Bear waking and having a hairball at the same time

I usually have a chair beside me when am on the computer for Bear to lay on. I looked over and it looked like he was having seizures! He was laying down with his eyes closed like he was sleeping. The next thing I knew he vomited a hairball. Has anyone had their cat do this?? You would think he would get up to puke but he just laid there...He opened his eyes when I put my hand on him which makes me thing if I wasn't there could he have choked on his vomit? Could it have been just laziness?

Hi there!

Has bear had anymore hairballs? Hairballs are actually not normal and frequent hairballs is really a cause for concern. Here is a good article on hairballs which may be helpful (http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/01/16/chronic-hairball.aspx)

Yes, he does and I had no idea they were not normal. I figured it was because he is a little OCD with his fur. I actually have been giving him laxotone(sp?) but stopped do to the fact he started rubbing his butt on the carpet. He would start off in the literbox and then not able to get all of the poop off he would rub. I looked at his poop closely and I thought I seen hair. I know that laxotone helps the hair pass through then throwing it up so I figured that was the culprit. He hasn't done the butt rubbing since...I guess either way when I get my student refund he is definitely going to the vet! Thank you for your reply and I will check out that article. 

I have a cat who also has a hairball issue which we are pretty sure is IBS/IBD. What has worked for me is shaving him and switching to an all wet diet. He also gets some supplements from vitality science. Here is my thread on what happened with my cat (http://www.thecatsite.com/t/259470/vomiting-bile-possible-blockage-in-ragodoll-what-to-ask-vet). I think the number one thing is to prevent them from ingesting the hair and then treat the underlying GI upset. 

Another good remedy for hairballs that a lot of people on here use is egg lecithin supplements or raw egg yolk. 

I would try getting him to eat wet food if he isn't already and give him some egg yolk. I would also try to brush him more or get him shaved (no matter how much I brushed because my cat is long haired it was not enough). Here is some more info from a vet on hairballs and the rest of the site is also worth looking at because there is some amazing info on feline nutrition (http://catinfo.org/#Hairballs)