I've had cats for years, found numerous hairballs never had a problem until Pansy.
He apparently had a giant one in his stomach for several days, maybe weeks, it looked like, and was as tough as a piece of a rug. He vomited partially digested food for days, and was not a happy camper. Fortunately, he coughed it up before we got xRAYS etc.
MY questions are, are these supposed to pass through the intestinal track? What makes them hang around in the stomach? If the one I saw had entered his intestines, I think he would have been blocked. Does the Vaseline stuff lubricate for it to pass through, or does it detach it from the stomach, if it is attached. What does the hairball food do? help pass through, or upchuck? Is there something that would help them to dissolve or break down?
Now that our crisis is over, I am feeding a portion of hairball food, giving a digestive enzyme, and will slather a little of the Vaseline stuff on his paw once or twice a week.
He apparently had a giant one in his stomach for several days, maybe weeks, it looked like, and was as tough as a piece of a rug. He vomited partially digested food for days, and was not a happy camper. Fortunately, he coughed it up before we got xRAYS etc.
MY questions are, are these supposed to pass through the intestinal track? What makes them hang around in the stomach? If the one I saw had entered his intestines, I think he would have been blocked. Does the Vaseline stuff lubricate for it to pass through, or does it detach it from the stomach, if it is attached. What does the hairball food do? help pass through, or upchuck? Is there something that would help them to dissolve or break down?
Now that our crisis is over, I am feeding a portion of hairball food, giving a digestive enzyme, and will slather a little of the Vaseline stuff on his paw once or twice a week.