Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula Cat Food

Hairball problems in cats are unpleasant for both the cat and the cat owner. Cat owners know well the foreboding moment of stillness, followed by the awful sounds as the cat lurches, heaving and choking before projecting a smelly, wet mass of hair onto the floor (as unpleasant as this is for us, imagine how the cat feels). We are lucky that there are many pastes and gels to help dissolve hairballs--but what about the cats who resist the gels and pastes? Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula Cat Food claims to help prevent the formation of hairballs in your cat's stomach.

This can be good news for cat owners with finicky cats. Preventing the hairballs means cutting down on the need for pastes and gels.

Why hairball control is so important:

Along with the gross mess, and the terrible way the cat must feel when vomiting, hairballs can cause dangerous obstructions. The blockages can get bad enough that they require veterinary treatment. It is necessary for your cat's health that you prevent and treat hairball problems.

Two of my cats are prone to excessive hairballs. Unfortunately, neither like the taste of any hairball pastes or gels I have tried. When necessary, I have disguised the gels in their wet food; however, I also wanted something--something they would readily eat-- to help prevent the hairballs from forming in the first place. Many months ago, along with more frequent grooming to help rid the cats of excess fur, I decided to feed them Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula cat food. Here are some important facts about the food and the results of feeding this food to my hairball-prone cats.

Special Ingredients in Purina One Hairball Formula:

Purina One Hairball Formula contains extra fiber which helps move fur more quickly out of the digestive tract. It also contains fatty acids essential for skin and hair health, and yogurt. For the full list of ingredients, please see the link accompanying this article in the sources section.

The results:

Feeding my cats this food has cut down on their hairballs . The food has not completely eliminated hairballs, but it does not claim to do so. Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula claims only to help keep hairballs from forming. I have been satisfied with the results and believe that this food does reduce hairballs in cats.

What I like about Purina One Hairball Formula Cat Food:

Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula does cut down on the number of hairballs my cats produce. In addition to the reduction in hairballs, their coats are softer and shinier.

What I dislike about Purina One Hairball Formula Cat Food:

The first three ingredients are brewers rice, poultry by-products, and corn gluten meal. I'd prefer it if chicken was the first ingredient instead of being listed in fourth place ( and indication of the lesser amount of chicken In the product) so that I'd be assured my cats are getting the best quality protein. However, I am not a cat food scientist and for all I know right now, these ingredients may be perfectly suitable.

I recommend Purina One Advanced Nutrition Hairball Formula for adult cats of average health. This product does not cut down on hairballs as much as I would like it to, but it does reduce hairballs enough to be worth trying. You should consult with a veterinarian any time a cat is vomiting frequently in order to rule out other causes for the vomiting, and to make certain that the hairballs have not caused an intestinal obstruction.