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I'm at wits end with Kira. He's a ragdoll Siamese looking cat with very fine and thin fur. Since transitioning to an indoor cat I've discovered he hacks up way more hairballs than I thought. I'm getting tired of cleaning them out of the carpet and off my brand new shoes. Brushing him only gets a very, very small amount of fur. I have eight different types of brushes I've tried with the same results. Hairball goo didn't work. He hates the four kinds I tried. Trying to get it down anyway results in his fur getting sticky and needing a bath. Right now he's also on a hairball formula cat food - Iams I think? I work a lot so giving him wet food is tricky. He's a fairly lazy cat, being a timid rescue. I know he gets plenty of food and water, though.
Is there anything else I can do for his hairballs? A different brand of food maybe? Can hairballs cause long term problems? He's been hacking them up off and on for eight years now. I just didn't realize how bad it was until he became indoor!
I'm not sure who is more frustrated - me when I discover my work shoes have been barfed on when I'm late for work, or him for having to struggle for two minutes at a time to hack it out.
Is there anything else I can do for his hairballs? A different brand of food maybe? Can hairballs cause long term problems? He's been hacking them up off and on for eight years now. I just didn't realize how bad it was until he became indoor!
I'm not sure who is more frustrated - me when I discover my work shoes have been barfed on when I'm late for work, or him for having to struggle for two minutes at a time to hack it out.