Wow, wow, wow! It is so interesting to see these threads coming back after so many years.... And so many changes!
Well, I do use egg lecithin and SEB. I am afraid for my very furry 4 Long hair cats, that's not enough during hairball season..... So.... I DO use Vaseline. And that's the solution my vet and I found together for Bugsy, who can't have Laxatone (gives him bad diarrhea).
Frankly, IMHO, between the two of them I rather give Vaseline any day. I do not like all the extra junk in Laxatone.
The only reason the other cats get it is because they will eat on their own, and Vaseline needs to be syringe fed. That becomes an issue for Mac, and also I rely on sitters- Bugsy is pretty easy, The others are not.
I have had pretty significant hairball problems- Bugsy and Lucky are known to get blocked and when that happens they will not get any nutrition. They throw up everything they eat....
Had I had a choice of going without it I would.... But Even after daily egg lecithin and SEB every other day, came this spring Lucky and Bugsy still got into hairball trouble....
Here is the thing: their digestion is NOT normal. Bugsy has IBD and Lucky always had issues, although she wasn't diagnosed.
For a "normal" cat SEB and lecithin seems to be an excellent answer.
Well, I do use egg lecithin and SEB. I am afraid for my very furry 4 Long hair cats, that's not enough during hairball season..... So.... I DO use Vaseline. And that's the solution my vet and I found together for Bugsy, who can't have Laxatone (gives him bad diarrhea).
Frankly, IMHO, between the two of them I rather give Vaseline any day. I do not like all the extra junk in Laxatone.
The only reason the other cats get it is because they will eat on their own, and Vaseline needs to be syringe fed. That becomes an issue for Mac, and also I rely on sitters- Bugsy is pretty easy, The others are not.
I have had pretty significant hairball problems- Bugsy and Lucky are known to get blocked and when that happens they will not get any nutrition. They throw up everything they eat....
Had I had a choice of going without it I would.... But Even after daily egg lecithin and SEB every other day, came this spring Lucky and Bugsy still got into hairball trouble....
Here is the thing: their digestion is NOT normal. Bugsy has IBD and Lucky always had issues, although she wasn't diagnosed.
For a "normal" cat SEB and lecithin seems to be an excellent answer.