Royal Canin Hairball Care Dry Cat Food
Royal Canin Hairball Care Dry Cat Food is designed to meet the specific nutritional needs of indoor cats prone to hairballs. Cats spend a large portion of their day grooming, which can lead to the ingestion of large quantities of hair. The swallowed hair becomes compacted in the digestive tract, forming hairballs, which are either regurgitated or eliminated through the stool. This precisely balanced nutritional recipe is specially formulated to help naturally reduce hairball formation. Royal Canin supports the health of your feline friend by providing tailor-made nutrition based on a true understanding of a cat’s specific needs and over 45 years of science and observation.
Key Benefits- Specially formulated to help naturally reduce hairball formation in adult cats, including neutered cats.
- Tailor-made recipe delivers a complete and balanced diet that meets all the nutritional needs of your feline friend.
- Composed of a specific blend of dietary fibers, including psyllium seed husk, and insoluble fibers to help naturally stimulate intestinal transit.
- This unique fiber blend is rich in mucilage and encourages the daily elimination of ingested hair to prevent build-up, which results in hairballs.
- Unique kibble shape and texture promotes a brushing effect that helps reduce plaque formation.
This item has recently undergone a slight packaging and formula change. Customers may receive old packaging during this transition.
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Item Number52428
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Weight6.0 pounds
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BrandRoyal Canin Size Health Nutrition
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Food FormDry Food
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LifestageAdult
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Special DietIndoor
Chicken Meal, Corn, Brewers Rice, Rice Hulls, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Wheat, Wheat Gluten, Pea Fiber, Dried Plain Beet Pulp, Grain Distillers Dried Yeast, Vegetable Oil, Calcium Sulfate, Fish Oil, Psyllium Seed Husk, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Fructooligosaccharides, Salt, Dl-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Vitamins [Dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Source Of Vitamin E), L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, Biotin, Riboflavin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin A Acetate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement], Monocalcium Phosphate, Trace Minerals [Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite, Copper Proteinate], Taurine, Rosemary Extract, Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid.
Caloric Content3,526 kcal/kg, 338 kcal/cup
| Guaranteed Analysis | |
|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 32.0% min |
| Crude Fat | 13.0% min |
| Crude Fiber | 8.4% max |
| Moisture | 8.0% max |
| Weight of Cat | Low Energy Needs | Normal Energy Needs | High Energy Needs |
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| 4.4 pounds | 1/4 cup | 3/8 cup | 3/8 cup |
| 6.6 pounds | 3/8 cup | 1/2 cup | 5/8 cup |
| 8.8 pounds | 1/2 cup | 5/8 cup | 3/4 cup |
| 11.0 pounds | 1/2 cup | 3/4 cup | 7/8 cup |
| 13.2 pounds | 5/8 cup | 3/4 cup | 1 cup |
| 15.4 pounds | 3/4 cup | 7/8 cup | 1 cup |
| 17.6 pounds | 3/4 cup | 1 cup | 1 1/8 cup |
| 19.8 pounds | 7/8 cup | 1 cup | 1 1/4 cup |
| 22.0 pounds | 7/8 cup | 1 1/8 cup | 1 3/8 cup |
1 cup = 8 oz
This is only a guide. Optimal feeding amounts may vary according to your pet's temperament, activity level and environment. If you have any questions regarding your pet's health, please contact your veterinarian.
We recommend at least a 7 day transition before you begin feeding the new food exclusively. Start by mixing 75% of the old diet with 25% of the new diet on Day 1 and Day 2. On Day 3 and Day 4, mix 50% of the old diet with 50% of the new diet. On Day 5 and Day 6, mix 25% of the old diet with 75% of the new diet. On the 7th day, you can feed the new food exclusively. This allows your pet’s digestive system to smoothly adapt to the new food.
How are Royal Canin diets preserved?
All of our dry diets are preserved naturally with mixed tocopherols, citric acid, and rosemary extract. Our canned diets are naturally preserved and sterilized during the cooking and canning process.
Where do the ingredients in Royal Canin diets come from?
We select our ingredients based on multiple factors, including the supplier’s compliance with our quality and food safety requirements, consistent availability, and on the nutrients required to meet the dietary needs of the pet.Royal Canin is making strides towards sustainability by attempting to obtain sources of raw materials as close to each manufacturing facility as possible. In some cases, we use international suppliers, because only those suppliers can offer raw materials that comply with our quality and food safety standards.
Why do some Royal Canin diets contain by-products?
Royal Canin chooses ingredients because they deliver high-quality nutrients that support our customized pet food formulas. Using chicken by-product meal instead of chicken meal for example will allow Royal Canin to maintain its highly customized nutrient standards while achieving a more secure and sustainable supply.
Why do some Royal Canin diets contain grains?
Grains can be a healthy part of any cat or dog’s diet. As always, we focus on the nutrients each ingredient provides and grains can provide many important nutrients.
