2006-12-09 03:29:51 · 10 answers · asked by Tamara S 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Shave it.
2006-12-09 03:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by dancinggirlsara 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The treats and food didn't work for my cat. But once she got fleas, the vet gave her this shot to heal up the scabs on her neck where she had been scratching. This also helped her from having hair balls, and she hasn't had any for over 4 months.
2006-12-09 11:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by cinderella48z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bathe and brush my cat once a week, I comb him out with a flea comb to pull all the loose hair out so he wont eat it, and he has never had a hair ball.
If you have a long hair cat groomers will recomend getting your cat a shave on the inside of his stomach, genitals and legs where they lick the most.
2006-12-09 12:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from brushing a long-haired cat regularly, it should have access to grass. This allows them to naturally pass any hairball that may have formed. Hairball remedy catfood, or catfood for indoor cats, is also excellent and can be mixed with the cat's regular food.
2006-12-09 12:05:55 · answer #4 · answered by Wendy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long-term, a hairball-type food is definitely the way to go. We feed our three cats Iams Hairball/Weight Control food, and haven't had a hairball in months. We also give them Pounce chicken-flavored hairball treats every once in a while. If they do get a hairball, you can give your cat Laxatone or something similar -- it's a malt-flavored goo that comes in a tube and acts like a mild laxative to move the hairball through their system instead of them hacking it up.
2006-12-09 12:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by kittenpie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the pet store and ask for the hairball remover med. It is like a laxitive but doesn't make a mess Just give them the dose and he will never get them again .
2006-12-09 11:44:01 · answer #6 · answered by maltrey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The medication you can get from the vets - but it helps to stop the hairballs even getting into her - so groom her coat regularly - every time she does this herself she is accumulating more fur inside.
2006-12-09 11:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by silvertabbies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is low-cost medication you can feed to your cat to help it pass the fur that accumulates in its stomach when it cleans itself. There are also several types of cat food that help control this problem. For more information see this site:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/NavResults.cfm?N=0&Np=1&Ntt=fur%20ball&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All&Nty=1&pc=1
2006-12-09 11:36:21 · answer #8 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant really stop them unless you shaved it, but putting vasaline on its nose and letting it lick it off helps
2006-12-09 13:34:43 · answer #9 · answered by lemon_luver33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to brush it more.
2006-12-09 15:50:26 · answer #10 · answered by Jessie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