Can hairball control cat food replace hairball paste for my pet?

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.

Hi and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! You may want to try giving them 1-2 tablespoons of plain canned pumpkin (not the pie filling) in their food twice daily. This extra fiber boost can help with hairballs. You can also try the hairball formula from Science Diet which has a higher percentage of fiber in it than other cat foods do to help prevent hairballs. I hope this helps and thanks for posting!

No, cats do not need to eat grass, it's not part of their normal diet. Balim also doesn't need malt paste unless she has continuing problems with hair balls. The only food she needs is a dry or canned wet cat food. I hope this helps!

There are hairball diets that you could try out to see if Moose will try them out. Most are available from local pet stores. You can try mixing it in with his regular food, or transitioning to it completely if he enjoys it. You can also try to hide the paste or treats with something "tastier" such as a bit of warmed up boiled chicken- cats tend to go for things that are smelly rather than tasty, and the smell of the chicken may mask the scent of the hairball medicine enough to encourage him to try it.

If hairballs are not a problem, you do not have to give them a specific hairball product. A high quality cat food and plenty of fresh water, as well as a healthy environment with some toys and scratching posts or other appropriate places to exercise his claws are all he needs. Thanks for asking Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

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!

Hello. Thank you for using PetCoach! Great question! I think both of your cats would benefit from this Roayl Canin Indoor hairball diet: ( ) Royal Canin is a very helpful company so if you find that Spuka does not do well on this food I suggest you call them and ask for advice. 1 (800) 592-6687 Hope this helps. Best wishes.