I bought this because my cat thinks coughing up hairballs at 3AM is a personality trait. After trying this, I can say: it doesn’t magically turn your cat into a hairball-free unicorn, but it does make life noticeably less gross.What makes this stand out compared to a lot of other hairball products is that it’s not the typical greasy gel or petroleum paste. Instead, it uses plant-based ingredients like psyllium fiber, slippery elm, and marshmallow root to help things move through the digestive system more naturally . A lot of cheaper options basically work like “internal lubricant,” which works, but feels a bit… questionable. This one is more like giving your cat a gentle digestive nudge instead of an oil change.It’s also chewable and chicken-flavored, which sounds small, but is actually a big deal. Many hairball products turn into a full wrestling match (looking at you, sticky gels). These can be given like treats or crumbled into food, which makes daily use way easier . Compared to powders that get sniffed and rejected immediately, this is way more practical.In terms of results, I noticed fewer “surprise hairball incidents” and less dramatic hacking overall. It works best if you use it consistently, since it’s really supporting digestion rather than acting like a one-time fix. That lines up with how hairballs actually work—helping the digestive system move hair through is key .Now, keeping it real, it’s not perfect. Some cats will eat these like treats, and others will stare at you like you’ve insulted their ancestors. You might have to break the tablets into smaller pieces like the instructions suggest, especially for picky eaters . Also, it helps reduce hairballs, not eliminate them completely—so if your cat is a professional shedder, you’ll still need brushing and maybe some patience.Overall, this is one of those “quietly effective” products. It’s not flashy, it’s not messy, and it doesn’t involve chasing your cat around with a tube of goo.
This Vet’s Best Cat Hairball Relief Digestive Aid has worked well for my cat. It’s easy to administer and seems gentle on digestion. Since using it regularly, I’ve noticed fewer hairball issues and less coughing or gagging overall.I like that it’s vet formulated and designed to support digestion while helping manage hairballs, rather than just masking the problem. My cat tolerates it well and has had no issues taking it.Overall, this is a helpful and reliable product for cats prone to hairballs. It’s easy to use, effective, and a good option for ongoing hairball support as part of regular care.
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I bought this Vet’s Best Hairball Relief Digestive Aid a few months ago after one of my cats started coughing and hacking frequently due to hairballs. After doing some research, I wanted something natural, veterinarian formulated, and easy to administer without upsetting my cat’s sensitive stomach. I’m so glad I found this product!First of all, the tablets are a great size and are easy to crumble if your cat doesn’t like chewing them directly. One of my cats eats them like treats thanks to the chicken flavor, while the other is a bit picky, so I crush the tablet and mix it with a little wet food. Both methods have worked perfectly. I started noticing results within a week or so — less coughing, no more hacking noises, and overall they seem much more comfortable.What I really appreciate about this product is the ingredients. It’s made with Slippery Elm and Psyllium Seed which are known to be natural digestive aids, and I feel confident giving it to my cats regularly. I usually give them the tablets during heavy shedding seasons like spring and fall, and the difference it makes is obvious.The price is also very reasonable for how many tablets you get (180 per bottle). This bottle will last me months even with daily use for two cats. Plus, I’ve seen no side effects, and both of my cats have tolerated them very well.In short, if your cats suffer from hairballs or seasonal shedding issues, this is definitely worth trying. It’s effective, gentle, and affordable — exactly what I was hoping for. I plan to keep this on hand year-round from now on. Highly recommend!
