Hairballs Be Gone!

Summer’s around the corner and kitties are still shedding their winter coats of hair.

How can you tell? Well, I see wisps of it everywhere - on the floor, on the rug, on my clothes after my kitties sit on my lap.

Plus, I’m on hairball patrol.

Imagine cleaning yourself day in, day out, only to have the hair on your body accumulate in your stomach, and there’s too much there for your body to expel normally. What naturally occurs? Well, you take care of it - by vomiting.

Experts say hairballs are the most common reason why kitties vomit and that they cause a digestive issue for the cat, not necessarily a respiratory issue.

To alleviate that hairball hacking a little bit, I brush my kitties. It’s a form of prevention: getting rid of excess hair before the kitty has a chance to swallow it through grooming can help.

Plus my kitties absolutely love it. It’s all that attention, partly.

The brush I use is rather small, with delicate metal combs that very effectively remove hair from the body. It’s actually made for the task; check them out at your local pet store.

I also feed my kitties cat food with a hairball formula included. PurinaONE offers a Hairball Formula. I use the Science Diet hairball formula when I need to. These products help your cat’s digestive system to keep it healthy.

When all else fails, get out the Woolite Oxy Deep. Works wonders on the rug.

Photo Credit:  10 Corso Como

June 12th, 2009 by Janet Muniz | Posted in Cat Food, Cat Health, Grooming Tips | (0)