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I'm a vegan. I like glam rock and androgynous males. I have two cats. they're mystical beings. I'm going to college in less than a month.

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I have a beautiful long-haired calico cat that I inherited when my grandmother passed away. I have had cats all my life and have other cats now also, but I've never had a long-haired cat before. I brush her quite a bit but she still regularly vomits the most disgusting hairballs I have ever encountered. I tried buying this hairball remedy paste stuff and have even bought the hairball rememdy treats, but she won't have anything to do with either of them. Does anyone who is familiar with long-haired cats have any other suggestions?

It may not be that you're not brushing her enough, but how you're brushing her. What sort of a brush do you use? Do you take her to the groomers?

With our long-haired cats it helps to use what is called a slicker brush. These don't hurt the cats (unless working on matts) though they seem like they would. The bristles are typically metal and short.

Also, if you bathe her try using a different shampoo from your short-haired cats.

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(Rating: 5) thanks - I will definitely try a slicker brush
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