Excessive amount of accumulated hair inside the cat’s stomach causes irritation, cough and vomiting.
Hairballs in cats
Do not be alarmed if it occasionally happens, because it is a normal process in some periods of the year, especially during times of seasonal shedding and moulting.
If hairball problem frequently happens, it is necessary take your cat to your trusted veterinarian, in order to be visited by the doctor
Unexpelled hairballs can cause an intestinal obstruction
About 30% of diagnosed occlusions is caused by furballs (trichobezoars)
It is important to not underestimate the issue because in the long run it can cause the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or respiratory diseases
HAIRBALLS create the favorable conditions for the development of other disorders that can be severe!
ALL ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS DEPOSIT THEMSELVES ON FELINE COAT
In cats hairballs cause
- Intestinal inflammation
- Intestinal obstructions
- Cystitis
- Frequent vomiting
- Gastritis
- Cough (PSEUDO feline asthma )
- Lethargy
- Malabsorption
Hairballs in cats
SERIOUS DISEASES
- ALIMENTARY LYMPHOMA
- CANCER
- CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES
- CHRONIC GASTRITIS AND CONSTIPATION
How to prevent cat HAIRBALLS
- Regularly grooming long and short-haired cats
- Make available cat grass or provide a daily source of fiber especially in summer. The fiber helps the intestinal transit of the bolus
- Reduce dry food
- Administer hairball remedy paste for cats
HAIRBALL REMOVAL FIBER
Adding fiber every day to your cat’s diet helps the intestinal transit, you can add cooked pumpkin or carrots, besides in large hypermarkets you can buy black carrots, which taste the same of orange carrot but has anti-cancer properties for the colon. (Recommended)
Add butter or another source of fat to your cat’s food, omega-3 are excellent and help reducing inflammation as well.
Add minimal quantities of Aloe, rich in mucilages.
Choose a good extra virgin coconut oil
If the problem is chronic, you can add a teaspoon of medicinal liquid paraffin to your cat’s meal 2-3 times a week. Never directly administer mineral or vegetable oil in the mouth by syringe.
OIL EASILY ENDS UP IN THE LUNGS AND CAUSES aspiration pneumonia
ADD THE OIL STRICTLY TO THE MEAL
Do not underestimate the problem! Hairballs create the favorable conditions for the development of other disorders that can be severe!
Hairballs in cats
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