What's a natural way of preventing or eliminating cat's hairballs

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What's a natural way of preventing or eliminating cat's hairballs

Answer 1

While shaving it would reduce the chance of hairballs, I think your cat might disown you.

You can give 1 teaspoon olive oil (any vegetable oil- other than corn) once a week. This acts as a lubrication and helps keep things moving.  It will also contribute to a shiny coat and healthy skin. If you can find it avocado oil is awesome.

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The furminator is an awesome brush and they have a pretty good knock off at bed-bath-and-beyond for arond $15 (my PETCO connection filled me in on that tidbit)

Oh yes, by the way you can mix the oil into her food.

Answer 2

They have medication stuff you can buy, you don't have to go to a Vet for it, you can get it in stores. The only kind I ever used for my cat was this gel type stuff. You squeeze a bit of it onto their paw, and when they see they can't shake it off, they l**k it. It seemed to help him. You said natural, so I'm not sure if you're wanting to use medications. There is this wonderful, amazing pet brush called the "Furminator" it removes a pet's lose fur and some fur from their undercoat. It really is a terrific brush. This would probably cut down on your cat's hairballs. Though it is a bit expensive, around $30 at Petco, but you can find it cheaper online. You can go to youtube.com and see videos of this brush being demonstrated, it's amazing!

Answer 3

Shave it.