Birman masive hair ball possibly about to loose him!!

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I am trying desperately to find a way of posting an urgent message on this forum about one of my Birman boys, recently had surgery to remove massive hair ball, has then had peritinitus, was recovering slowly, rescanned today, massive hair ball again, vets tried to remove today via throat as cannot re operate on stomach or intestines he is not strong enough to take more surgery, cant get it out. Cat won't eat Katalax (hids his paws if I try to get him to eat it himself or liquid parifin is groomed twice per day, has access to grass,is eating best food money can buy

Vets are racking their brains at moment how to break the hair ball down to try and get it to pass. Please if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it , I am desperate, I am about to loose my little guy.

Please can anyone help!!
 
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Have you tried a different vet, preferably a cat-only vet? they may have different ideas and opinions that can help.

I hope someone with experience will pop in and help, I have no experience here.
 

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I'm very sorry to hear about your poor boy. I prey your little boy will make it.
 
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I hadn't dealt with this, at least hairballs to this point.  I would definitely try another vet, a certified feline specialist if you have one in your area.  They are few and far between so there may not be one in your area.  Do you have a vet school with a clinic in your area?  It is true they are staffed by students but professors are there keeping an eye on things and ready to step in if necessary.

Once you get past this crisis you do need to get your kitty evaluated by another vet, preferably a feline specialist.  Issues with hairballs that are this extreme are not normal.
 

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I agree, this is very extreme. You mentioned he's a Birman. Have you tried contacting the breeder? I'm thinking this could be hereditary, which means the breeder may have had to deal with something similar and may be able to share from his/her experience.
 
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Thank you I hadn't thought of doing that.  I have now sent an email to the breeder, I am hoping for a response as soon as possible.
 

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If he gets through this, and I really hope he will, you might consider getting him a "lion cut" at least for the summer so there will not be any long hair for him to swallow, and the short ones should pass through.  A friend of min does it for her ragdoll mix because of a similar problem, although not as extreme as yours.  He's only a medium haired cat, not super long haired.


 

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BIRMAN BOYS, thinking of you. Has he managed to toss up or pass that hairball? A concerned Birman mom.
 

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My big Birman boy gets bad matting every late spring/early summer. The first year I didn't catch it and it got so bad I ended up having to get him the lion cut groom. One interesting effect was that while he was shaved, my little submissive scaredy-cat girl decided he was only half of his former self and overtly flaunted his authority (first to the water dish, she hissed at him and he backed down - had never happened before that). Now I know to double the grooming in that time of year and the old order is restored.
 
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