Our cat does the same and almost never has hairballs (no idea why neither does the vet and ahe is perfectly healthy). We do have some cat grass she can eat when she wants to “clean” and we give her treat specialy for hairballs. Sonyou can try that. Dont be alarmed when she heaves and only grass and some drool comes out thats normal.
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The thing is: I do have a catgrass thing that she does use now and again, but the heaving predated that, although, to be fair, since the catgrass she never actually needs to throw up almost. Like one or two accidents per bi-weekly period, but otherwise, theres less and less vomit spots to clean up so thats good.
I just wanna know why it happens (abdominal heaving and I dont have the fucking money to get the full workup if any smartass rube wants to "contribute" "Why don't you just go to THE vet and pay them $5000 as a downpayment to not walk out of here with any actuonable insights"
No idea that even cat healthcare is just as expensive als human healthcare… weird. But isnt there some shelter or org that does check ups for ppl that dont have a shit load of money? I think i read that somewhere some time ago. Here for example u can het free Neutering or sterilization once or twice a year from shelters and vets even. But on set dates. But that doesnt help you since im on the orher end of the world :)
Anyway. Mine does this dry heave and sometimes with some clear fluid and grass and been doing that for 10 years. Onone knows why my vet said, sometimes some cats doe this. Not really an answer but still i dont think you need to worry unless she stops eating and stuff…but not a vet :)
My cat did this, now has an inhaler, doesn't do it anymore. The asthma meds aren't super expensive ($40 every two months or so) but you will need a prescription (or you do in my country.)
You can buy the inhaler tube bit for pretty cheap online:
What is the actual generic name of the mediCATion?
Unsure. My thing says: Flovent hfa 125 mcg Fluticasone prop 125 mcg
Ya fluticasone is the green nose thing for humans at the pharmacy and inhalers etc. Thank you!
You're welcome, hope it helps!
Could you expand on even when relaxed?
One of my cats goes through the hairball motions occasionally, but I think he catches the hairball in his mouth and swallows it again because I never see the result
So like she'll be sprawled out and laying down and I can see her tummy/abdomen and it lightly contracts in a hiccupy/contractiony kind of way, gently.
My dog dry heaves sometimes. It looks like he's gonna throw up but nothing comes out. I asked the vet and he said that it's probably eating stuff he shouldn't (which makes sense, he has a bad habit of grabbing stuff off the ground and trying to eat it on our walks)
God I hope its some dum shit like this (her eating random nonsense)
But what if its like often in a day?
Mine is like once every week or two.
So, to update, I notice when shes laying sprawled out on a blanket on my lap she has an almost permanent slight tensing contraction on the breath in. Like a fish's gills or like its very rapid/jerky on the in-breath, I think
It used to be hairballs or clear fluid but now its otent or almost always nothing
Maybe some coconut oil would ease her throat? Or she could have asthma or something