We used to take our cat Lacy a medium-haired Tuxedo kitty to the vet at least once every 6 weeks before we discovered this food. Even though we'd brushed her daily & tried mineral oil, the Vaseline on the paw thing, 'treat'-type hairball remedies, and prescriptions from the vet, she would end up gagging up puddles of bile all over the house until a 4 or 5 inch PACKED wad of hair was expelled. Twice she ended up needing enemas & stays at the vet's office. After doing boatloads of research, I discovered 2 things that ended up making all of the difference for us: raw pumpkin is great for hairballs, and cats don't get enough water. So I switched from (really REALLY expensive!) dry hairball food to BFF Tuna & Pumpkin wet food & provided a kitty water fountain that is supposed to entice cats to drink more fluids. There was an immediate difference!
BUT, because I'm a dork, I thought it might be a coincidence, so I started giving a tiny bit of the dry food as a little treat...then I'd give a bowl as the morning meal...then I'd give the dry for dinner when I was too lazy to open a can. (I mean, it's WORK pulling that little tab!!) But it turned out to be even more work (accompanied by sadness and guilt) to drag the poor cat back to the vet & clean the carpet after the hairballs came back, so . . .
We've been back on the BFF for about 4 months, and there have been no more nasty puddles and matted hair snakes on the floor or $200 visits to the vet. We have actually signed up for the subscription delivery of the Tuna & Pumpkin so it's always on hand. Great stuff!
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