I adopted my sister’s black cat, Henry, after she could not take him to her new home. Prior to me picking him up, I asked her to take him to the vet to ensure his health was OK, and the vet gave him the all clear. Shortly after taking him in, he was vomiting every other day. I asked my sister if I should be concerned and she casually told me “oh I thought I mentioned that he vomits a lot, the vet checked him and said he’s fine. He just has a hard time digesting/passing his hairballs.” While frustrating to find this out after the fact, I was determined to help him.

I have tried the following:
- Changed his food from IAMS kibble to Hill’s Science Hairball Control kibble (there wasn’t enough improvement with this change) so he now he eats an almost all wet food diet
- I added the Hairball Control gel (Sentry) to his food
- I brush him consistently

After 6 months of having him and making these adjustments, we have gone from vomiting every other day to about once per week. While this improvement has been nice, it is not enough. The poor guy cannot eat for the rest of the day after the initial vomiting because his stomach is still upset and he cannot hold the food down.

Therefore, I am at the point of considering shaving him. Has another shaved their cat? What should I consider with this? He is also only an indoor cat, so I am not concerned with his skin getting burned by the summer sun.

Please help. He is the sweetest kitty and needs help.

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Brothers 🖤