10 Best Dry Cat Food for Hairballs 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Dry Cat Food for Hairballs

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How we created this dry cat food list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best dry cat food for hairball.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best dry cat food for hairballs.

Key dry cat food considerations

Digestibility

Hairball Control Formula

High Protein Content

Natural Ingredients

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Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Iams ProActive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
7,380
$39.98Chewy Price
($1.82/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.6/5
Excellent

High Protein Content

4.5/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Grits, Corn Gluten Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn

Special Diet

Weight Control, Pea-Free, High Fiber, With Grain...

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
2
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Purina ONE Indoor Advantage Senior 7+ High Protein Natural Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
3,165
$17.98Chewy Price
($2.57/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Hairball Control Formula

4.5/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.5/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Senior

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-product Meal, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal

Special Diet

High Fiber, High-Protein, Natural, With Grain...

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
3
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag
Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Purina Pro Plan Adult Indoor Hairball Management Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Cat Food, 7-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
1,246
$28.08Chewy Price
($4.02/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.5/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.5/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

New: Salmon, Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Meal, Wheat Flour

Special Diet

High-Protein, Weight Control, High Fiber, With Grain...

Food Flavor

Salmon, Seafood & Fish
4
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag

Royal Canin Feline Care Nutrition Hairball Care Adult Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
961
$42.99Chewy Price
($7.17/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.6/5
Excellent

Hairball Control Formula

4.6/5
Excellent

High Protein Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Natural Ingredients

4.7/5
Excellent

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken Meal, Corn, Brewers Rice, Rice Hulls, Corn Gluten Meal

Special Diet

Indoor, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
5
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag
Hill's Science Diet Adult Urinary & Hairball Control Chicken Recipe Dry Cat Food, 15.5-lb bag

Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.4/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.4/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Whole Grain Wheat, Corn Gluten Meal, Pork Fat, Powdered Cellulose

Special Diet

With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
6
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag
Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag

Blue Buffalo Tastefuls Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Hairball Control Adult Dry Cat Food, 15-lb bag

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
1,301
$46.98Chewy Price
($3.14/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.4/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.6/5
Excellent

Natural Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Barley, Pea Protein

Special Diet

No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Indoor, With Grain, Natural

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
7
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Purina ONE +Plus Hairball Formula Natural Adult Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
3,285
$34.48Chewy Price
($2.16/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.6/5
Excellent

High Protein Content

4.5/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken By-product Meal (Source Of Glucosamine), Rice Flour, Soybean Meal

Special Diet

High Fiber, Natural, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
8
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag
Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag

Solid Gold Sensitive Stomach Quail & Pumpkin Grain-Free Dry Cat Food, 6-lb bag

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
445
$29.99Chewy Price
($5.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.3/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.4/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.4/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Quail, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Peas, Potatoes

Special Diet

High Fiber, No Corn No Wheat No Soy, Natural, Gluten Free...

Food Flavor

Quail, Poultry
9
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag
Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Iams ProActive Health Adult Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon Dry Cat Food, 16-lb bag

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
1,802
$33.98Chewy Price
($2.13/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.4/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.5/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.5/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Chicken, Chicken By-Product Meal, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Corn Grits, Corn Gluten Meal

Special Diet

Pea-Free, High Fiber, With Grain

Food Flavor

Chicken, Poultry
10
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag
ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag

ACANA Indoor Entrée Adult Dry Cat Food, 10-lb bag

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
304
$41.99Chewy Price
($4.20/lb)
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Our ratings

Digestibility

4.5/5
Great

Hairball Control Formula

4.3/5
Great

High Protein Content

4.4/5
Great

Natural Ingredients

4.5/5
Great

Is this dry cat food right for my pet?

Lifestage

All Lifestages, Adult

Top Ingredients

Deboned Chicken, Chicken Meal, Herring Meal, Oatmeal, Whole Peas

Special Diet

High-Protein, Natural, With Grain, Indoor

Food Flavor

Chicken, Turkey, Poultry, Seafood & Fish

Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Cat Food for Hairballs

Is wet or dry food better for cats with hairballs?

Wet food is often better for cats with hairballs, as it is easily digestible and the added moisture helps things move more easily through the digestive tract. However, not everyone can feed their cat exclusively wet food, so there are many great dry hairball cat food formulas available. Dry cat food for hairballs usually contains added fiber and coat-enhancing ingredients that can help prevent or alleviate hairballs in your cat.

What are some common ingredients in dry cat food for hairballs?

Some common ingredients in dry cat food for hairballs include fiber sources like cellulose, psyllium or beet pulp. Added fiber can help cats pass hairballs more easily through the digestive tract. Many hairball formula dry foods for cats also feature omega-3 and 6 fatty acids to promote reduced shedding and a healthy coat so your cat will ingest less hair.

What food should I feed my cat for hairballs?

You should feed your cat a food that is high in fiber for hairballs. Many brands make special wet and dry hairball formula cat foods to help prevent or alleviate hairball issues in kitties. You can also feed your cat plain pumpkin puree with no added ingredients, either on its own or mixed in with your cat's regular food. Your vet may recommend over-the-counter hairball remedies, too. Always see your vet if you think your cat is suffering from hairballs, as the symptoms may mimic more serious issues.