Has Your Cat Done This?

Hi there Danielle!ÜOur cat has already coughed a fur ball and it is very disgusting. One site said that: "Trichobezoar (fur ball) occurs in cats which either over groom, have excessive irritant coat loss or have a 'lazy bowel syndrome'. The fur is ingested and forms a matted ball in the stomach or upper intestine causing a partial or complete obstruction. Although inert it prevents the passage of food material and may produce a localized bowel condition which can lead to infection and other bowel conditions." Therefore what you said was right.Ü i have searched the net for some pictures of fur balls and here's the closest thing i think. The one that i saw in person was a small ball of vomitus with fur and it's very stinky! eww..

My cats have them sometimes, especially one of them, he is very fluffy and likes cleaning himself and other cats, so he has one every few days. honestly, whoever decided to call them "hairballs" never seen the one my cats have, they are not balls, they look more like faeces. long nasty thing that is made out of tightly packed hair and whatever cats ate that day mixed together. nasty thing. I actually see one of my cats eating hair on purpose for some reason, he would actually walk around the place and if he sees some loose fur laying around, he'd eat it. he's not as fluffy as the other two, so maybe they actually need to eat hair? don't know why he does that...

our cat used to do that.The first time it happened it frightened the life out of me.Until I understood it is due to them licking themselves it is an awful thing to watch as they retch,you can almost see their tummys move up the body.

My cat has done this in the past, although there are certain cat foods, especially if you have an indoor cat that can help prevent hairballs. Although my cat is shorthaired so she'd end up hacking up one less often than a persian or other long haired cat may have done. I feel so bad when my kitty is sick, but its been awhile now since she's brought a furball up...

hi DanielleA

Yes, my cat coughed up fur balls. She has never choked on it, thank goodness.
I've also wondered why cats throw up those fur balls? It looks like a small blob, actually hideous. I hate to clean it.

I think it's pretty much a natural thing for cats to do that and it does not harm them.