Hello, this is kind of unusual post for me, but I feel like I have been to hell and back in the last two weeks and wanted to share something, just in case anybody else runs into the same problem.
Peaches, my long haired cat, has been with me for 14 years and prior to this I had other cats and I never heard of this being a serious problem.. Well, just after Christmas my cats started to get sick, stopped eating, started drinking a lot, loosing weight. I took her to the vet, we did blood test and it showed some slow down in her kidneys activity, she is almost 16 so it was understandable. Her urine test showed nothing and she was still fading away.
I was terrified, what is going on with my cat? She lost a lot of weigh and was not herself at all. Then one night she has a hair ball, nothing out of ordinary, but I realized that this has not happen for a while. I put some hairball remedy on her paws and she licked clean…and then for 4 more nights she expelled huge hairballs. Five in total, over five nights. My poor cat was completely filed with her hair! and it was all my fault!
Busy with Christmas orders, shopping, working etc I neglected my poor baby and she got sick, so very sick.
Well, three days ago she started eating again, so I am hoping we are over the hump. She seems much better and I truly hope that is all that was to it.
Now I made a commitment of brushing her every night, that means my scratch marks are never going to heal, but I will carry these with love.
So if you have a long haired cat brush her or him regularly do not put your animal in danger, like I did! I feel so guilty!
As you can see on the photo above she needs a lot of brushing and she absolutely hates it. She only likes the brush that does not do anything, just like petting..
Having cats for so many years I never thought that the hairballs can be deadly!
Peaches, get better, please forgive me, I love your dearly!
awww Peaches! One kitty should not eat so much hair! And Angie it’s not your fault, these things happen. It could happen to anyone. Happy to hear she is on the mend and you can relax and breathe easy. No more hairballs Peaches! 🙂
Wow, I just got back from the vet yesterday and my Minka has the same problem. She is not eating or drinking. She has lost weight. The vet gave her some fluids, a vitamin shot, antibiotic shot and and anti-nausea shot. The vet said it could be a hair ball because all her vitals were OK. She said an x-ray and blood work is next. I hope my Minka passes this thing, I am scared and hope she gets better. Peaches has all of her symptoms. I am calling the vet today to let her know she still will not eat. I am force feeding her soft cat food. Wow, I never realized how bad a hair ball could be. She is a 7 year old Persian and has never had this problem, she always gets her hair balls up. I am so glad your Peaches is OK now, I hope my Minka will get better.