Throwing up hairballs is a physiological reaction of cats. Most pet owners are familiar with cats throwing up hairballs, and they also know how to deal with them, such as cat grass, hair removal cream, and de-hair ball cats. However, for some kittens who raise cats, they don't know the physiological response of cats vomiting hairballs, so naturally, they will not prepare cats for vomiting hairballs.
Why do cats throw up hairballs:
Cats like clean animals very much. They will constantly lick their fur through their tongues to clean their own hair, but the cat swallows many of the licked hairs into the stomach, and these hairs are in the intestines. They can't be digested and pile up into small hairballs. These hairballs will cause cats' bowel obstruction and indigestion, so they need to be pulled out through poop or vomiting. Most cats choose the way of vomiting. This is hairballs, but When vomiting requires a certain amount of stimulation, then this time you need to remove hairball supplies.
There are three types of cat hairball removal products, one is hair cream, the second is cat grass, and the third is hairball removal cat food. These three are the most commonly used hairball removal products for cats. The effects of grass and cat food are similar, but the effects of Huamao cream and cat grass are quite different.
Many owners think that the two products are the same when choosing a cat hairball removal product, so the choice is not targeted. In the end, although the cat used the hairball removal product, the hairball is still in the stomach, so today the pet doctor Let me give you popular science, the difference between Huamao cream and cat grass, and what are their respective advantages!
Let's start with cat grass:
Types of cat grass:
The cat grass that pet cats eat is usually wheat or barley grass, and some cats eat mint grass. Although mint grass is more palatable and cats prefer to eat it, its hair removal effect is not very good. The stray cats eat messy grass, such as straw and dog's tail grass.
No matter what kind of grass that has no hairballs, they have two common characteristics. The first is that the leaves are long, and the second is that the tops of the grass are very sharp. These two characteristics are cat grass. , It makes it easier for the cat to vomit the hairball.
How cat grass works:
The principle that cat grass can make cats spit out hairballs is mainly due to physical stimulation. Cat grass is relatively longleaf. After the cat eats into the stomach, it will move with the intestines and strengthen the gastrointestinal movement, but When peristaltic, it will stimulate the cat's intestines to reverse peristalsis. This reverse peristalsis is the cat's vomiting response. Many people may not understand. We can compare this cat grass to a woolen thread, one of the cat's favorite toys. The cat swallows the string into his stomach. The first reaction is vomiting and frequent vomiting, but the cat swallows the string. In the stomach, it is difficult to spit out, and it can't be digested, so it can cause intussusception or intestinal obstruction in cats. Unlike cat grass, it is not as thin as a string, and it can be digested into shorter or broken pieces.
Cats eat cat grass into their stomachs, in addition to stimulating their own vomiting, they can also entangle the hairballs in their stomachs. This is better for cats to throw up hairballs.
The second one: the tip of the cat grass will continue to stimulate them when entering the cat's mouth and stomach, causing the cat to vomit. At this time, with the cat grass that is swallowed, it is easy to remove the hairballs in the belly Spit it out.
Do we know what has the highest content in the grass? Plant fiber or wood fiber! This fiber can increase the cat's intestinal motility, increase the cat's gastrointestinal emptying, and increase the cat's appetite. After the cat eats cat grass, in addition to vomiting a part of the hair bulb, it can also promote the hair bulb to be excreted through the stool. Cats have a lot of hairballs, so they can only vomit out, and there are fewer hairballs left before they can be discharged through the stool.
Which cats are suitable for cat grass?
Cat grass is the most primitive and closest way for cats to spit out hairballs in the wild, so there is almost no harm to cats. In addition to helping cats spit out hairballs, it can also supplement some trace elements and maintain oral health.
- Cats over 3 months old can eat it.
- Long-haired cats are recommended to eat hairballs for better results
- Cats whose owners don't comb their fur often have better effects on eating cat grass
- For cats with a poor stomach, it is recommended to eat cat grass to throw up hairballs.
Disadvantages of cat grass:
- Cats feel more uncomfortable when they vomit.
- The palatability is average, and some cats don't like it.
- It is cumbersome to grow cat grass by itself, especially for some owners with poor hands-on ability.
Hair cream:
Cat hair removal cream is a product after cats are raised as pets. Just like cat food and dog food, first, correct everyone's misunderstanding. Cat hair removal cream does not remove hair.
Ingredients of cat hair removal cream:
Most chemical hair creams are made of oils. Whether it is vegetable oil, olive oil, or mineral oil, they also include some auxiliary materials, such as vitamins and trace elements. Now many chemical hair creams have also added some plant fiber ingredients, but they are a large part of the hair cream that is still oil-based.
The working principle of cat grass is to make the cat vomit and spit out the hairball through physical stimulation. Then the working principle of cat hair removal cream is to make the hairball in the cat's belly move along the intestine and defecate from the intestine. When you defecate, it is discharged together.
We talked about the ingredients of cat hair removal cream, which are mainly oils, so what is the role of oils? It increases the lubricating effect of the intestines, has a mild evacuation effect, and can also increase intestinal peristalsis. So everyone can understand this time? It is the oil that makes the hairballs in the intestine smooth or breaks down the hairballs into small pieces, and then increases the cat's intestinal peristalsis, and finally, the hairballs are smoothly discharged from the body.
We talked about the ingredients of cat hair removal cream. In addition to oils that can increase the cat's gastrointestinal motility, cat hair removal cream also has other substances that promote gastrointestinal motility, such as plant fiber. Then the cat's gastrointestinal motility will accelerate and the hair bulb has not been decomposed. , It will irritate the intestines and stomach when peristaltic, so the cat will vomit.
The oil in cat hair removal cream, such as mineral oil, can cause cat vomiting after entering the cat's stomach.
Which cats are more suitable for Huamao cream?
Also, cats over 3 months old can eat cat hair removal cream
When the hairball in the cat's belly is not big, it is better to eat cat hair removal cream. It does not need to vomit, and it is discharged through the stool.
Owners don't have time to grow cat grass, and owners who often forget to feed cat grass to their cats can use cat hair removal cream to save trouble.
Cats who don't eat cat grass or cats with more picky mouths can choose cat hair removal cream, because even if the cat does not eat it, just touch the cat's nose or mouth.
Tips:
Because cat hair removal cream does not irritate the stomach of all cats like cat grass, it is recommended that elderly cats do not use cat hair removal cream or useless, and cats with poor stomachs should not use cat hair removal cream. (Disadvantages)
After eating cat hair removal cream, the hairballs are discharged through the stool, so the cat does not need to vomit the hairballs through uncomfortable vomiting. (advantage)
The most important point: combing! Comb! Comb! No matter what method of hair removal is used for the cat, the owner should not be lazy. You should comb them every day or the next day to comb all the fallen hairs. Then the cat will not be able to lick or lick the hair. Then no hairballs will be formed in the belly, so there is no need to eat products that remove hairballs so frequently.
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