Get ready for a lengthy review but I promise it is worth it!So I am writing this review after using this product for a few months now, I wanted to wait for a certain period of time to pass to see if there were any results after using this product and I can assure you that there was! So for context: I own two beautiful cats that I have rescued that have two very different personalities, one sheds like there is NO tomorrow and the other one does not. Of course being they are both cats they love to clean themselves, quite literally all the time which resulted in hairballs. The one who does not shed near as much has a few health issues involving his stomach and nasal cavities, both of my cats have extremely sensitive stomachs so I wanted to find a product that could work for both of them equally without causing issues!The picture above is three different products I use including the one that I’m currently writing the review on. This product has done wonders for me and my fur babies! This product alongside the other ones I have bought reduced the amount of hairballs I was experiencing, keep in mind that I was experiencing around 2-3 hairballs every other day but definitely 1 hairball every day. As I’m sure many of you know, coming home after a long day and having to clean hairballs out of carpet is not an easy task to do.After a few months of using this as well as trying the other two products featured in the picture I have seen a significant improvement from both of my cats! So here is my routine and what works for me: in the morning I use a pill crusher to crush the pill and put it into each of their food bowls, I mix the pill fragments in with their food. Then in the evening time, I squeeze a few drops of the liquid product into their food bowls. Neither one of them have had issues with eating their food since I’ve started all of this, in fact I’ve noticed they seem more excited to eat! One of my cats LOVES treats while the other does not, so sometimes I will drop the treat product into the pickier one’s bowl so that he will eat it while I feed the other one the treat product at random since he will eat it on the spot.Of course I highly recommend consulting with your veterinarian if you have one for more information in regards to your pet’s health and or condition!
It's shedding season and I have two cats (ages 1 &2). I wanted something with clean ingredients and no sugar.My cats will eat it with their kibble or ground to a powder mixed with wet food. I got results within days of using this and my babies no longer need to worry about the joys of having hairballs. This bottle will last me 7 months when feeding 1 tablets twice weekly per cat. TIP: Feed twice daily if your cat currently has a stuck hairball.
Definitely works! Was vomiting, almost daily, acid/hair. Pretty much stopped within 24 hours of starting supplement. Now trying to see what is the smallest dose that helps control symptoms. Initially would eat tablets like a treat; now having to get creative.
I couldn't tell if my cat had hairballs or asthma... I keep seeing cats with asthma videos. So to rule it out I tried this. This significantly reduced my cats hacking. And there was a week where I stopped putting it in her food and she started hacking again. I crush up the pill and mix it into the wet food, half in the morning, half at night for twice a day feeding. My cat is very picky and won't eat treats, so I was worried she would protest her food with this in it, but whole bottle down and she eats like usual.
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My cat love to eat this.
This product definitely works, but picky cats may not eat it. My picky cat wouldn’t touch it, even when I mixed it into wet food. However, my other cat eats it without any issues, and it has made a noticeable difference. He used to throw up hairballs pretty often, and since starting this supplement, that has pretty much stopped.
I don't know if it helps but my cat loves it. The cat I bought it for could take or leave it.
These work wonders! Our cats ate them easily because they thought they were getting a treat. We have four cats and all of them from time to time would vomit and it would have so much hair in it. We noticed a reduction in that immediately! We do have one cat who is just a chronic vomiter because she eats too fast or too much at times - but it went from having hair in it to having no hair in it! She did seem to vomit more after taking these pills so we reduced it to half a pill/maybe a quarter and she handled it better. The other three cats were able to take whole pills and have no problem. We also did not give it everyday and it still did the job! Worth it in my opinion!
I honestly have no idea if these are good at what they do because my cats hated eating these. They are chalky from what I could tell when I broke one in half. They are big tablets and you get quite a few. But all 3 of my cats would smell them and refuse to eat them. I even tried to break it up and put it in their food and they would just eat around them.
My cats like it very much😁
One of my cats is a shorthair, but she has very lush fur that sheds almost constantly. Which means she has hairballs almost constantly too. For a while, she'd throw up at least one a week. I decided it was finally time to find her some relief, and ordered these. I tried to give them to her as a treat, but she's very picky with treats so I wasn't surprised when she turned her nose up at them. I decided the easiest way to give them to her would be to crush them up and mix them into her food, and so far it's worked wonderfully. She definitely knows it's in her food, but it doesn't bother her enough to put her off of eating. I found the tablets to be fairly easy to break into smaller pieces, and also pretty easy to crush. Ever since I started giving these to her, I've noticed she doesn't throw up hairballs nearly as much. In the time since I bought them, she's had only two hairballs, and they were much smaller. As far as potty business goes, I haven't seen any negative effects either. So don't expect these to completely stop the hairballs if your cat is a heavy shedder like mine, but I can absolutely say they help a lot!
