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Understand the causes of cat hairballs and find practical tips to manage and prevent them for your feline's health and comfort.
Updated on October 29th, 2025
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Looking for the right food for your cat? Answer these questions and we’ll help you find the right food for your pet’s health.
Updated on October 29th, 2025
I am a fan of the Royal Canon brand and recommend their feline hair all control diet https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/royal-canin-feline-health-nutrition-indoor-hairball-34-dry-cat-food
Updated on August 12th, 2025
A high quality food of science diet, royal canin, iams, or purina are great brands. Iams makes a hairball control. You can also purchase hairball medications/supplements and use your favorite food.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco! I think that Hill's Science diet indoor/hairball control would be a good option. Meow mix and Kit and Kabboodle are low quality foods comparatively. Sometimes what SEEMS like hairballs is really a food allergy. If the Hill's food doesn't help, be sure to give it 2-3 months, then I would try a non-chicken diet (all fish, venison, beef, lamb or duck). I hope this helps and I wish you, Bug and Chloe the best!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Yes, depending on the food. Most of the brands that claim to have efficacy against hairballs have some kind of formulation that has added fiber designed to help hairballs to pass. Some foods are more effective than others at this (stick to Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina for over-the-counter non-prescription diets). These are not usually prescription diets and are almost always ok to feed as a maintenance diet to normal, healthy cats.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
If he likes his current food then you can add in a hair ball medicine like catlax or laxatone. You can give this to him 2-3 times per week. If you don’t feel like you will be able to do that then I would go back to the food you were feeding before since it seemed to help. I like science diet, Royal canin, Iams, and eukanuba which all should have affordable hair all formula options. I hope this helps!
Updated on August 12th, 2025