Can someone offer advice for my new kitty & her hairball issues?

My cat has the same problem. We feed her hairball control cat food from whiskas. She rarely has a haiball anymore. Also we got this medicine from the vet that controls it too, but our cat found it tasted gross. Another solution would be brushing her more often. Since she is an SPCA cat, she may have a problem with her nose, you never know if it has been broken before, so i wouldn't worry about it, maybe get the vet to check it out on her next visit. We has a black long haired cat, and she was the worst for hairballs. Our solution was the hairball control cat food. We brushed her every day, and kept her active and we didn't have a problem with it. We wiped her down with a wet cloth too, to get the fine hair and the dandruff off of her. Hope I helped

Try this for the hairballs: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productI... It comes in other flavors, too. If it is too expensive, try giving your cat some mineral oil. It'll help the hair slide through her system. Also, you need to brush her thoroughly every day.

On the subject of the smelling, cats have extra olfactory sensors in their mouths. When they really want to get a good sniff, they open their mouths just a little and breathe in. That's probably what you're hearing.

Good luck and God bless!

Have you had your new kid to the vet yet? Coming from a shelter, she may have been exposed to any number of illnesses. Just a good idea to have her looked at to rule out any upper respiratory infection.

As far as the hairball issue, I love laxatone. You can purchase it at your vet, or similar products at any pet care store such as pet smart. The lubricant action of these products helps to move hair through the digestive tract, and if used regularly, can help prevent them as well. You can give 1/4 to 1/2 tsp twice weekly. If your cat is not fond of it, you place the small amount on the tip of their nose or top of the paw to get them to lick it off.

I kno nothing about the sniffing issue, but as for the haurballs, when she makes that noise, rub her neck firmly but not too firm and they have treats in the cat section of walmart that prevent hairballs. I hope this helped :)