Important!! Infant Suppositories For Cat Hairballs? Please Help Soon!!?
My cat is a long hair and he has had problems with hairballs in the past and once hadd to get surgery to get a problematic one removed from his intestine- but we are trying to avoid another surgery at all costs and we know he has another hairball stuck in his intestine, and he hasn’t been eating for about two days. can we give him glycerin infant suppositories to help him pass the hairball/will it help? it’s no longer in his stomach so he doesn’t need to throw it up- just pass it. Please help!!! Thank you.
In one word – NO.
The quickest home remedy I know of is a pat of butter, which will help lubricate the intestines and pass it on.
You can even try a teaspoon of canned pumpkin mixed in with their regular food or mixed with some tuna water from the can. There are also petroleum based laxative type medications that you can put on you cat’s paw and it will lick it off.
Hairballs can be prevented.
By brushing your cat every day
By feeding your cat a suitable diet, including more wet food than dry. With more fibre and more water much can be prevented.
Cats have bouts of vomiting due to hairballs, digestive tract ailments and because of consuming food to fast. If a cat has hairballs, you need to use some form of relief to help loosen the obstruction. Eating grass is one way to clear the obstruction, or a medication from the vet may be required. Some veterinarian’s may prescribe a additive to add the cat’s water to help dissolve hairballs as a preventive measure.
You will have to see the vet if your cat has not eaten for two days, there is a serious liver condition that gets created with not eating for 48 hours or more.
If these do not work, bite the bullet, grab your wallet and get to the vet – and see if you can try to prevent it happening again…
I don’t recommend administering any medication intended for human use to a cat. Many human medications are toxic to cats, and I just don’t think it’s worth the risk. If you suspect that he has a problem, the best thing to do is see your vet before administering any treatment. I don’t recommend using any suggested home remedies that might be offered by answerers to this post, either. Your cat needs to see a vet if he hasn’t eaten for two days. His chances of becoming dehydrated and very ill are increasing with every day that he remains as-is. If you really want to help him, you should get him to the vet asap.
I believe you should take it to the vet, or at least call and talk to a vet over the phone(thats what we have done with my cat and rabbit). You may try sugarless papaya enzymes broke in half to see if that helps, or put vaseline on his paws and he will lick them and it may help it pass through, but id run these ideas by a vet.
also start buying cat food with hair ball remedy in it, and brush him more often.
You need to call your vet and make sure an enema is really the way to go.
You can buy Pet Enemas from your vet, or try a lactulose/water solution.
If your cat isn’t on hairball prevention, now is a great time to start. Laxatone and Lactulose are both affective. Old-timers have used vaseline on the cat’s front legs, let them lick it off, and get lubrication that way.
PLEASE do not treat your cat without professional advice.
you will need some Petrolatum-based Laxatives
Summary
Petroleum-based laxatives and hairball remedies coat the swallowed hair and the stool and allow it to pass through the digestive system. Use these products under the direction of a veterinarian since frequent, long-term use could result in vitamin deficiencies. Do NOT force feed, since the petrolatum could be aspirated into the lungs and cause serious effects. Overdose can result in diarrhea.http://www.katsation.com/articles/hairba…
I’m sorry to have to say this because i know that you don’t want to take it to the vet but I’m pretty sure you are going to have to.
try giving sm (1-2 tsp.) moist cat foor and olive oil in his r her favorite food and c if that helps. i wouldnt wait much longer than another 24 hrs b 4 taking him to vet unless his condition worsens. Good Luck
avoiding surgery at all costs? call the vet….your cat could die. is that really the cost you want to pay?