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Originally Posted by strange_wings  Cat grass and adding dried cat nip to his wet food (couple pinches) is an option if he'll eat those. Catnip should be more than safe if grass tends to cause vomiting or doesn't pass well.
Looking closely at Tolly's pics, he looks like a fluffier DSH like my Sho and Blann are. They shed moderately (on good foods) and have never had hairballs.  I try to groom them a couple times a week with the furminator, too, though lately Blann gets too worked up and I dislike doing that because it triggers his coughing. I'm still trying to figure out how to trim his claws this week without that happening.. 
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Thank you strange wings!
Tolly is not allowed to ingest cat nip. My vet cautions against it because of his liver issues. She has no scientific basis, its just something she feels strongly about, and there really isn't any reason for me not to comply on this issue, he can have catnip toys instead, and there are plenty of those around. She mentions it every time we talk about Tolly, so I know it is something she feels is important.
He won't eat the fish oil. Tolly will not touch food that has been messed with, his one exception is the l-lysine. He actually appears to like the salty taste of that, but nothing else is to be added to his food, ever.
I bought fish oil for Tolly some time ago, but he refuses it. Mazy likes it though so she gets it three times a week.
He does eat grass when I take them out, then vomits it back up. It has been raining for five days straight, and the sun is trying to come out today, and they all want to go out in their yard. I'm not sure though... Tolly definitely does not need to be doing any more vomiting, so I don't think I will take them out for a few more days.
Tolly has gossamer medium length fur. It is so fine and soft it just floats off him as he walks, in spite of daily brushing, and several sessions with the furminator every week. That fur forms mats in his guts, it just coats the lining of his stomach, digestive tract and intestines, and what shifts it is laxatone. When I slip up on the laxatone regimen is when he gets this trouble.
I am tempted to try the vetasyl but I really don't think he will tolerate it. His system is just so delicate I really have to think deeply about any change, and talk it over with my vet.
She is open to suggestion, and does her own investigations when I bring up ideas with her, and then we make a decision together. When I go
against her suggestions, she always turns out to be right.
That right there gives me a good feeling of trust in her competence, knowledge and judgment.
I realize I am still playing "why don't you...yes but" but I don't mean it to sound that way. I am making notes of all suggestions generously given to me here, and will go over it all with my vet when she gets back from vacation.
I do appreciate every single one of you for taking the time to read this thread and the effort to post your thoughts, and for all your support. It means so much during trying times like this.
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Originally Posted by 2furgirls Ahh a "CATCATION"!
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LOL! Yes indeed, and really it's the best kind, after all. I actually have been unwell all this time, too. Now that Tolly's crises is over, and I am starting to feel a little better I will enjoy the rest of my vacation with local day hikes, and having a friend over. I didn't get to have my nieces, because of my own illness, they were supposed to stay with me for a few days, I always have them while I'm on vacation. But my sisters didn't want them exposed to my sickness.
Cats like vomiting as much as we do - which is to say they hate it. Every vomiting cat I've seen is at least somewhat distressed.
