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Wet food and hairballs

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I feed my cats almost exclusively grain free wet food. It's about 90 % wet and 10 % dry. One cat grooms a lot and gets hairballs. My question is - would more dry food help hairballs to pass through his digestive tract instead of coughing them up? I have read the posts about wet vs. dry, I am only asking if dry food fiber would help with hairballs. Thanks for your thoughts.

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The answer is no, it won't. In fact, it's likely to create more shedding and therefore exacerbate your problem. Your two best options, as I see it, are to remove the remaining kibble and to brush your cats daily with a good hair comb or de-shedding tool. The most popular tool, based solely on reviews I've read here on TCS, is the Furminator.

 

AC

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Thanks for your info. I have been leaning towards an all wet diet.

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