Temptations Hairball Control, Chicken (Pack of 3)

Well, first off, I am not a big fan of the corn meal that Temptations uses in their products.Our furry sweetheart who was allergic to corn passed away last year. The Temptations line had made him itchy.We eventually adopted two new hairy brothers - one of which has short hair and the other long hair.They LOVE to groom each other. As you might imagine, this has led to some major constipation or hairball blocking,especially in the short-haired cat, who eats his own hair and his brother's long hair. Since that wasn't enough, he also likesto lick my daughter's long hair (his "mama"), grooming her if he can get away with it as well. .Our long-haired kitty will eat the catlax-type of hairball gels, and it helps him just fine.But the short hair will not eat the gels - holding him down to even try to put it on his pawis like holding down a scared kangaroo. He also despises being brushed, which doesn't help matters.So, we decided to give these a try. If they will help, I was willing to try it.The short-haired kitty gets bloaty, then will irk up a tube-shaped wad of wet hair, leaving it inwhatever inconvenient place he can for the rest of the family. Most of the time, I find it in bare feet.I am very happy to report that these actually do seem to help keep things moving for him.They both get 10 treats a day, and will knock each other down to get them. I've had them jump on my shouldersbefore if I am not opening the bag fast enough!They get a four-paws up from BOTH of our cats (who just recently turned one year old).It seems to contain enough hairball helper to keep things moving better for our big boys, and they wouldeat the entire bag if we let them.Note that I am still NOT a big fan of the ingredients they use, but they somehow manageto make a treat the cats adore. As long as we limit them, probably no worse for them than the occasional bag of potato chips is for us.The long list of Ingredients are:-Chicken By-Product Meal-Ground Corn (boooooo!)-Animal Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)-Dried Meat Byproducts-Brewers Rice-Wheat Flour (ugh!)-Powdered Cellulose-Natural Flavor-Plain Dried Beet Pulp-Corn Gluten Meal-Potassium Chloride-Choline Chloride-Salt-Minerals (Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Potassium Iodide)-Taurine-DL-Methionine-Calcium Carbonate-Mixed Tocopherols (Natural Preservative)-Vitamins (dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate[source of Vitamin E], Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6], Folic Acid Supplement).Whew!So, I can recommend these for cats who tend to have some hairball issues (not all cats do).Please check for ingredients to which your cat(s) might be sensitive or allergic.Our cats are happy, I haven't found a hair tube bomb in at least two weeks, and they love the flavor.It is likely worth trying at LEAST one bag on your cat(s) to see if they help them.(Note that we have also added bits of coconut oil to our short-haired cat's diet, putting a little bit on his pawsonce in a while. I would imagine that is also helping him. However, I don't recommend doing this on a regular basis, ordaily. While coconut oil is great for humans, it is still pretty high in fat for cats and you don't want to overload their digestive system.While I personally think it is better than petroleum products, the fat content MUST be taken into account for feline health.Individuals will have to balance the benefits for their cat and make the best decisions for them.)

I have an older Russian Blue, he's about 16, and he was throwing up food almost daily. I leave a feeder with dry food for them 24/7, and our other kitty is only two. But she is a princess and somewhat demanding of wet food every day. Once she learned about the Great Outdoors, I had to train her to come in. I used Temptations treats to bring her in about every 3 or 4 hours. Of course the other cat demands his equal share, so they get their treats on top of the cat condo. But back to the up-chucking. For some reason, our Russian boy prefers to throw up downstairs in the man cave area where my husband works on his RC planes. I can't say that it makes me laugh that would be mean) and I know how much I hate cleaning up cat barf, so when I found these treats, I was very hopeful. And they work! So now every morning when the kitties come in for their "much deserved" (their words, not mine) treat, they also get nine hairball treats. And by the way they love the way they taste! I have to switch out the other treats at least weekly because they get tired of them so I rotate the different flavors, but they really seem to love the Hairball treats and have never gotten tired of them! And BTW, I was concerned about them eating so many treats until I searched online and saw that this company is very conscious of nutrition and quality. So now I'm not concerned that more than 30% of their diet is Temptation treats!

I've had at least one cat over the past 40+ years and now have 4 - 3 were ferals I had been feeding. My first cat, a Siamese hated the pastes or gels. If I applied to his paws, he'd go dredge them thru the litter box. It was a fight every time to get a glob into his mouth. Hairball treats were the answer, and this was the brand.My 2nd Siamese, who I lost a year ago also at 18, wouldn't touch these or any other treat until two younger kitties came into the household. Once she saw them gobbling them down, she was all in. And since they all regularly got hairballs jamming them up, was very relieved. These treats were also helpful when I wanted to know where they were: rattle the bag a bit, call out the magic T word, and they'd all come running.The Greenies are popular, too, but are more expensive; I rotate them in every once in awhile. Meanwhile, a vet suggested adding olive oil to their wet food. Cats wouldn't go near it. Now I add mineral oil (flavor and odor free, tho not the best idea, I know) at least every other day, and give out these HB treats generously every day. It's become xxx rare now to find -- or step in -- an upchuck. One cat has gotten a little plump from the oil calories, but it's acceptable to me, given the success otherwise.And if there is a day in which I don't want to deal with the inevitable mess of syringing out mineral oil, I give 2 rounds of these treats. The treats are especially helpful bc one of the now half-feral girls (all inside only now) has never liked wet food! Go figure ... I heartily recommend these treats.