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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

555.0. "Injections for Furballs?" by VIDEO::USHER () Tue Apr 21 1987 15:43

    Has anyone ever heard of an injection given for hairballs?  My friends
    vet suggested it for her cat who has problems with them.  When I
    asked my vet about it, he never heard of it.   
    
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555.1not me!DONJON::SCHREINERGo ahead, make me PURRR...Tue Apr 21 1987 16:586
    I've never heard of it either....let me know if you find out what
    it is.  I've got persians, and anything to help with hairballs will
    be appreciated.
    
    cin
    
555.2INJECTION FOR ITCHINGICEMAN::LMMURPHYWed Apr 22 1987 07:559
    I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN INJECTION FOR THE ACTUAL FURBALLS.  HOWEVER,
    
     MY PERSIAN CAT WAS EXTREMELY ITCHY AND WAS CONSTANTLY LICKING HIMSELF,
      CAUGING HIM TO GET LOTS OF FURBALLS WHICH HE CAUGHED UP.  THE
    VET GAVE HIM AN INJECTION FOR THE ITCHING (IT LASTS ABOUT 3 WEEKS).
      IT WORKED WELL FOR HIS ITCHING AND DURING THAT TIME HE STOPPED
     CONTINUALLY LICKING (OTHER THAN NORMAL BATHING) AND THIS HAS STOPPED
      HIM FROM CAUGHING UP HAIRBALLS.
    
555.3Injection to settle stomachGALWAY::SMARTINFri Apr 24 1987 18:5712
    When one of my kitties got hairballs for the first time, she got
    her stomach so upset, that she got into a cycle of vomiting, and
    couldn't quit.  (once every 3 hours... poor kitty she didn't know
    what was wrong.)  The vet gave her an injection to settle her
    stomach so she could try to eat some 'bland food' and keep hairball
    medicine down.  Never seen a kitty hesitate so much over eating.
    She still has to be pretty hungary to eat more than a few pieces
    (tiny scraps) of boiled chicken (the 'bland food').  She also eats
    very small quantities of regular cat food, and then comes back in
    10 minutes or so for some more - if the first batch landed ok!
    
    Sally
555.4HERE IS THE ANSWERVIDEO::USHERFri May 22 1987 20:517
    I got an answer on the injection for furballs.  It turns out that the
    injection is cortizone and it is strictly for a cat who is coughing
    from the hairball to surpress it.  So there is no magic cure - back
    to the Petromalt.
    
    cathy