In an effort to be that the best pet owners can we we sometimes try to keep our pets of things that we think may be harmful for them, or that do not make sense to us. An example of this is when we see our cat eating grass, often by them vomiting it up shortly afterwards followed. Before cats were domesticated, she grazed on grass in the wild. This is actually a normal behavior by your cat, and what they do with a specific objective developed something, so we should let it happen.
Why a cat eat grass? There are a number of reasons, the cats who do this. Many people think eating grass will make your cat sick or their stomach upset. Although it may seem that this is the case, the opposite is actually true. Because a cat is unable to separate fur and hair from meat or bones they have to consume what they go to eat in its whole form. After dinner, your digestive system will process, what they can, but the hair and fur, led by their intestines, must be removed. Grass eating causes that your cat is not thoroughly digested stomach upset and distribute what content can, and passed safely through the colon, without disabling the dangerous, even deadly.
Anyone who is a cat familiar with countless hairballs that her cat vomits up regularly. It is normal, that cat spit up a hairball, and seems to be in fact, if not more, and your cat starting to eat to refuse or to pain, is it possible, that a hairball can in the intestinal tract, and caused an obstacle. If you think that this is done, make sure that you see to avoid your veterinarian immediately to serious consequences.
Although it is grass for your cat to the nibble on okay, make sure that they nibble on other plants, because this is not the same purpose such as grass, and some plants are toxic to animals. A cat digestive system produces no enzymes break down the plants in a form, by their intestines will be necessary are. Although vegetables or plants in a porridge processed you, so that she would easily move intestines through the cat, her digestive system would process absolutely no part. The plants or vegetable mixture would extracted from your cat body without something it is excluded. This is not harmful to your cat as a process; If digestible food have also been consumed and with this content together, would your cat of indigestion and a stomachache, which suffer from severe consequences.
Eat grass is a natural behavior for cats, tried it, your house plants, food, if one exists. This is dangerous, because some houseplants are toxic, and will make your cat sick and even kill. Because grass really beneficial food for cats (to help keep their intestines of unwanted fur and hair) is, it is a good idea, make sure that you provide a regular supply of sunken grass for them to the nibble. particularly indoor cats, who have no access to regular supplies such as outdoor cats. This will not only serve him vomiting, which can handle his stomach, helps, but will also help him of keep, your houseplants, even the non-toxic.
For cat owners, who may be with their cat food grass be affected, remember that together with the advantage of stomach, clearing grass hold a significant amount of moisture, some beneficial trace minerals and small amounts of vitamins A and D. chlorophyll also grass, you will find in the proven to be a natural remedy for pain ulcers and anemia be. Although cats empty food grass, especially to her stomach of indigestible matter, there is a second reason, you can do so, and this is simply because they enjoy the taste of grass, which may be very tasty on a cat.
Charles Nebenzahl is President and CEO of pet assure, the largest veterinary discount plan in the United States. Pet healthy by almost ten percent of the country independent small animal veterinarians taken over and is a popular pet insurance alternative. To learn more, visit http://www.petassure.com/.
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