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My very fluffy NFC Chilli/“Mao” has gotten maybe 3-4 hairballs in the past six months I’ve owned her. I can usually tell when another one’s coming on as she gets a bit lethargic for a few days and licks her lips a lot.
Today she’s been showing all those signs so I’m monitoring her (and hoping she doesn’t choose to throw up on my carpet!). But she does seem more gloomy/lethargic than last time. Still eating and drinking but a gurgly tummy and is giving me the sad eyes. Only a tiny bit of hacking so I’m not too worried yet, but it’s very sad to see her not feeling good.
I have some Petromalt but she HATES the smell of it. Refuses to taste it. The directions said to put a bit on their paw but when I did that she freaked out and ran around the house shaking it off, and then yelled at me for ten minutes about how I’d mistreated her. Elsewhere in this forum, however, I saw the suggestion to open their mouth and wipe some on their tongue or cheek.
So I guess my question is, do y’all recommend I torture the poor kitty further and force some Petromalt into her? Or should I just wait and see if a hairball manifests? (She’s actually very compliant about medicine. But does yell at me and give me the evil eye for a while afterward).
Today she’s been showing all those signs so I’m monitoring her (and hoping she doesn’t choose to throw up on my carpet!). But she does seem more gloomy/lethargic than last time. Still eating and drinking but a gurgly tummy and is giving me the sad eyes. Only a tiny bit of hacking so I’m not too worried yet, but it’s very sad to see her not feeling good.
I have some Petromalt but she HATES the smell of it. Refuses to taste it. The directions said to put a bit on their paw but when I did that she freaked out and ran around the house shaking it off, and then yelled at me for ten minutes about how I’d mistreated her. Elsewhere in this forum, however, I saw the suggestion to open their mouth and wipe some on their tongue or cheek.
So I guess my question is, do y’all recommend I torture the poor kitty further and force some Petromalt into her? Or should I just wait and see if a hairball manifests? (She’s actually very compliant about medicine. But does yell at me and give me the evil eye for a while afterward).