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Is there an altenrative to Iams Hairball control?
npsmama
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Our longhaired cat needs to go to the vet if she doesn't eat a bit of the stuff daily (vomits badly and gets hairy poos :eek: TMI - sorry!). Even with careful brushing.
Browsing thru old threads here Autarky dog food was recommended as being better and cheaper than Iams.
is there a good alternative to iams hairball control for cats?
i've tried the other stuff at the supermarket - didn't work.
Browsing thru old threads here Autarky dog food was recommended as being better and cheaper than Iams.
is there a good alternative to iams hairball control for cats?
i've tried the other stuff at the supermarket - didn't work.
"Finish each day And be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and Absurdities have crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can."
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and Absurdities have crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can."
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You can get something from the vets which you put on their paws to lick off. It's like brown vaseline, can't remember the name but I'm sure you could easily find out. Or I know the Go Cat biscuits for indoor cats also contains an ingredient to reduce hairballs and aid digestion. Might be worth a try as it's much cheaper than Iams!I've been lucky, I'll be lucky again. ~ Bette Davis0
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Hi,
You can get some other brands .. Science Plan, Purina that do hairball dry food for cats.
There are also several internet sites that sell them - its quite a bit cheaper then in the supermarket.
I used to alternate between Science plan and Iam's (Iam's when the Scince Plan ran out and I hadn't remebered to order it). Not sure if the Purina one works as my cat wouldn't eat it.
I also saw a paste on thse sites before but have never tried it as the challenge would be getting the cat to eat a paste !!!
Unfortunately the cat is now on a prescription diet as he developed kidney problems on getting older.
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npsmama wrote:Our longhaired cat needs to go to the vet if she doesn't eat a bit of the stuff daily (vomits badly and gets hairy poos :eek: TMI - sorry!). Even with careful brushing.
Browsing thru old threads here Autarky dog food was recommended as being better and cheaper than Iams.
is there a good alternative to iams hairball control for cats?
i've tried the other stuff at the supermarket - didn't work.
I would definitely NOT recommend feeding your cat dog food. Try getting a different food and adding about 1/4 of a teaspoon of olive oil to it.It's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache.0 -
I've recently been mixing Aldi's Vitacat with Iams and my cats love it. It say it has "hairball control system". Although I have 2 long-haired cats, the only one that sicks up hair is a short-haired one with a very fine, dense coat.
Do you use a slicker brush? Lots of fine, pin-like tines on a flat base. They look lethal, but are great for grooming out the fine undercoat as well as the usual topcoat."Cheap", "Fast", "Right" -- pick two.0 -
Lax-a-past or Lax-a-pet will both be available (or equivalents will be) from your vet. You'll probably be able to get them online, no prescription needed for these. Both are very effective and quite palatable.Strepsy wrote:You can get something from the vets which you put on their paws to lick off. It's like brown vaseline, can't remember the name but I'm sure you could easily find out. Or I know the Go Cat biscuits for indoor cats also contains an ingredient to reduce hairballs and aid digestion. Might be worth a try as it's much cheaper than Iams!0 -
Tesco do a hairball one - I think its their own brand and its fine too. I mix it in with their other food and its eaten okSaving in my terramundi pot £2, £1 and 50p just for me! :j0
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Sainsbury's do a hairball control food, which is slightly cheaper than Iams. Maybe you could mix it with the Iams food to make it go further?2015 comp wins - £370.25
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bit of butter on the paw I heard was good.....they lick it off helps things um slide out easy at other end lol0
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Just for the record I definitely was not intending to feed her dog food!
She used to have that paste from the vet's but a) it was a struggle to get her to eat it; b) didn't really work anyway the times when we eventually did trick her into it.
I might try a small bag of Science Plan.
Although, the vet did say that Iams was superior to other brands in that it didn't harm their kidneys. Perhaps it is worth the money in terms of the animal's long term health. Our previous cat (sadly missed) picked up tremendously once we started giving him Iams Senior.
Hmm, perhaps I will stick to Iams. My cat is more important to me than a few quid.
Thanks for the replies anyway and helping me think it through."Finish each day And be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and Absurdities have crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can."
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see above - sorry!!"...I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."
WB Yeats.0
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