Forgive me, because I know this has probably been discussed a million times on this forum, but I'm at work and don't have time to search.
Cindy has been thowing up for the past week and a half. Usually seems to be in the night or early morning. I haven't always seen that it's her doing it, but from the couple times I have, the vomit looks the same, so I'm assuming it's her. I think she's vomited about 7 times that I'm aware of.
Each time, the vomit is a lot of undigested food that comes out in a long kind of round lump with a bit of clumped hair. Is this a hairball? (I'm not very experienced with these things) Or should I be taking her to the vet? I am inclined to want to take her to the vet, but it stresses her out so bad, her little heart just pounds, I don't want to over react.
She is fine otherwise, same appetite as usual, I've seen her at the water bowl but not excessively, she's active, plays, etc. Pretty much her normal self. She doesn't like to be combed or brushed, but if I get her when she's sleeping and relaxed I can comb her for awhile, and I haven't gotten any loose fur from combing. I should mention that bathing is her hobby, she grooms herself more than any other cat I've ever seen, so i wouldn't surprise me if her tummy is full of hair.
The other thing is, I can't get her to take the hairball remedy. She consistently refuses it, no matter how I offer it. So this morning I thought if she wouldn't take it from my finger, I would put some on her paw for her to lick off. She must have known what I was up to because she was on the bed with DH when I offered it to her. She kind of backed up a bit, then when I made just a tiny move she zoomed off (right over DH's face!) and down the stairs. So my other question is, any suggestions how I can get her to eat the hairball stuff?
Sorry so long, thanks so much for any advice.
Cindy has been thowing up for the past week and a half. Usually seems to be in the night or early morning. I haven't always seen that it's her doing it, but from the couple times I have, the vomit looks the same, so I'm assuming it's her. I think she's vomited about 7 times that I'm aware of.
Each time, the vomit is a lot of undigested food that comes out in a long kind of round lump with a bit of clumped hair. Is this a hairball? (I'm not very experienced with these things) Or should I be taking her to the vet? I am inclined to want to take her to the vet, but it stresses her out so bad, her little heart just pounds, I don't want to over react.
She is fine otherwise, same appetite as usual, I've seen her at the water bowl but not excessively, she's active, plays, etc. Pretty much her normal self. She doesn't like to be combed or brushed, but if I get her when she's sleeping and relaxed I can comb her for awhile, and I haven't gotten any loose fur from combing. I should mention that bathing is her hobby, she grooms herself more than any other cat I've ever seen, so i wouldn't surprise me if her tummy is full of hair.
The other thing is, I can't get her to take the hairball remedy. She consistently refuses it, no matter how I offer it. So this morning I thought if she wouldn't take it from my finger, I would put some on her paw for her to lick off. She must have known what I was up to because she was on the bed with DH when I offered it to her. She kind of backed up a bit, then when I made just a tiny move she zoomed off (right over DH's face!) and down the stairs. So my other question is, any suggestions how I can get her to eat the hairball stuff?
Sorry so long, thanks so much for any advice.