How do you ensure Royal Canin diets are safe for my pet?
Our Quality and Food Safety systems are state-of-the-art and we continue to invest heavily in new technology to make sure they remain that way.* We put our suppliers through a rigorous selection process that doesn’t end with our first purchase.* We monitor every load delivered to our plants to verify the safety and quality of the ingredients we use to make pet food.* We perform tests on finished pet foods before they are shipped to our customers.* We manufacture every pet food we sell, in plants that we own; our plants are ISO 9001:2008 certified for Quality Management and ISO 22000 certified for Food Safety.
How do I know which Royal Canin diet is right for my pet?
Based on size, age, lifestyle, and breed, each cat or dog has unique nutritional needs. For healthy pets, use our Product Selector to find the right diet for your cat or dog.If your pet is experiencing health issues, please refer to your veterinarian for more information. Your veterinarian will consider multiple factors when recommending an appropriate diet.
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good food!
By RDS9713 on Oct 17, 2019
We have a Ragdoll cat that has fluffy cotton-like fur. She was always hacking up gross hairballs and just feeling icky. We switched her to this food and she’s doing sooo much better. No more hairballs and we’ve even noticed her shedding has been reduced. Highly recommend this food for fluffy cats!
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hairball formulas
By 03254sue on Sep 15, 2019
well, my Frankie is long hair, he needs prescription food, but he happens to be allergic, he throws everything up, im at my wits end...im still using his prescription food but im mixing this in as well....so far im just giving him a teaspoon on top of the other foods i must mix in, it's only been about 2 weeks but so far it's going down .....my fingers are crossed
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Superior Food
By KimmieB on Sep 15, 2019
My cat LOVES Royal Canin period. I bought this formula for hairball care because she is a long-haired cat and I hope it will help with her hairballs. She loves the food and will come running if she hears the bag.
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Great tasting and effective
By Purple1 on Aug 30, 2019
This product is loved by all of my cats. After they started eating it I stopped having the daily hairball messes in the house. When I put another cat food in with the cat food they picked through and picked out this food. It must be delicious!
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Stopped hairballs in their tracks
By Ashley on Jul 10, 2019
Tried this food for our 6 year old Maine Coon who had been coughing up hairballs a few times a week with her old food. We tried a slightly less expensive hairball brand and had some improvement but not complete. Since starting her on this food, she has not coughed up any hairballs in the house. It’s pricey, but works and that makes it worth it. Bonus that it also helps with urinary health, which is often a source of issues as cats get older.
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Best all-around dry food
By Kensmark on Aug 5, 2019
In my experience, this is the best all-around dry food. Nutrition and quality ingredients, digestibility, cost . . . we've been through a lot of kinds of cat food and done a lot of research, and overall the RC Hairball Care consistently comes out on top, for us.
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Royal Canin dry cat food for hairball reduction
By Puttykat on Jun 1, 2019
I purchase this particular food because my cat has long hair and occasionally coughs up hairballs. But the most important reason is because this is about the only dry food she will eat. She is a very picky eater and because she has intestinal lymphoma, her vet says to let her eat anything she wants in order to maintain her weight. I wish that Royal Canin would reduce or remove the amount of corn in the ingredients but my concern would be that it might change the flavor and my cat will refuse to eat her dry food. She mainly eats canned food but there are times she will refuse to eat the wet food so having dry food available is very important and I am glad that she eats the Royal Canin dry food I purchase this particular food because my cat has long hair and occasionally coughs up hairballs. But the most important reason is because this is about the only dry food she will eat. She is a very picky eater and because she has intestinal lymphoma, her vet says to let her eat anything she wants in order to maintain her weight. I wish that Royal Canin would reduce or remove the amount of corn in the ingredients but my concern would be that it might change the flavor and my cat will refuse to eat her dry food. She mainly eats canned food but there are times she will refuse to eat the wet food so having dry food available is very important and I am glad that she eats the Royal Canin dry food. I also appreciate the fact that it comes in the 3 pound bag as well as in larger pouches. … more
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Godsend!!! Amazing !!!
By BriBri on Jul 13, 2019
My cat stopped eating for eating for a few days! We thought he was dying. He was still hyper and active and at times would take a couple of bites of his old food. Bought this brand today after reading the reviews and he already had 2 bowls! Please don’t discontinue this particular one! He loves it!!
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This stuff is great!
By greatstuff on Oct 3, 2019
Our cats love the taste of this and within 5 days the vomiting of hairballs had stopped.
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Works amazing!
By KATT on May 11, 2019
My medium hair cat was producing hairballs almost daily for months. I was feeding her two raw food meals a day, with a small kibble snack at night. All I did was swap out her grain free kibble with RC Hairball dry food and the hairballs STOPPED. Completely. Amazed! I will be changing her wet food meals over to RC canned as well, I am so impressed. She loves the taste, too.
