meds... nothing works! My cat is bullemic. It throws up right after it eats... sometimes hairball, most of the time it's just food though.

Answer 2

I think this is pretty normal. Two of our cats do it to (particularly our long-haired cat and the cat who gives him baths all the time). There are some over-the-counter products you can buy that help them pass the hairballs the other way. They can be found in the pet care aisle at most stores; if you go to a pet store specifically you can ask the clerk and they will help you. There are also cat foods that advertise themselves as having "hairball control" ingredients; we tried these and they really didn't work well.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Your cat's in all possibility bored with it too, no animal likes to throw up. There are ingredients that are made for soft stomachs, which artwork particularly sturdy. because grocery shops many times do no longer carry those, look into a puppy components shop and you will locate a minimum of three or 4 distinctive varieties. they do no longer seem to be high priced till you're evaluating it to the least high priced dry nutrition rubbish the grocery shops tend to hold. $8-$10 a bag that lasts for a month is time-honored. If the hairball is in the back of the blob of nutrition being thrown up, you have have been given a hairball concern particularly of a soft abdomen concern and the brushing of her coat could desire to be carried out daily throughout her summer season laying off time (summer season sheds final approximately 3 weeks), then thrice a week after that. long haired cats have a harder time retaining the fur from being swallowed whilst they groom, so as that they do want some extra beneficial help. Others with short hair could have plenty undercoat that their abdomen gets crammed with the compacted stuff whilst they groom and may additionally use some extra beneficial brushing help.

Answer 4

It could very well be a hairball. There is some good over-the-counter hairball treatment that is reasonably priced ($3.00 - $4.00 per tube). Just put a little on the tip of your finger and the cat will lick it right up.

Answer 5

Sounds like he could have a hairball that's plugging things up. You can get hairball remedy at your local pet supply store. If that doesn't work, by all means see your vet to make sure there's nothing else wrong with him. My cat goes in streaks with this very problem.

Answer 6

Brushing your cat daily will cut down on hairballs forming in his stomach. There are hairball remedies in your local supermarket and pet stores. Or you can give your cat some fish oil (cod liver oil) to help him digest the hairballs better.

Answer 7

He probably has a hair ball. Brush him more and buy food that helps lessen hairballs. Also for now buy a hairball remedy at the pet store.

Answer 8

There is special food that could get rid of this problem. You can get it at Petsmart . My cat is going through that too .If it is an inside cat this is perfectly normal.