A cat that grooms itself several times a day is also swallowing fur several times a day, and malt paste treats exist because that fur has to go somewhere other than a cough on the carpet.

These are malt-paste treats aimed at helping ingested hair pass through the gut rather than building up into a hairball. Composition runs cereals, milk and milk derivatives, oils and fats, vegetable derivatives, minerals, yeasts, fish and fish derivatives, and meat and animal derivatives, with protein at 30% and fat at 8.8%. Beaphar's feeding guide is 5-10 bits a day as a treat or reward.

• Malt-paste treats to help hair pass through the gut
• Crude protein 30%, fat 8.8%, fibre 1.6%, ash 2.5%
• Calcium 0.15%, phosphorus 0.5%, sodium 0.15%
• Beaphar recommend 5-10 a day
• 35G pack

What the label does not say. No single ingredient percentage is broken out on the composition list, so we cannot say how much of it is actually malt versus the cereals and milk derivatives listed alongside it. Beaphar's guidance is to always have fresh water available when feeding them, which matters more with a treat aimed at moving things through the gut.

Who it's for: owners of cats that groom heavily and are prone to hairballs, wanting a daily treat aimed at the problem rather than a brush alone.