What are the best cat foods for hairball control?

Our top 8 picks — ranked by ingredient quality, nutritional balance, and verified recall history.

📊 8 products 🔍 Independently ranked 📅 Last reviewed May 2026
#1
Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe Indoor Hairball and Weight Control

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe Indoor Hairball and Weight Control

★★★★★ 5.0 / 5.0

Blue Buffalo Wilderness Adult Cat Indoor Hairball Chicken is a dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s highest rating 5 stars. It is one of 11 dry cat food recipes in this product range made by Blue Buffalo, a company owned by General Mills which operates from headquarters in Wilton, Connecticut.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, chicken meal, pea protein, tapioca starch, menhaden fish meal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain-free
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#2
I And Love And You - Naked Essentials Hairball Care

I And Love And You - Naked Essentials Hairball Care

★★★★ ★ 4.5 / 5.0

I And Love And You Naked Essentials Hairball Care Salmon & Whitefish is a dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating 4.5 stars. It is one of seven recipes made by I And Love And You, which was founded in 2011 in Boulder, Colorado. The bulk of its protein is derived from salmon, an oily marine and freshwater fish not only high in protein but also omega 3 fatty acids, essential oils needed by every cat to sustain life.

Main Ingredients
Salmon, menhaden fish meal, salmon meal, dried peas, dried garbanzo beans
Texture
Dry
Protein Percentage
37.8
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#3
Diamond Naturals Indoor Cat Hairball Control Dinner

Diamond Naturals Indoor Cat Hairball Control Dinner

★★★★ ★ 4.0 / 5.0

Diamond Naturals Indoor Cat Hairball Control Dinner for Adult Cats is a wet food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s rating 4 stars. This range is made up of three recipes. The bulk of the protein in the hairball control food is derived from chicken which is naturally rich in the 11 essential amino acids required by a cat to sustain life.

Main Ingredients
Chicken broth, chicken, chicken liver, fish, brewer's rice
Texture
Wet
Type
Canned
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#4
Merrick Purrfect Bistro Complete Care Hairball Control

Merrick Purrfect Bistro Complete Care Hairball Control

★★★★ ★ 4.5 / 5.0

Merrick Purrfect Bistro Complete Care Hairball Control is a dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating 4.5 stars. It is one of eight recipes made by Merrick, a company founded in 1988 by Garth Merrick and purchased by Nestle Purina Petcare in July 2015.

Main Ingredients
Deboned chicken, chicken meal, turkey meal, sweet potatoes, potatoes
Texture
Dry
Protein Percentage
36
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#5
Hill's Science Adult 7+ Hairball Control

Hill's Science Adult 7+ Hairball Control

★★★★ ★ 4.0 / 5.0

Hill’s Science Adult Hairball Control is a dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s rating 4 stars. It is one of 27 recipes in a range made by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, an international pet food brand that’s known for selling scientifically developed foods.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, whole grain wheat, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, powdered cellulose
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain inclusive
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#6
Wellness Hairball Control with Wholesome Grains Chicken Meal & Rice

Wellness Hairball Control with Wholesome Grains Chicken Meal & Rice

★★★★ ★ 4.0 / 5.0

Wellness Hairball Control with Wholesome Grains Chicken Meal & Rice is a dry food which receives the Cat Food Advisor’s second highest rating 4.5 stars. It is one of five recipes in this product range made by Wellness Pet Company. Its headquarters are just outside Boston, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and it maintains the Farm Fresh Kitchen manufacturing facility in Minnesota as well as a manufacturing plant in Indiana.

Main Ingredients
Chicken meal, brewer’s rice, deboned chicken, pea fiber & turkey meal
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain inclusive
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#7
IAMS Proactive Health Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon

IAMS Proactive Health Hairball Care with Chicken & Salmon

★★ ★ ★★ 2.5 / 5.0

IAMS Proactive Health Long Hair Care with Chicken & Salmon recipe is unrated by the Cat Food Advisor. This is because the criteria we use to rate foods is not applicable for some recipes which have been formulated for very specific health conditions. It is one of 13 products in a dry food range made by IAMs which was founded by self-taught animal nutritionist Paul F Iams in 1946. It is now manufactured by home essentials company Spectrum Brands. The average overall rating of the range is 2.5 stars.

Main Ingredients
Chicken, chicken by product meal, corn gluten meal, corn grits, ground whole grain corn
Texture
Dry
Type
Grain inclusive
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#8
Tuft + Paw - Really Good Food for Cats

Tuft + Paw - Really Good Food for Cats

★★★★★ 5.0 / 5.0

Tuft + Paw Really God Cat Food receives the Cat Food Advisor highest rating, 5 stars This food is made up of just one recipe made by Tuft + Paw, a company founded by Jackson Cunningham in 2016.

Main Ingredients
Chicken broth, pumpkin puree, rabbit, carrots and ground golden flaxseed
Texture
Wet
Type
Stew
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How we ranked these: Every food on this page is scored using our transparent methodology — 40% ingredient quality, 30% independent third-party rating, 20% recall history, 10% manufacturing transparency. No partner gets favorable placement; commissions don't influence the rankings.

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