Tomlyn Laxatone Maple-Flavored Hairball Remedy Gel for Cats and Kittens, 4.25oz

Works well for my cat, Bella. She likes the taste.Hairballs do come out safely, either by mouth or using her toilet.

My baby, Bitty, was constipated. She normally poops daily and she hadn’t pooped a good poop in 2 days. She had only pooped a couple very small (quarter sized) poops in 2 days and she seemed to be in discomfort. I already had this product from the summer when she seemed to be hacking up more hairballs. This was actually the first time she had ever been constipated. She is 5 years, and 2 months old, and her undercoat just recently came in over the summer (bad timing, I know!) and we also recently got a kitty that she cleans too. Anyway- I tried just feeding it to her on a spoon thinking it would be like a treat, no go. I tried mixing it with her wet food that she gets in the morning, no go. So I asked my co-worker that had recommended it, she said to mix it with Gerber baby food, I tried all the flavors I thought she might like, no go. So then I followed the instructions on the label that basically say if you can’t mix it, put it on their nose or paws. It’s extremely sticky so I felt really bad doing this, and I’m sure you will too if you love your animal, which I have no doubt you do since you’re still reading this. Anyway, I put it on her paw and of course, since she’s a clean freak, she licked it off (it took awhile, when I say it’s sticky, I mean sticky.) The next morning I expected a big poop in the litter box and there wasn’t one. So I doubled the dose the second day, around the same time. She was still having like 3-4 quarter sized poops, so on the third day, I tripled the dose. And please don’t do what I did! It is not in the directions on the back at all. I’m a nurse, so of course, I think I am above directions- which I am not, and I know I should know better, but of course I started googling complications of constipation in cats, and mega-colon and all these things came up so I figured diarrhea was better than death. (Since as a nurse I’m programmed to think worst case scenario all the time). Anyway on the 4th day she started having diarrhea and it lasted for about 3-4 days. The first couple poops that came out were hard and firm from where she was constipated, but after that my poor baby lived by the litter box for the next couple days. I say that to say this- the product 100% works. Don’t be like me and try to rush the results. ESPECIALLY if you have an older cat. Luckily my Bitty is only 5, but if she was elderly I could have dehydrated her! Anyway the product is amazing and works, only downside is your cat might not like the flavor or texture, but if he or she needs it then I’m sure you’ll find a way to get it down. Also now that Bitty is all better, i started giving her hairball control dry food, and I put a probiotic supplement in her wet food in the morning to keep her regular. It’s been about a month since the constipation, and we haven’t had any issues.

This definitely helps my long-haired cat keep hairballs to a minimum during shedding season. A tip for storage: stand it up cap-side down in the refrigerator. If you keep it in a drawer it can get runny and leak.

Our cat likes the taste of the catnip flavor. Always eats it before his food. He is a long hair cat and his stomach greatly appreciates the digestion assistance. 😀

Amazing product only here at amazon it saved my oldest cats life he was struggling with hairballs and i apply a dime size drop on his nose hes very picky and so is my others when applied to the paw they run and flick it off so apply a minute amount on their nose itll do wonders!

Not sure if it works because I cant get my cat to down it enough. Its very sticky and slimy and falls off of his nose and paws when I put it on. It makes a mess because it does not stay solid even when in the fridge. Maybe the catnip flavor is no good?? Im going to return it and find another hairball remedy.

I purchased two of these - all made from the same company, but marketed under different brand names. We picked the tuna flavor. When both tubes arrived, we realized that this is all the same product, same ingredients, same tube size, etc. They took this product and marketed using different catchy names, but made by the same company - so be vigilant about this.We sooo wanted this gel to work - because our 4 indoor cats tend to choke up quite a bit with hair balls. But alas, nothing worked. Our cats won't even go near this gel. We tried putting some on their mouths in order to cause a licking action, but they did so and you could see they absolutely hated the taste and sticky texture. Now, whenever I go to unscrew the cap on the tube, the cats will go running away - what a waste of money.The same can be said for the other tube (similar product - in fact, the ingredients are the same). My cats hated it - a total waste of money!Remember, this product uses petroleum products in this gel (petrolatum) - yuck! And somehow, our cats can sense this. Would we lick a gel that had petroleum products in it? I don't think so.This was a complete waste of money for us. If I could give it less than 1 star, I would. Both tubes that I purchased are sitting on a shelf as none of the cats will near them.

Perfect! My cats love this hairball gel. No more hairball vomit.