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4.5
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.)
