Hairballs

[southpaw]

What do you all do to prevent hairballs? Jinx had never really had a problem with them until he was switched to raw. It seems like every week, he's hacking up a big wad of fur. We are mostly "okay" with this since throwing up a hairball is still much better than when he was throwing up because of his IBD. But looking for ways to try to prevent them, other than trying to keep up on brushing (which I can do - just wondering if there was something else). Anything specific I should be feeding?

I guess that is one thing I can miss kibble for lol. But I don't miss it much

 

[whollycat]

Do you add egg yolks to his raw? That can help; I feed raw too and rarely see a hairball since I add 1 raw yolk per lb of food. Also Nature's Plus- Egg Yolk Lecithin (added to food--my first choice after raw yolks), Vetbasis- Hairball Gel, or Vet's Best- Cat Lube. These three are my top choices ingredient-wise.

HTH a bit,

 

 

[southpaw]

I haven't tried that, but I will! Thanks!