Do your cat throw up?

even short haired cats can get hair balls just put vasaline at least once a month on the front feet and that will help.

i used to have a long hair that did quite a bit. the medicine you smear on the fur helped him quite a bit.my newer cats do once in awhile,but in their case,it's probably overeating.

My cat is also short -haired and does get hairballs once in awhile. However, when he was younger, he threw up a lot more becasue I fed him cheap food and the red dye in the food made him sick, so I always have to make sure the food I get does not have the red colorant in it. Try switching to a decent brand of cat food like Cat Chow or better brand and see if that helps, along with the hairball remedy. One other thing, if your cat eats its food real fast or too much at once, sometimes that will make them throw up soon after eating, too. Smaller portions help with this. If you cat is throwing up more than two or three times a week, and none of these suggestions help (or if she suddenly seems weak or loses intrest in food), then you will want to take your cat to the vet to make sure she does not have a blockage in her digestive tract. Good Luck.

My cats spew hairballs at the time. We use something called Laxatone to help their digestive system so they throw up less. It helps but sometimes we still have problems. My cat always pukes in the middle of the night. Its not what I like to wake up to!

oh my, we have one such cat that is frequently throwing up. I don't think it is because of hair balls with her, but who knows. It is disgusting though, she always pukes up huge amounts. gives me the willies. I am thinking on changing her name to either Ralph or Barfy!

It doesn't really matter if a cat has long or short hair, both types can have hairballs, did you get the Petromalt as that is the best for hairballs for cats

I think that all cats do that from time to time I mean I have a few cats and they do that...but from what I have heard when my cats have done this is that the cat food that you are feeding them is not reacting well to their bodies...that can cause them to throw it back up too...or if you have gotten them a certain kind of treat that they aren't use to..or like the person said at the store it could just be a hairball or something like that...but I really hope that your kitty gets well and I don't think that I would worry that much about it because like i said i think all cats do that... JHL930

Shorthair cats can have problems with hairballs too, i have shorthair cats and sometimes they throw up or maybe your cat has an upset stomach, then they throw up as well. If cats have an upset stomach they like to eat grass.

You could also buy food with hairball control already in it, and digestive enzymes. Just because your cat is short haired, doesn't mean it cannot have hairballs or anything. Long haired cats just have them more frequently.

Yeah there is a med out there just for hair balls but not sure what is called but it works great