| QUESTION:
I read somewhere that putting and eighth of a teaspoon of olive oil in a serving cat food helps with hairballs. Do you know if this works? Is olive oil safe for cats? Thank you. |
| ANSWER:
Ruth, Thank you for your question. It is never fun watching a cat painfully cough up a hairball. I have read that an 1/8 of a teaspoon of olive oil on cat food helps with the prevention and passing of hairballs in cats. I am not sure how effective this is, and one possible side effect is that the cat can end up with diarrhea if the olive oil is not introduced very slowly into the diet. Olive oil is safe for cats, but in very small doses since it not only works as a lubricant to help pass hairballs but a laxative as well. Olive oil can also be to help improve coat issues & reduce dry skin when added to the food. Chuck & Don's offers a wide variety of high fiber cat foods that also help with hairballs, as well as treats and hairball remedies. When introducing a new product into your cats diet, please be sure to consult your veterinarian first to ensure that it properly meets the nutritional needs of your pet. The same goes with changing parts of your cats diet. Hope this helps!
"The Chuck" |
| QUESTION:
Thank you, this was helpful. I have one more question - is it safe to give petroleum jelly (white petrolatum USP) to cats? |
| ANSWER:
Ruth, Thank you for your question. It is never fun watching a cat painfully cough up a hairball. I have read that an 1/8 of a teaspoon of olive oil on cat food helps with the prevention and passing of hairballs in cats. I am not sure how effective this is, and one possible side effect is that the cat can end up with diarrhea if the olive oil is not introduced very slowly into the diet. Olive oil is safe for cats, but in very small doses since it not only works as a lubricant to help pass hairballs but a laxative as well. Olive oil can also be to help improve coat issues & reduce dry skin when added to the food. Chuck & Don's offers a wide variety of high fiber cat foods that also help with hairballs, as well as treats and hairball remedies. When introducing a new product into your cats diet, please be sure to consult your veterinarian first to ensure that it properly meets the nutritional needs of your pet. The same goes with changing parts of your cats diet. Hope this helps!
"The Chuck" |
| Return to Cat Archive page |