Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats
Written: Nov 04 '09
Product Rating:
Pros: I noticed an improvement in my cat's appearance and they weren't hacking up hairballs anymore.
Cons: They could include the type of vegetable oil in the list of ingredients.
The Bottom Line: Through a trial of the Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief I saw a decrease in the hairball problem. Now they have no hairballs at all.
djgeiger's Full Review: Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chick...
There is nothing like the sensation, when you wake up in the middle of the night, step out of bed, and step onto something warm and disgusting, or cold and just as disgusting. While feeling the icky feeling squishing through my toes I decided it was time to try something different for hairball control; Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats.
Those delightful blobs of hairballs (trichobezoar) are primarily caused by our domestic cat’s sensitive stomachs. The domestic cat has been bred down through history originating from the wild felines domesticated over 4000 years ago. Through DNA research points toward the Near Eastern wildcat as the original linage of domestic cats all over the world.
The point of the history lesson is to help understand why domestic cats cough up hairballs and the domestic cat’s wild ancestor, a carnivore, that would just pass the fur from eating prey and grooming through scat; or fecal droppings. Through 4000 years of domestication the natural process just no longer works. The results of many breeds of long-haired cats and also, susceptible stomachs, the domestic cat just can’t process great amounts of fur any longer.
Face the facts; years of terrible diets from pet food companies sure didn’t help the problem either.
We can’t handle that terrible hacking sound or watch our cat's spasm as they cough and vomit. So our cats need some help. I often check the ingredients of hairball formulas and find that the main ingredient is nothing but mineral oil. Another ingredient found in hairball formulas is fiber, or maybe a combination of petroleum jelly lubricant and fiber. Surely, there has got to be a better way.
Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats, with the added kick of chicken flavoring, uses a different approach, first looking at the ingredients and looking at my cats, they look and feel (to the touch) healthier. Even though they have an excellent diet plan and added daily vitamins, I can see the difference after using Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats.
Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats uses a blend of fatty acids, Omega 3, soluble fiber, and Methionine, Lecithin, Biotin and Zinc.
Let’s look at the individual ingredients to determine why this remedy actually works. It will be interesting to see how this works out because, an improper balance of omega 3, and omega 6 can cause inflammation. The proper balance needs to be around two to four times more omega 6 fatty acids than omega 3 fatty acids. This healthy balance of the two fatty acids will increase good health.
The omega 6 fatty acid found in Pet Naturals comes from cranberry and vegetable oils totaling 960 mg (per one half teaspoon). The source of Omega 3 comes from cranberry and vegetable oils equaling 180 mg (per one half teaspoon), soy lecithin, cranberry powder, DL-Methionine, Psyllium Zinc (Zinc Proteinate), 97.9 mg, and Biotin, 0.4 mg equaling 278.3, certainly within the two to four time ratio to maintain and increase health.
Omega 3 is essential fatty acids that the body can’t produce, and is usually found in fatty ocean fish and marine products, for example algae. Cranberry seed is a rich source of Omega 3. Two symptoms of an Omega 3 deficiency is dry skin and poor circulation. Omega 3 is great for brain power; (just what we need is smarter cats), cardiovascular health, and a number of other wonderful, healthy things. One interesting thing, it has been found to help reduce stress. I doubt if my cats are too stressed out, however, that could have an influence on hair, skin, and digestive disorders. Let me wake them up from nap 230 to ask if they are under unusual stress.
Cranberry oil, pressed cranberry seeds, is highest unsaturated oil there is. Fascinatingly, it has a 1.1 ratio between Omega 3 and Omega 6. Both do a great deal to promote healthy skin.
Methionine is an essential amino acid that only comes from food and is the body’s main source of sulfur. Sulfur promotes healthy hair follicles, healthy skin, and hair. I found that sulfur also regulates ammonia in the urine and helps excrete heavy metals. Of course, it does a lot of other things, but I am looking for skin, hair, and digestive clues. In addition, cats seem to have a urinary problem at least they did before pet food was improved.
One of the ingredients was vegetable oil, but no clue as to which kind of vegetable oil, except that the oil has omega 3. Which leads me to believe it may be canola oil which is rich in omega 3 and loaded in antioxidants.
Psyllium is for healthy skin, hair, here’s that stress again, immune system and inflammation.
Zinc low zinc levels can contribute to depression, hmm, now my cats are stressed and depressed, never mind I’m not waking them up.
Deficiency of zinc, growth problems, skin problems, loss of hair, and helps with immune problems in does under 100 mg. It is interesting to note, that case studies of Egyptians showed a commonality in zinc deficiency. Could that have occurred as long as four thousand years ago, resulting in zinc deficiency during the time the cat was domesticated, and has caused today’s hairball problems?
Soy Lecithin treatment for anxiety; maybe the cats need Xanax for hairball control. They are just really messed up. Seriously, soy lecithin can help both the skin and hair.
Biotin is thought to help with skin problems and hair loss.
Well, I have confirmation that Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats has helped my cats by the sight and feel of their physical appearance. Nothing else was different through this trial. I also have evidence, because they are not hacking up hairballs anymore. Each of the ingredients seems to suggest that they can benefit the cat, in one way or another, leading to fewer or no hairballs.
The product comes in a 4-ounce bottle and cost around $8.00. It can’t be bought in this neck of the woods so a few extra bucks thrown in for shipping. Though, I do have an affiliate Amazon account which will save me a percentage as well.
I am impressed with Pet Naturals of Vermont Hairball Relief Plus Chicken Flavored Liquid for Cats and am also excited to try a few more of their products.
The dosage recommendation is if they have hairballs, give 1 tablespoon, twice daily, for 2 to 4 days until the hairballs stop. Preventative treatment is ½ teaspoon, once or twice daily.
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