My cat throws up hairballs and his food all the time.What is the best food for older cats so it stops?

Answer 1

Get a hairball remedy.
Its a paste the cat eats that "lubes" everything up so the hair goes through not back up.

Available (cheap) at pet stores and Walmart.

Look into Innova EVO, California Natural, Wellness, Felidae, and Artemis.
Never feed Iams, Purina, Science Diet, anything from Petco, Petsmart, Walmart or the grocery store.

Answer 2

We've had very good luck with the cat food Royal Canin Siamese 38, it's not a prescription food but grocery stores don't carry it, you get it from a pet supplies place. It's $9 for a bag here, and it lasts almost a month.

It's gentle on the stomach and made for cats who barf up food when they eat too fast or too much at one time (as Siamese are prone to do!).

If the hairballs are coming up, that's normal--they have to come out somehow. If there's food with it, usually the food lays in front of the hairball on the floor, you can't blame the cat for that. But if he tosses up the food with NO hairball, the Royal Canin food is designed to stop that or at least tone it way back for you.

Some cats just have sensitive stomachs.

Answer 3

There are several brands of Hairball remedies out there. I use Pro-Plan hairball remedy food. My cat Smokeybear loves it. All cats throw up hairballs due to them cleaning themselves. If your cat throws up food all the time (just food), it could be due to overeating or something more serious (consult your vet). You can also try a pat of butter. If the cat doesn;t throw up hairballs now and then I would be concerned if the cat is listless and doesn't want to eat. The cat could be clogged with the hair and that means taking the cat to your vet. My cat is 12. My first cat lived to 17. Hope I helped you.

Answer 4

Our vet recommended Laxatone (not sure of that spelling), which the cats like, and it seems to help with the hairballs. She also recommended that we use Science Diet Hairball Light (dry food) because our cats are long-haired and a tad bit heavy. Of course, we think the excess weight is just the fur.

Answer 5

There are special foods at the store specifically for hairball control. You might also want to try giving some Laxatone daily- somewhat expensive, but so is your carpet/furniture/etc. I have a long-haired cat who gets hairballs all the time, and my vet recommended giving her a summer haircut. I shaved her (not all the way, left her with about an inch of hair) and it seems to be helping tremendously.

Answer 6

I think if it was just her eating too fast that she would throw up more often..I am thinking hairballs. It doesn't hurt to give them some generic vaseline off of your finger every day..put some on her nose to let her try it out first and usually they will accept this way.. If you notice some really hard stools in her litter 5 or 6 times a month then it's likely hairballs. Check and see if there's hair in them, then you will know for sure.

Answer 7

Really doesn't matter what food you feed him, the hairballs will cause him to throw up any food. Brush him and there is a liquid you can buy at the pets store to give him that will get rid of the hairballs in his throat.

Answer 8

When most cats throw up there food it is either from reflux or not chewing there food. I would recommend using Science Diet Oral Care or Royal Canin Oral Sensitive this should stop the vomiting up of the food and eliminate the hairballs. I had the same problem and this fixed it and has worked for many of my customers having the same problem. I prefer the Science Diet oral care because of its large size kibble and all the antioxidants and vitamins it contains and my cats coat and health are excellent.

Answer 9

When I was growing up we had 2 cats. My mom gave them Iams and Science diet mixed together. She also never gave them any wet cat food. Once a month she gave them some yogurt and brewers yeast to keep the fleas away. Sometimes they got the tuna juice that was left over also. Anyways, She never took them to the Vet and they only had ONE shot there whole life. They lived until there late 20's....both of them. They where good cats. Also they stayed inside most of the time. But there where quite a few times they got outside for a few hours. Who knows that they eat out there. But they where good healthy pets that lived a long life. So it just goes to show that taking a pet to the vet is not something that HAS to be done, its good to do. But feed them right and they will be good.

Answer 10

Yes, there's a pasty substance you can get from the Vet that's supposed to treat hairballs in cats. It makes it easy for them pass it out the rear end rather than cough it up all over the rug.