2006-12-13 07:37:12 · 14 answers · asked by lvcoolbg 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
You feed them high quality meat. That's canned meat such as made by Natural Balance, Nature's Organic, Nature's Logic., Sensible Choice, etc. Cheap foods contain by-product meat, artificial flavorings and colorings, the meat is treated with chemicals and labeled "unfit for human consumption".
My cats eat these canned meats and a raw meat diet that I prepared for them from chicken and turkey. The cat's digestive system is designed to digest the hair the cat ingests from grooming. Wild felines do NOT have hairballs. If your cat has to digest unwholesome meat or a dry diet of 2/3 corn there is not enough acid in the stomach to digest the hair too.
I have six cats, three long-hair and three short hair, and NO hairballs. The most recent addition is a long-haired white cat whose owner said he had hairballs frequently (he ate Fancy Feast). He has been here two months now on my cat diet and has not chuck up one hairball.
2006-12-13 07:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, there is always the possibility that they will get hairballs, however, the cat treat company Pounce makes a treat called Hairball Control. It seems to work very well for my Norwegian Forest Cat. If that doesn't seem to do anything for your cat though, talk to the vet.
2006-12-13 07:42:24 · answer #2 · answered by spikeyblonde_22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Groom your cat daily, brushing is the preferred method and you can feed a balanced diet like Iams hairball control. If the hairballs are bad you can speak to your vet for a oral hairball control medicine.
2006-12-13 07:43:09 · answer #3 · answered by jaws1013 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frequent brushing helps a ton and is your best way of keeping the furballs away.
Most cats have a natural mechanism that will allow them to pass the hair naturally. Cats that frequently get hairballs and puke them up are lacking this mechanism, in this case you would want to try using a cat hair ball medicine as well which you can get from your vet.
2006-12-13 07:40:42 · answer #4 · answered by lunar_flame 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brush coat regularly, also feeding it a hairball preventative medication (such as Laxatone) will keep your cat hairball free.
2006-12-13 08:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by ~MIMI~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off, they sell hairball treatment cat treats by Pounce.
brush your cat al least once a day to get all of the loose hair off of his/her body, this is a big step in preventing hairballs.
2006-12-13 07:45:27 · answer #6 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I brush my cat reguarly and feed him Iams Hairball Remedy food. He is a long hair cat, so it works great for him.
I used to use that stuff that you put on a cat's paw and they lick it off, but he would shake his paw when I put the stuff on, and it would wind up on my walls and not in his mouth....
2006-12-13 08:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by riptide_71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
brushing and also theres a cat food out that helps haiball control
2006-12-13 08:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by Sweetness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a sphinx cat. If a cat has hair, they will clean themselves. It is their nature to brush their fur with their "sandpaper" tongue. You can't prevent it.
2006-12-13 07:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by Wookie on Water 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sites below have things that will do a good job, and make your kitty feel better.
2006-12-13 08:26:25 · answer #10 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