Buffy barfed twice today. I didn't see them, but one pile hasn't been cleaned up, and the other has. My sister says both of them were clear and slimy, and the one that isn't cleaned up appears to be a yellow color, and the remains of the one that's cleaned up appears to be yellow too. Just now, Buffy came out of the litter box, and she had some poo stuck to her. Not just one little ball, but like a whole string of them! Its like she ate hair and just, to say it nicely, pooped it all out, except the hair didn't completely leave her butt. It's stretching all the way to the floor, with poo stuck to the hair near the bottom, and the whole hair is covered thickly in what must be poo. She's trying to get it off, rubbing her butt on the floor, and doesn't seem to be very comfortable walking with it hanging off her butt. She just left, so I don't know if she got it off or not... And the smell is pretty bad. Normally there isn't a smell, but now I can really smell something.
Does anyone know if cats can barf if they eat hair? Buffy loves to eat hair, and we're always cleaning the litterbox and finding 2 poops with a hair attached to them both, like those karate sticks ( ).
Does anyone agree that we should get Buffy to the vet? I know that cats get dehydrated very easily, and I have heard stories where hair gets blocked up in the intestines and the cat tries it puke it out, but can't. She was coughing a couple of days ago, like she was trying to hack up a hairball (and nothing appeared). Please give me suggestions, and please post reasons on why I should get her to the vet. I have parents who don't want to spend money on them, so I need other people to give reasons why they should go, because they sure as heck won't listen to me. Thanks!
*Worried about little Buffy right now...*
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My sister just came in and told me that Buffy went to the bathroom outside her litterbox. The litterbox is just outside of the room, and no wonder the poo stunk... She had diarrhea so it obviously isn't good, especially if she couldn't make it to the litterbox.
Turns out that Buffy didn't get the string off her butt. My sister just saw her, and is gagging because she took it and pulled it off. And it isn't string. It's dental floss. Is Dental Floss bad for cats?
Last night, I had a leaf in my room, and i folded it in two and let both cats smell it. It had a jelly-like substance in the inside, like those plants that are toxic for cats, so I immediately put it in the garbage. Can cats get sick just by smelling one? Neither one licked it, and Willow isn't getting sick...
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Buffy is sleeping on my sister's lap right now, and my sister just felt Buffy's feet. Buffy's pads are usually freezing cold (like mine, hehehe) but right now they're burning hot. Is that a sign of fever?
Does anyone know if cats can barf if they eat hair? Buffy loves to eat hair, and we're always cleaning the litterbox and finding 2 poops with a hair attached to them both, like those karate sticks ( ).
Does anyone agree that we should get Buffy to the vet? I know that cats get dehydrated very easily, and I have heard stories where hair gets blocked up in the intestines and the cat tries it puke it out, but can't. She was coughing a couple of days ago, like she was trying to hack up a hairball (and nothing appeared). Please give me suggestions, and please post reasons on why I should get her to the vet. I have parents who don't want to spend money on them, so I need other people to give reasons why they should go, because they sure as heck won't listen to me. Thanks!
*Worried about little Buffy right now...*
EDIT:
My sister just came in and told me that Buffy went to the bathroom outside her litterbox. The litterbox is just outside of the room, and no wonder the poo stunk... She had diarrhea so it obviously isn't good, especially if she couldn't make it to the litterbox.
Turns out that Buffy didn't get the string off her butt. My sister just saw her, and is gagging because she took it and pulled it off. And it isn't string. It's dental floss. Is Dental Floss bad for cats?
Last night, I had a leaf in my room, and i folded it in two and let both cats smell it. It had a jelly-like substance in the inside, like those plants that are toxic for cats, so I immediately put it in the garbage. Can cats get sick just by smelling one? Neither one licked it, and Willow isn't getting sick...
EDIT:
Buffy is sleeping on my sister's lap right now, and my sister just felt Buffy's feet. Buffy's pads are usually freezing cold (like mine, hehehe) but right now they're burning hot. Is that a sign of fever?