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Hi all, hope everyone is keeping safe in these challenging times!
I'm just looking for some potential insight on a health issue - I'm in contact with my vet, but for obvious reasons getting my cat in for a visit might be challenging. Of course if necessary I'll work something out.
Maggie is 2 and half ish, long hair calico. Two weeks ago she regurgitated a small amount of undigested food, which I didn't think much of. A few days later, she vomited more substantially - yellow mush, some food, a small clump of fur. It's not a true hairball in the "fur tube" sense. Since then, she's been vomiting every 3-4 days, sometimes less, sometimes more, sometimes with clumps of fur. I emailed my vet and they thought it was probably hairballs, so since Thursday (March 18) I've been giving her some Laxatone as recommended, but it hasn't made any difference (yet?). I've also stepped up the brushing, but I'll admit I wasn't very on top of it before all this.
She's on a high fiber diet and has been using the litterbox regularly. She's eating and drinking as usual, and frankly overall doesn't seem that bothered. She's been pretty clingy, but she's usually very attached to me. I've been working from home so I think she's just enjoying the attention. She doesn't seem lethargic or really to have any other symptoms.
I guess my question is - has anyone else experienced anything similar? She grooms herself a lot, and it is springtime, so I'm still hoping it's hairballs. But there hasn't been a ton of fur in her stool that I could tell, and I would have thought the laxatone would kick in by now.
I'm prepared to take her to the vet if need be, but if anyone has anything reassuring to offer, or a similar experience to share to ease my anxiety a bit, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
I'm just looking for some potential insight on a health issue - I'm in contact with my vet, but for obvious reasons getting my cat in for a visit might be challenging. Of course if necessary I'll work something out.
Maggie is 2 and half ish, long hair calico. Two weeks ago she regurgitated a small amount of undigested food, which I didn't think much of. A few days later, she vomited more substantially - yellow mush, some food, a small clump of fur. It's not a true hairball in the "fur tube" sense. Since then, she's been vomiting every 3-4 days, sometimes less, sometimes more, sometimes with clumps of fur. I emailed my vet and they thought it was probably hairballs, so since Thursday (March 18) I've been giving her some Laxatone as recommended, but it hasn't made any difference (yet?). I've also stepped up the brushing, but I'll admit I wasn't very on top of it before all this.
She's on a high fiber diet and has been using the litterbox regularly. She's eating and drinking as usual, and frankly overall doesn't seem that bothered. She's been pretty clingy, but she's usually very attached to me. I've been working from home so I think she's just enjoying the attention. She doesn't seem lethargic or really to have any other symptoms.
I guess my question is - has anyone else experienced anything similar? She grooms herself a lot, and it is springtime, so I'm still hoping it's hairballs. But there hasn't been a ton of fur in her stool that I could tell, and I would have thought the laxatone would kick in by now.
I'm prepared to take her to the vet if need be, but if anyone has anything reassuring to offer, or a similar experience to share to ease my anxiety a bit, I would really appreciate it. Thanks!