What Is It Used For?
Developed primarily to help swallowed hair move through the gastrointestinal tract and be eliminated naturally in cats.
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VETWEL® PRODUCT INFORMATION
MALT PASTEVetWel® Malt Paste
VetWel® Malt Paste combines oils, fiber, and prebiotic ingredients to support the natural gastrointestinal passage of swallowed hair, normal intestinal motility, and gastrointestinal wellness, especially in cats.
Hairball Support
The oil-and-fiber combination supports movement of swallowed hair through the intestinal contents and natural elimination in the stool.
Normal Intestinal Motility
Plant fibers support normal stool bulk and gastrointestinal motility.
Prebiotic Support
Corn dextrin provides a prebiotic substrate as part of the formula's intestinal-microbiota support approach.
Palatability
Malt extract, protein hydrolysate, and catnip help support product acceptance and convenient daily use.
When May It Be Considered?
- Cats prone to hairballs
- During periods of heavy shedding
- Routine care for long-haired cats
- When normal intestinal motility requires support
- For prebiotic gastrointestinal support
- In selected dogs only when specifically considered appropriate by a veterinarian
Ingredients & Formulation Rationale
VetWel® Malt Paste is more than a lubricating malt product. It combines oil, fiber, and prebiotic support to address hair passage and normal intestinal function through complementary mechanisms.
Oil & Coating Pathway
Vegetable food oil, castor oil, and petrolatum oil provide lubricating and softening support to help facilitate natural passage of swallowed hair.
Fiber Pathway
Plant food fibers support normal stool bulk and gastrointestinal motility.
Prebiotic Pathway
Corn dextrin provides a prebiotic substrate intended to support intestinal microbiota.
Acceptance & Palatability
Malt extract, protein hydrolysate, and catnip support convenient oral acceptance.
Formulation approach: softening/coating of swallowed hair → fiber support → normal intestinal motility → natural elimination, with prebiotic ingredients complementing gastrointestinal wellness.
General Ingredients
Vegetable Food OilOil-based support
Protein HydrolysatePalatability and nutritional support
Malt ExtractGastrointestinal support and acceptance
Silicon DioxideTechnological ingredient
Castor OilLubricating support
Plant Food FibersFiber and motility support
Corn DextrinPrebiotic substrate
Soy LecithinFormulation ingredient
Petrolatum OilLubricating support
Catnip ExtractPalatability support
Technological IngredientsProduct stability and texture
Veterinary Approach
Recurrent vomiting, poor appetite, abdominal pain, inability to defecate, or deterioration in general condition should not automatically be attributed to hairballs. Foreign-body ingestion, constipation, obstruction, and other gastrointestinal conditions require veterinary assessment.
VetWel® Malt Paste is not a treatment for mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction.
Important Safety Note
Veterinary assessment is required before use when there is suspicion of a sharp foreign body, string or other linear foreign body, battery ingestion, magnet ingestion, gastrointestinal perforation, severe or recurrent vomiting, marked abdominal pain, inability to defecate, or gastrointestinal obstruction. Fresh drinking water should always be available.
Directions for Use
Cats over 2 kg: 5 cm once daily.
Cats 2 kg or less: 2 cm once daily.
Kittens: 2 cm daily.
Ferrets: 2 cm daily.
Heavy shedding
The daily amount may be doubled when appropriate.
Typical use period
An approximately 1-month program may be used and repeated during spring/fall shedding periods as appropriate.
Dogs
No routine fixed hairball dose is recommended for dogs. Consider use only in selected cases under veterinary guidance.
Storage
Refrigerate the opened tube.
Brief Product Summary
VetWel® Malt Paste combines oils, fiber, and prebiotic ingredients to support the natural gastrointestinal passage of swallowed hair, normal intestinal motility, and intestinal microbiota, especially in cats. It should not be used as a substitute for veterinary assessment when gastrointestinal obstruction or dangerous foreign-body ingestion is suspected.