Is my cat badly sick?

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So it's been about 3 days since my cat started doing this, but he's been trying to cough up a hairball and he just can't do it. Every time it seems to come up, he swallows and he repeats, until his heaving stops. I put butter and petroleum jelly on his paws so he'd lick them and the grease would get caught up in the fur in his stomach and he'd pass the fur and grease through the other end.

But it didn't work. He has done this before for a couple months, but this time he's constantly heaving every couple hours. Any help?

J C · Answer

Some hairballs are too big to pass, and not all coughing is a hairball.   Coughing can be asthma, heartworm, and even heart disease. Get the cat in to the vet to determine the cause of the cough, and if it is a bad hairball, the vet can help with that too.

Anonymous · Answer

A vet can give you medication for the cat to get the hairball up.

sandra · Answer

go at pet shop there is some food for hair ball
My  cat was doing the same thing and now shes doing better

John M · Answer

Take it to a vet it may be a case of worms.

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