If you have ever had cats or kittens, then you probably have encountered hairballs. Hairballs occur in cats from their constant grooming. As they groom and lick their fur they ingest some, and if they get enough it forms a hairball that usually will get vomited up. Sometimes hairballs can get trapped inside and create a blockage and more severe problems.
Some good ways to help with hairball prevention will be covered here. A good place to start is with a good slicker brush, or a similar grooming tool. You can use a regular brush, but a slicker brush is able to remove more loose and dead hair from your pet. If you have a long hair cat, brush him or her daily or as frequently as possible. All of the hair that you remove is less hair that they will ingest.
If your cat has trouble with hairballs, it is a good idea to use hairball treatments such as Petromalt or a similar treatment. One cat owner told us that he would just put about an inch of this on his finger and his cat would lick it off. Sometimes, if he was in a hurry, he would just wipe it on the bottom or top of his cat’s mouth and the cat would eat it. He reports that the cat usually liked it quite a bit.
By using these methods you may eliminate hairballs in your cat completely.
Some good slicker brushes are:
Ultimate Touch Slicker Brush
G-Soft Slicker Brush
Safari Slicker Brush
Lil Pals Slicker Brush
Evo Self Clean Slicker Brush
Safari Self-Clean Slicker Brush
Tags: Cats & Kittens
