Thread: Hairballs

First of all, and I know this is obvious, but I really recommend cutting the cats claws BEFORE FURMINATING!!!!!! Not after.....

Anyway, we now have half a cat. He lost a cat-sized ball of fluff, it was okay at first but degenerated into pinning him to the floor by the scruff as he did not particularly enjoy the experience. He was quite vocal, and I bled quite a bit, but we did it.
His coat does feel a bit harsher today,but he has got his mackerel tabby markings back which was unexpected. Most importantly he did not sick up a hair-rat for the first time today in a week and he is clearly much happier about life. He is even talking to me again now!

I would not use the furminator regularly - it is pretty brutal - but, assuming he goes back to not shedding until next summer, then it is worth the hour of pain (mine) to just get rid of it all in one go at the start of the moult. I think he has lost a bit of weight with not eating as much through being so sick, so I'm glad we did it - NB he is not a show cat so it doesn't matter to us right now that he has a "normal cats tail" instead of a glorious plume. It will grow back...