petroleum jelly

[minxkohl&mush]

Is petroleum jelly, safe for cats to eat?

thanx,

 

[FurBabiesMama]

They can eat a little to help with hairballs. Just make sure it does not have other ingredients that they don't need to eat!

 

[Squeaky and KT (GA)]

It's fine - it's actually the base of almost every hairball treatment on the market...they just add 'flavor' to make it more palatable for kitty.

 

[Sylvie]

yes, i use the medical grade kind once a week or so with tux and another cat that don't cough up their hairballs. but, regular long term use can cause nutrients to not be absorbed or something like that..