I know this is a long review but I hope it helps another cat parent who's trying to help their pet. We adopted our now 11 year old Russian Blue mix four years ago & she's thrown up food for that entire time - not every meal but at least 3 to 5 times a week - I used to bring the calendars to her vet to show how many times it happened. I brush her every other day & she has a hairball literally only a couple times a year. The vomiting was never specific to a certain food (believe me, I tried to figure that out). And nothing has come back in her blood work or any other scans to show what the problem is. I've tried Laxatone, Capilex, and a few other vet recommended remedies, all to no avail. I decided to purchase this for her because I use psyllium myself & know that the other ingredients in this formula are good for digestion. She's been on these now for 3 weeks - the only accident happened a few hours after her 1st dose... she pooped in the middle of the floor, a few rooms away from her litter box. She never goes outside the box. I can only thinks the psyllium must have started to work more suddenly than she was ready for. But that's been the only accident and it didn't stopped her from eating these - I crush 1 tablet in her dish in the morning & crush a 2nd for her to have in the afternoon. She loves them! And she HAS NOT thrown up any food since the day I started giving these to her. That is a record for her in the four years I've known her!! I have these on my subscribe & save & will be buying them monthly for her from now on. Vet's Best Hairball Relief Digestive Aid, 60 Chewable TabletsUPDATE 4/12/16 - she's been on these daily now for about 2 months. In that time, she's thrown up food only one time. And she hasn't pooped outside of her box again. She usually laps up the 1st crushed tablet of the day readily but if she doesn't, just adding a treat on top of it does the trick. I also give her wet food (instead of dry) for the evening meal & if she hasn't eaten her 2nd crushed tablet in the afternoon on it's own, I mix it into the wet food & she gets the dose that way. Absolutely LOVE this stuff....and so does my cat!!!UPDATE 10/27/16 - so after about 6 or 7 months, I'm now giving her just one daily crushed up and mixing into her evening canned food. I always add a little water into it too so the food becomes kind of a slurry and she's happy to lap it up. And just getting 1 tablet a day is keeping her hairball-free - she hasn't spontaneously thrown up food now since I don't even remember when! That's a BIG DEAL - I have this on my subscribe & save & will definitely buy it for the rest of her life!
I am amazed, because my cat will actually eat these willingly. I stumbled upon these by accident when I was in the store looking for another possible remedy for my cat's hairball issue. I have four cats, and three of them would be more than happy to take the standard Petromalt, but the cat with the longest hair who also grooms all of the other cats won't touch the stuff. I tried the other flavors, putting it on a spoon, on my finger, on his paw, in his food, in chicken, in tuna, you name it. I brush the cats at least twice a day, but I still ended up having to take him to the vet twice for hairball issues, which resulted in surgery the second time. Anyway, I explained my dilemma to the guy in the store, and he said to try these pills. I was doubtful, because the pills are huge, and they don't have any particular odor that would seem to attract a kitty. I took one out, broke it into quarters, and my problem child ate it and seemed to want more. Unbelievable. This dry, chalky, seemingly tasteless hairball remedy is the new "kitty crack." I showed my vet, just to make sure it was okay to give my cats this on a regular basis, and he said it's fine. End of problem. I give them each one at breakfast and at dinner, and while they all eat the pill quarters before any of their food, my big hairy problem child follows me to the cupboard and waits expectantly for his. I don't get it, but it works and he likes it. It has been many months now since there have been hairball issues in this household, and my only wish would be that they place this item on Subscribe and Save.9/23/12 UPDATE: It has been over a year since I started feeding these to my four cats, plus, as I said in my previous review, my mom and my brother are also giving them to their cats. For anyone who is interested, none of the cats have had any hairball incidents since we started using these. I break each pill into quarters and put them on top of their food, morning and evening. If I realize I don't have enough pills and have to run upstairs for a new bottle, they follow me, because they know they are missing the treat from their food. It's really pretty funny. Also, I wanted to comment about some reviews I read that the pills changed, and that different lots were thicker and harder to break up. I have noticed that I occasionally get a pill that is thicker, but I never gave it much thought because it hasn't been a problem. For me, there may be two or three tougher ones in a bottle--it has never been all of them, so it doesn't seem like they changed the formula or anything like that. If I get a tough one, I generally can still break it, but if not, I just use a knife. That is a rare event, and the cats eat them, either way. I would love for these to go on Subscribe and Save, but even if they never do, I will buy them, because I have not found anything even close to these as far as being completely effective in the elimination of hairballs, as well as being so easy to use, because the kitties regard them as a treat.
