Hairballs in Cats:

It boils down to a hairball remedy daily x 5 days then once a week for a while. Brushing the cats out to minimize how much hair they eat in grooming and see if they need a laxative.

HAIRBALLS IN CATS
Cat throws up a cylindrical wad of hair wrapped in mucus. Often that's been preceded by 'attempts' to gack up the hairball which is eventually, and disgustingly, successful.
If you see a cat throw up a hairball or you see 'excessive grooming' what I do with my cats is give a lubricant hairball-remedy once per day for five straight days.
This breaks the cycle of stomach irritation and the 'back up' of hair balls in various places in the GI tract.
Giving a cat-hairball-lubricant once per week can head-off most hairball issues. This is usually a "thing" with long hair cats, but not exclusively.
A shot of cortisone can soothe a hair-angry stomach. It can also reduce the urge to excessively groom (If that's what's up).
I said all-of-the-above to add this:
A thorough brushing can remove the WHOLE NEXT WEEK'S worth of hair 'in advance' and if it's Spring or Fall, you could be removing the ENTIRE shed-for-the-season and ENDING the cycle of grooming and upchucking.

+Brush-out thoroughly
+Laxatone or Petromalt daily x 5 days.
+Laxatone or Petromalt 1x weekly for long haired cats.
+Be alert to seasonal shedding.
+This is not a diagnosis or treatment for random (possibly-illness-related) vomiting.

-Erik Johnson

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