Whether it is a long-haired cat or a short-haired cat, hairball syndrome may occur; cats will start licking their fur when they are three or four months old, and will not start to vomit hairballs until they are 7-8 months old; Taking hair removal cream uses oil to lubricate the blocked hair balls and expel them with the feces, thus preventing cats from suffering from hair balls. Therefore, you can start feeding hair removal cream to cats when they are 7-8 months old.

Whether it is a long-haired cat or a short-haired cat, it must be eaten during the moulting period* (every spring and autumn from March to May, September to November)). Long-haired cats eat once or twice a week during the molting period, and short-haired cats once every two weeks. Non-molting long-haired cats should do it once every one to two weeks, and short-haired cats should do it once a month.

So at this time, it is appropriate to give cats hair removal cream, but you must choose a good hair removal cream. In addition to feeding hair removal cream, you can also comb your cat's hair frequently, or plant a plate of cat grass at home, which can also promote the discharge of hair balls. This is an older method, and the effect is far less than hair removal cream, but sometimes it is still necessary. Very useful.

To be precise, hair removal cream should be called an intestinal lubricant. The main ingredient of hair removal cream is oil, most of which are mineral oil. However, regular use of hair removal creams containing mineral oil may cause a lack of vitamin A in cats. Long-term consumption will cause great harm to cats. In addition, there are many hair removal creams on the market that are white or brown, and their basic ingredients are paraffin or white petroleum jelly. This type of product is safer than mineral oil, but is slightly less effective at removing hair balls.

It is recommended that parents use plant essence hair removal cream for cats, which does not contain mineral oil. This does not cause irritation to the cat’s gastrointestinal tract and can smoothly expel hair balls.