Kitty Cat Rant. I can't believe he did this! Still, can't help but laugh.

[Tbites]

Oh, my! Thank goodness he didn't ingest it, or there would have been a big vet bill if he got it tangled in his intestines.

Just a tip about helping to prevent hairballs, give (force) him to eat a bit of plain Vaseline once a week. It's a fight to get it down, but well worth it. Vet-recommended, too. One cat we used to have actually liked it, he would lick it off my finger. Now I have to hold a cat like a football tucked in my arm/shoulder and keep dabbing bits on her mouth - she spits it out, I shove it back in.

When they're not in thhe mood to lick it off of my finger I spread it on their paws and they lick it off.... but spread... because if all I do is stick a blob of it they sling it off by shaking their paw

[abbasgirl]

anastasia, we went from a house with carpet everywhere except kitchen and bathroom, to one with hardwood everywhere except lino in k and b. We moved in Nov.

Cleaning hairballs and puke is a breeze now - no more scrubbing carpets all the time - because, before of course, no one would ever do it in the kitchen - no, it had to be the middle of the living room, gah!

And as for fur loss in general, it's much better to sweep than to vacuum!

It's mostly Taffy, the Ragdoll cross - because she meticulously cleans herself and Vader, her daughter - all the time. Plus she at times eats too quickly, then barfs it.

Come to think of it, Vader is pretty low maintenance!

I have all hardwood too. You would think cleaning hair balls would be easier, but not with my cats. They go to the only rug in my apartment - the one in front of the door and puke on that or if they can't get to that, they find something else on the floor - a scrap of paper, a slipper...anything as long as they don't have to puke on bare hardwood!

[Tbites]

About the cleaning up from a carpet/rug..... Disclaimer: this is going to sound kinda disgusting a.k.a. Adam Sandler in Big Daddy BUT...... if you leave it there to dry.... the puke doesn't seep into the carpet and comes off as one whole crust.... don't ask how we figured that out.

[Linda Evans]

oh my...some of these posts are funny...b/c i have been through it myself. im gonna have to try the vasaline trick.

[Mooseenzo]

My cat Enzo, tend to vomit a lot. It is usually in the middle of the night and always in the 2 rooms with the carpet. Anywhere from 2 - 4 times a week. Is this typical? He is my first cat, so not sure.

[megansavingmoney]

I talked to my friend in vet school and she suggested mineral oil and figured it was probably because he grooms himself so much. Plus so cats just get more hairballs.

He *only* has hairballs on the carpet. In his whole life I think he's had one on the lino once. I usually let it dry a little, then use this Bissel fabric and upolstry cleaner thing. It works really well!

[Tierra Lemieux]

I have several cats. Hair balls are preventable. Your cat has digested its own loose fur while grooming itself.

Kitty seems to need more frequent grooming.

Much cheaper to do this than b hairball treatment products.

[Minou]

The rug doctor carpet stain remover spray is the best product I've found for cleaning hairballs. 14-year-old Himalayan here. He eats me alive when I try to comb him.

[Linda Evans]

I brush my cat EVERY DAY, so does my son, so thats twice a day & i give her petro malt 2-4 times a wk & she STILL Pukes .

arghhhh! so sick of finding her little surprises always on the carpet. ;-(

[wolfwoman]

We've learned to put on slippers for any nightly trips to the bathroom. Nothing like stepping in a wet juicy pile of puke to wake you up! As for cleaning then up, I let them dry up as well. Cleans up so much better. And I also use an old battery operated toothbrush for cleaning. Works great. Sigh.....aren't pets grand? And I agree, dirty diapers are MUCH worse!!!!

[megansavingmoney]

Agreed! I'd rather clean hairballs than poop any day! Although with a cat there's that too, but not as bad as baby.

[megansavingmoney]

Also thought I should point out that my vet friend said to NEVER try to pull a thread like that out of a cat's mouth, in case it is twisted around their intestines. You don't want to make things worse! Just snip the thread and hope it passes out the other way! In case anyone else ever has this problem!

[TooCouponCrazy]

Lol, glad your cat is okay.

[HappyCouponSaver78]

Ugh!

[Natalka]