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Kitty has a bad hairball ?

Discussion in 'Cats - all breeds / types' started by Mr.Roo, Aug 14, 2009.

  1. Mr.Roo

    Mr.Roo New Member

    Hi everyone, my cat has always coughed like he had a hairball and gulp it back down maybe about once every 2 weeks..or so...recently he has been coughing everyday alot ! does he have a hair ball stuck in him? thinking of bringing him to the vet to get it out..he is drinking and eating and acting the same..just coughing. thanks everyone!
     
  2. Mary_NH

    Mary_NH New Member

    have you tried any of the hairball remedies?
    Also you can add a teeny amount of light extra virgin olive oil to his food once a day...that helps long term
     
  3. Mr.Roo

    Mr.Roo New Member

    okk im thinking of bringing him to the vet for a hairball treatmeant. lol, i saw they had like pills or some kind of medicine there to dissolve hair balls !
     
  4. CrabSalad

    CrabSalad New Member

    If he is coughing but never producing a hairball I might be worried about something like feline asthma. I have a cat with asthma and a collapsing trachea and she coughs multiple times daily, it started out only happening once in a while but at this point it is very frequent and she is on medication and we are considering starting her on an inhaler.
    I would definitely get a docs opinion though!

    This is a good site about asthma if you are interested.
    felineasthma . org
     
  5. Mr.Roo

    Mr.Roo New Member

    aw man thats sounds like my cat..hmmm is it a life threat to the cat??? and i will! how do they get this??
     
  6. CrabSalad

    CrabSalad New Member

    Asthma can become life threatening if the cat continues to get worse and doesn't get treatment. A serious asthma attack when no one is home can be dangerous if someone isn't there to get her to the vet.
    Asthma in cats can be caused by lungworms or they can just have it like some people do.
    I would definitely get her checked out by a doctor before getting too worried about one thing or another though.
     
  7. Mr.Roo

    Mr.Roo New Member

    wow, see i dont think its that b/c when he coughs he can hear him swallow the hairball? back down his throat and sometimes its almost about to come out and he gulps it back down..
     

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