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"It was about 12.5cm (5in) wide, filled the entire stomach cavity and she had not eaten for days. It would certainly have killed her," he said. He said the owners were "very caring" but needed advice on grooming Gemma. Mr Fennell said the cat was brought in to the surgery after failing to eat its food for three days.
"She was clearly hungry, but as we later found out, there was absolutely no room in her stomach for anything else," Mr Fennell explained. At first the surgeons thought Gemma had a tumour. After an X-ray and scan, her owners agreed to an exploratory operation and vets found the hairball, weighing 215g (7.5oz).
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"Cats do groom a lot, and they often cough up small hair balls," Mr Fennell said. "For some reason Gemma had not been able to do that, and there was no way she could do that once it had become that size." Mr Fennell said Gemma was now at home with her owners and he was confident this would not happen again.
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Gee the cat was awfully cute but I was sorry to have scrolled down to the next picture. Good journalistic coverage, though! Heh heh!
Cat hairballs (trichobezoars) are 50% fat, 50% hair. Giving all cats Egg-Yolk Lecithin (not Soy-based) will dissolve the fat in hairballs and make it easier for cat to cough up.
The cigar-shaped hairball will become narrower with Lecithin, so it passes through throat or intestines, safely out.
After 3 weeks of 600 mg lecithin 2 x day, give some mashed pumpkin in the food to create stronger bowel movement. Also, give cat one capsule of Slippery Elm daily to lubricate throat and intestinal passage for easier ejection of hairball.
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