Beautiful Cat, Gross Hairballs

Tigger, as you can see, is a beautiful, semi long-haired cat. Cats like him require regular brushing. But unfortunately, he hates have his fur brushed, even though we tried to get him used to it by brushing him weekly when he was only a wee kitten. Nowadays he requires daily brushing but more often then not, he would run away and if we persist, then we (mainly Alex) would end up with lots of scratches. No amount of treats or distractions will get him to submit willingly to a grooming session.

The result, as any cat owner knows, is the frequent throwing up of hairballs. He used to dry heave for a long time before actually coughing a hairball up. But nowadays, after switching his brand of wet food and adding probiotics and digestive enzymes and fish oil to his diet, he coughs them up like nobody's business.

The first time we saw a hairball, we were so disgusted and yet fascinated by it that we took a picture of it.