https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/25547/poodle-coughs-up-hair-balls About every six - eight months, a cocktail sausage sized hair ball is coughed up by my Standard Poodle. He is / has always been healthy and is now 10 years old. Has he just been lucky not to have developed a blockage? Has anyone removed a hairball asen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/152334?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 27 May 2014 21:21:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:08209d9b-230b-4d5a-a547-a91aad35d041Sal the 1st<p>I assisted in an op where we found an unexpected hairball - the dog was being exlapped as we suspected tumour &nbsp;which was easily palpated in consult. Hx of gradual but significant weight loss over a few months and regularly vomiting after food and fluids (megaesophagus had previously been ruled out), &nbsp;and what we found was a &nbsp;large matt of hair &nbsp;almost completely blocking the gut. sizewise we are talking about 5 cm diameter and lengthwise @ 12cm - I have a picture somewhere will see if I can find it. The dog was a springer spaniel.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>