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Does anyone have a favorite type of brush that works really well for their
cat(s)? My two boys love to be brushed, but I don't think the brushes I have are doing a very good job of getting the shedding hair. One of them has a problem with hairballs, at least once a week I find a nice one waiting for me on the kitchen floor . I would really like to find a brush that grooms better to help him out a little, plus they just enjoy it so much I figured I could spend some quality time with each of them while brushing and cut down on my vacuuming at the same time. Thanks for any suggestions

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Well, you are lucky that both your cats love to be brushed out. I've got one really difficult one so that makes it a lot easier. I've tried out so many different combs on my two cats. I seem like two the best. One is just a stainless steel comb with wide teeth and narrow teeth. The other is a rake comb that's good for pulling out fur underneath. I bought a comb recently called the Furminator which is supposed to pull LOADS of fur from dogs and cats but I was disappointed in it. Of course, I could have been using it wrong. I've got two longhaired cats too so I know what you're going through.

I also give them dry food that has fibre added to it (I'm giving them Royal Canin Persian dry food) and for their wet food I'm adding some psyllium husk powder along with digestive enzymes to their food. I just mix up some of the psyllium with digestive enzyme powder and put it in a spice bottle . Then I sprinkle it on their food. The digestive enzymes help break down any hair mats that are in the stomach. After doing this I've been mostly hairball free. Wish I could say the same about hair matts for my one cat that hates being brushed.

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I have never heard of the psyllium husk powder before. Where do you get that and the digetstive enzymes from? Can I buy it a pet supply store? I am very interested in it. I hate to see my big guy hacking...he just looks so miserable when it happens. I have invested in the hairball remedy stuff that you can buy at walmart and I am sure it probably isn't the best stuff, but I had never heard of anything else. Thank you for the advice, my big boy Butch thanks you too

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You can find both at a health food store or in a Loblaws superstore. It was my vet who got me started on the psyllium husk powder when she gave me some capsules meant for pets to increase their fibre. When I looked at the ingredients psyllium was the basic ingredient so I just bought more of that. It's pretty cheap. Just make sure you buy only psyllium husk powder with nothing else added to it. If it's packaged for humans, it may have extra herbs added , although those are usually in capsule form. Look for a bag of it, not capsules, it's lots cheaper. For the digestive enzymes, you'll have to buy them in capsule form and take them apart to add to the psyllium. I was giving my cats digestive enzymes before and then stopped (for no good reason) but when I found out about them helping to break down hairballs, I started it up again.

Is the hairball remedy stuff you bought the kind that's like a paste? I've used something similiar to that too from my vet but since I used the psyllium and enzymes on a daily basis I don't need the hairball stuff anymore.

I hope it works for your Butch! It's awful to seem the barfing, hacking , and constipated.

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My cats love to be brushed as well, I use a type of paddle brush with tiny wire type bristles. It really gets the excess hair off. Make sure you have a grocery bag or something handy to dispose of the hair. You won't believe the hair that is removes.

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You might get better results with a dog or cat moulting comb, the teeth on these metal combs are irregular and get right down to the skin. A cat slicker brush does well for the surface hair and in distributing a sheen on the coat.

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