Dogs and hairballs

[Texas Immigrant]

Can dogs get hairballs? Our dog sometimes sounds like he's gagging, I usually usher him out of the house before anything happens, but one night he woke me up with the sound and it looked like he threw up a wad of fur.

[Ludwig]

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Can dogs get hairballs? ... he threw up a wad of fur.

It seems that you may have answered your own question... though the "fur", as in the case of feline hairballs, may not have been his own. Look around for en evicerated chew-toy.

[mac]

if your dog licks itself then, yep, it can get hairballs....but they generally collect into little bitty balls and are pooped out, not coughed out. deer can do the same thing and you can even make medicine out of the hair balls......well, if you have any indian blood you can......mac

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It seems that you may have answered your own question... though the "fur", as in the case of feline hairballs, may not have been his own. Look around for en evicerated chew-toy.

[sojourner truth]

Shoot, I saw the title "dogs and haiballs" and I thought it was talking about democrats.

[mac]

at first, i thought she was talkin' 'bout some of those bar patrons out there on elm and ft. hoood......mac

[ItsMe]

I've seen my cats hairballs...I'd be scared to see a dog's hairball! Bleh!

[sojourner truth]

If theirs come out in their dookey, I'd darn sure wouldn't make medicine out of it. Much less take it.

[Brad Buckley, D.V.M.]

Any animal that licks frequently enough due to a grooming habit or in response to discomfort can ingest enough hair to create a "hair ball". This is typically a cat problem due to their grooming behavior but I have seen a few dogs over the years that become apparently nauseated from the ingestion of hair. Cats often become obstructed (or partially obstructed) in their stomach due to large hair matts that form after ingestion. Dogs are more likely to have the hair pass on through their system.

I have seen many dogs recently that are coughing and gagging and this seems to be due to an upper respiratory issue. They will cough and gag and then spit up some clear to white foamy substance. They seem to be responding to simple treatment.

I hope this helps.

[mac]

thanx, doc......i was beginnin' to think that the folks on line here were prob'ly thinkin' i was nuts.........mac

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Any animal that licks frequently enough due to a grooming habit or in response to discomfort can ingest enough hair to create a "hair ball". This is typically a cat problem due to their grooming behavior but I have seen a few dogs over the years that become apparently nauseated from the ingestion of hair. Cats often become obstructed (or partially obstructed) in their stomach due to large hair matts that form after ingestion. Dogs are more likely to have the hair pass on through their system.

I have seen many dogs recently that are coughing and gagging and this seems to be due to an upper respiratory issue. They will cough and gag and then spit up some clear to white foamy substance. They seem to be responding to simple treatment.

I hope this helps.

[Ludwig]

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thanx, doc......i was beginnin' to think that the folks on line here were prob'ly thinkin' i was nuts.........mac

I do, but not for that reason.