Good to know. Here, so that my family used to give our cat a small amount of mineral oil every week to help him pass the hairballs. The reason she said she use mineral oil instead of vegetable oil is because the cat can digest the vegetable oil but not the mineral oil. Supposedly the mineral oil lubricates the cats intestines so the hair slides out more easily. I don't give my cat anything for this purpose, because brushing him every 2 to 3 days seems to lessen the occurrence of hairballs.
Good to know. Here, so that my family used to give our cat a small amount of mineral oil every week to help him pass the hairballs. The reason she said she use mineral oil instead of vegetable oil is because the cat can digest the vegetable oil but not the mineral oil. Supposedly the mineral oil lubricates the cats intestines so the hair slides out more easily. I don't give my cat anything for this purpose, because brushing him every 2 to 3 days seems to lessen the occurrence of hairballs.