A HAIRBALL TREATMENT FOR OUR PICKIEST CAT. She detests the tube-lube types (at least six), politely left Mark&Chappell's DeFurr-Ums on her plate, is not inclined to eat (even the best) cat grass, and is insulted by my homemade concoctions. A SIDE NOTE: These tablets are the flying saucer/nickel-size and beige colored ones, not the "changed" (for the worse) ones some reviewers received under the same product name. BACK TO THE REVIEW: Our picky girl has been on Vets*Best Cat Lube/Hairball/Digestive Aid product for about two months and only one hairball. And that one came during the first month, during which I did not double-down on the dosage for existing hairballs. Considering that we took no particular grooming efforts and she is a medium haired domestic variety, these tentative results are excellent to outstanding. And considering that I "underdosed" her a bit (1 1/2 tablets per day instead of the recommended 2 tablets), the results look even better. A SIDE NOTE on dividing the tablets: they divide in half fairly easily but might provide a good pre-screening test for arthritis. BACK TO THE REVIEW: I plan to reduce the dose to 1 tablet per day and see how that goes. My ideal dosage would be ONE serving a week; I consider daily servings unconscionable. Another reason for experimenting with low dosages is to get a cost comparison with another product (M&C DeFurr-Ums, also reviewed) that our next pickiest cat is on. Both products have about the same number of pieces (60-65) but the VB recommended dosage is twice that of M&C (2 tabs daily as opposed to 2 treats every other day). If I could keep our pickiest kitty hairball-free on one (or less) tab a day, I might consider switching over to VB completely for all four cats and use M&C as a backup if needed at some point. Good plan but probably flawed: I cut the 2d-Pickiest down to one M&C treat every other day and that has worked for two months, which still leaves the effective dosage of VB (for us) at least twice that of M&C. Plus M&C is cheaper (about $5 to $8 for VB) and M&C is also available at Petco stores and online. This raises a philosophical question: Why could not Ms Picky simply have preferred M&C and avoided this dilemma? So I am probably stuck with two different hairball remedies for the long haul (unless I undergo surgical removal of my "cheap streak"). Anyway, it is okay, because I have (did I mention?) FINALLY A HAIRBALL TREATMENT FOR OUR PICKIEST CAT.SPECIAL NOTE ON DOSAGES: See my review of either RENAFOOD or RENAL ESSENTIALS for more information on the RELIABILITY (including label dosages) of supplement products.UPDATE: 2d hairball showed up today (little over two months in) before I got around to cutting her dosage to one tab a day. One hairball per month is not bad but tells me that the reduced 1& 1/2 tab daily dosage is not quite enough for our cat. Would the recommended 2 tabs a day keep her hairball free? For now, I am switching over to Pet Naturals Hairball chews for cats for the next couple months. I'll get back to this Vets*Best product later and compare all three products.LAST UPDATE: I finished by trial of PN (and continued with VB but switched it over to other cats). Take a look at my separate review of PET NATURALS HAIRBALL CHEWS that concludes my comparison of all three products.