Saturday, January 23, 2016

Only the best for Bunny ...

I have a cat named Bunny (and how she came to that moniker is a story for another post) who is now nearly 19 years old (I joke about changing her name to Methuselah). For most of her life she has been hacking up hairballs and until recently nothing I tried helped. I tried the commercial food "specifically formulated" for hairballs, brushing her, hairball goo, etc ... several times each week, if not daily, she would barf up and deposit some nastiness on my floor, or my bed, or in my shoe - well, you get the idea. 

But for the last two weeks this has not happened - and the only change was giving her one tablet/day of "Vet's Best Hairball Relief Digestive Aid" - the ingredients are listed below. The directions say to give 1 tablet twice each day. My wee girl also has horrible constipation for which I have been giving her Miralax (please check with your vet before giving your pet any medication or product, even if it is available over the counter). 

It was $7.95 (for 60 tablets) at the local health food shop where I found it but I found it on Amazon for almost 1/2 that price (though that does not include shipping if you do not have Amazon prime). 

I am most grateful to have found this and only wish I had found it sooner! 




















Ingredients (active ingredients):
psyllium seed
marshmallow
slippery elm bark
papaya extract
Allzyme (lactobacillus acidophilus, aspergilus oryzae, bacillus subtiles,
papain, amylase, protease);
Ingredients (inactive ingredients):
apple powder, brewer's yeast, calcium carbonate, chicken (dried),
liver (defatted pork), magnesium stearate, natural flavorings,
yeast (torula).

(no affiliate links in this post)


Feb 7, 2016 - update: 

Of course, the day after I wrote this original post, the Bunster hacked up a hairball! However, after at least 3 weeks of daily use (1 tablet/day) I can say that the Bunner's hairball problem seems to be quite a bit better - not cured, but both the number of hairballs she hacks up and the frequency and size are far, far less than before. At this point I plan to continue using the Miralax until it is gone and then I will increase her dose of Vet's Best Hairball remedy to the recommended two tablets/day (1 am, 1pm) and see how she does with that. I am very pleased with this product and so wish that I had known about it sooner! 



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