My cat's constantly hacking them up.
2006-06-30 19:04:06 · 14 answers · asked by kevinb671 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
The hairball treatments such as Laxaire and Laxatone (there are many others!) do work.
I work at a vets office and what we find is that people don't give enough to do any good. The dosage is different if you are giving it as a preventative than when you are giving it because the cat obviously already has the hairball.
Squirt it out on your finger -- full finger length - for three days in a row. Then, give this same amount twice a week, every week, to prevent further problems.
A little dab on the nose or on the paw is NOT enough to do anything. You can touch a little to the nose -- with many cats, that will start it licking and liking the ointment and it will then lick it right from the tube or off of your finger.
If you put enough on your cats paw to really do it any good, it would shake that paw and you and the room would be covered in the sticky stuff.
The trick in getting your cat to willing eat the treatment is to make it think it is getting a treat. I apparently failed in that department because none of my six like it at all. I give it right in the mouth with a syringe from the vet.
2006-07-01 01:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by 6TwistedWhiskers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the best and most important things for keeping away the hairballs is to groom your cat daily. If it's a long haired cat, then twice daily. It's good bonding time besides it's benefits for your cat. Also a good diet is extremely important! There are some very good dry cat foods on the market nowadays that help to prevent hairballs. You spend a little more, but have a much healthier cat. Make sure that your cat has plenty of fresh water and you can also make sure that she/he gets some oil in their diet...whether it be a fish oil or a product made for hairballs or just plain old Vaseline. I have one cat that will lick it right off of my finger, however the other 2 cats I have won't touch it.
Good luck and enjoy the brushing! I know that you kitty will!
2006-07-01 00:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by Danzingnanziez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive tried the laxatone stuff, my cat wants nothing to do with it lol. Now we having been feeding her science diet hairball control canned food. Seems to be helping. My other cat never has hairballs and he is the long-haired..wierd..of course he likes eating my rabbits hay so that might help him there. Good luck!
2006-07-01 08:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by jeffgordonlover81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of products on the market for hairball remedy. A good inexpensive treatment is petrolum jelly smeared unto the cats front paws, they will lick it off and as it passes through their system it collects most of the hair.
Good grooming habits on your part will help, but for as much as you groom your cat it will groom itself more and that is how they get the hairballs.
2006-07-01 01:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by Sheila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feed my cat Nutro, they have one's even for indoor cats. It helps them not get hairballs. Plus it doesn't have alot of fillers so that when they go to the bathroom it doesn't have such a strong odor. They advertise this on the package.
2006-06-30 19:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by M360 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petromalt
2006-07-07 08:11:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him a good grooming, put him on a hairball control food, and give him Petromalt.
2006-06-30 19:08:44 · answer #7 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
petromalt (put a little on the tip of the nose they think its a treat!) and a hairball control food, also comb often
2006-06-30 19:31:48 · answer #8 · answered by need to know 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen stuff you can get for that at walmart and pet stores. how often do you brush your cat. brush your cat more often and there will be less hairballs.
2006-07-01 02:59:55 · answer #9 · answered by macleod709 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laxatone....ask your vet. It really works, and sometimes a Science Diet food helps (but can be expensive).
2006-06-30 19:07:34 · answer #10 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