Pierre: Hey, Newton, do you have a trichobezoar?
Newton: Isn’t that a little personal?
Pierre: Not a… Oh, never mind. A trichobezoar is a fancy word for hairball.
Newton: Have you been reading the internet again? The last time you did that, you ended up telling me about the Nigerian prince who wanted to send you a million green papers.
Pierre: *grumbles* He would have if you hadn’t stopped him.
Newton: So what’s this about hairballs, anyhow?
Pierre: Well, today is National Hairball Awareness day.
Newton: I’m plenty aware of them, thanks. Being the long-haired cat in the house, and it’s springtime. I’m more aware of them than you are.
Pierre: But do you even know what they are?
Newton: They’re the things that make me make this sound. Want to hear it? *breathes in*
Pierre: Oh, no, don’t make that noise unless you mean it! They happen because when you groom yourself, you end up swallowing some hair, and not all of it goes all the way through to the litterbox.
Newton: No, some of it I leave in strategic locations instead. Like right next to the bed where the head peep is sure to step in it first thing in the morning.
Pierre: I’m glad you mentioned her. I have an idea about how she can help you have less hairballs.
Newton: Really? How?
Pierre: She can brush you every day.
Newton: She has to catch me first. Manly mancats do not subject themselves to the brush.
Pierre: But it would mean less hairballs coming back up in the middle of the night when you’re trying to sleep. And the brush feels good. You’ve seen her brush me.
Newton. Yes, but you aren’t as mancatly as I am. No WAY that brush is getting near this beautiful coat.
Pierre: *sigh* That’s why you have to get manscaped, because you won’t have the brush. That’s all right. That leaves more brush for me, then, and no hairballs, either. Hairballs, if you can’t pass them, can cause complications that require surgery, so everyone else, let your peeps brush you for Hairball Awareness Day. Cough up less and play more!
No, don’t let them groom you! Only you can do it correctly. Oh wait, I saw your last post. Are the armpits still uneven? lol! Oh, the humiliation! I would have clawed that groomers arms off.
I guess I´m not so mancatly as you , Newton because I LOVE when my mom-person combs me 🙂
XOXO
Mum gave me brushies this morning, even she didn’t know it was National Hairball Awareness Day in the US. I like it ! You should try, Newton ! Purrs
We love the Furminator! If our kitties can stand it long enough!
~LisaCo9T
Newton, I don’t make it easy for the Mom to brush me, either. I have short hairs so I don’t get many hairballs, though. But when the Mom tries to brush me, I bite the brush and squirm around and generally make her job more difficult, MOL.
It might be a good idea to let your human brush you once in a while though, I suppose….
Purrs,
Carmine
We’re not particularly fond of getting brushed either, but we know how important it is to do it. Those hairballs can be nasty. Happy Hairball Awareness Day!
We LOVE being brushed! And even though Nicki is short-haired, and doesn’t have the thick coat that Derry does, he’s the one who will get hairballs.
Angel Annie wasn’t keen on being brushed, and she certainly would get a lot of hairballs, poor girl.
Newton, it’s better to let them brush you–maybe your humans need to find the right kind of brush for *you*, is all. 🙂
Hairballs are icky, Newton! You should let your mom brush you – Pierre is right! And our mommy needs to be better at brushing too!!! Thanks for reminding her.
The Person, furminates our Missy who has long hair. The rest of us are pretty much all right. Good info though. Take care.
I LOVE being Furminated! It makes my furs more shiny and soft. It feels wonderful to have scritchies with my Furminator. You don’t know what you’re missing!
Ps, Nothing wrong with a well brushed well groomed manly cat! We ladycats think that is soooo attractive!
QUINN
Aaaaw yous boff look gawjus. Hav a Pawsum Furiday!!
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 😀
Dezi
I didn’t come up with a thing for this special day MOL!
Newton, we are with you on the brushing, unless it’s only on our backs. We make sure our mom is well aware of hairballs. Bomit too. Especially first thing in the am.
Pierre that was an excellent PSA. How does Miss Ashton feel about the brushing? Asking for a friend. MOL
The Furminator works miracles at our house.
I made momFOD snuggle with one last week. Hah. I hid it on the underside of the bedsheet. She was so tired she didn’t know until morning!
I hardly ever feow up although Pop dooesn’t FURminate me as much as he used to. You should try it, Newton.
Oh snap! It’s Hairball Day and I haven’t left one yet….wait, there’s still time! Oh, right–we want to *prevent* them. Well, Newton, you are a little crazy my good Mancat, because *I* am the manliest of Mancats and I LOVE the brushies. They feel…..indescribably wonderful!
We loved to be brushed at our house – who knew it helped to keep us healthy and hairball free too! What a bonus!
Maybe mom can sneak a few furminator swipes in here and there to help you out. You could pretend to not notice and then there is less hairball worries. Sounds like a win-win situation to me….
Marty’s Mom
I don’t like Mommy brushing me either but I should let her more often because I am a hairball queen!!! —Truffles