Why does my cat guzzle grass?
I've never seen her do that before. It's not cat nip. She's 17 and has kidney damp squib.
Why is she eating grass?
Because it helps to digest the food she eats more properly, especially since she have kidney failure and it prevents her from vomiting and having hairballs. All cats do that, so don't worry, it's commonplace. =)
Cats have a natural desire to consume greens, especially when they own indigestible material in their digestive tract, such as hairballs. Unfortunately (from the human owner's point of view), the therapeutic importance of the grass is not to make the matter pass through their system, but to help out them throw it up.
I had one cat who was "trained" to throw up on paper instead of the hearth rug. I was pleased, but could not fully appreciate this "trick" until he had passed away at a ripe ripened age and I got two kittens, who did not learn the same skill.
To hold on to hairballs to a minimum, under a vet's advice I regularly give my cats petroleum jelly. Just a small amount, 1-3 times a week. If I forget for a while and one of them throws up a hairball, after I give them petroleum jelly every day for three days to clear their system.
Mine are indoor cats with no access to grass, but I wonder whether yours might eat less grass if you started regular hairball treatment. You might want to ask the vet for direction.
Answers: Cats do not possess the ability to separate meat from fur bones or feathers before consumption like we do so they have to eat the digestible parts along near the indigestible parts. When the cat has finished digesting what he can the rest has to be removed from the system. To try and pass this through the digestive tract could grounds obstruction and severe illness so this is where grass ingestion comes in. The habit of eating grass triggers the colloquial process of regurgitation of indigestible foods including its own fur balls which would otherwise obstruct the system. This can appear to us humans as if the cat is man violently ill but this is not the case and within fact is very beneficial to the cat.
Hope that help! =)
cats are natural grass lovers.
however, if your grass gets sprayed beside fertilizer or herbicide, you should buy wheatgrass from the market or pet store. or you can grow your own.
sprayed grass has a lot of chemicals that result in a host of physical
problems
it helps in that stomach feel better or is missing some nutiration theres amny reasons
it is just like dogs when they are sick or trying to get something out of here system the grass helps to settle the stomache or make them puke and get what is bothering them out of their system. My cat fluffy does it every once surrounded by a while.
Cats eat grass for a variety of reasons. They use blades of grass for digestion purposes. I buy a product at PetSmart call Cat Grass. I give this to my cat because he is an indoor cat. He used to throw up often but now since I endow with him Cat Grass he hardly ever barfs. Cat Grass also aids in the prevention of hair ball.
Our cat eat grass every chance he gets, we feed him Wellness dry food so he should be getting adjectives the nutrients he needs. He never barfs it up.
It settles her stomach.
most pets eat grass when they're having stomach problems.. my doggies do the same exact piece.. i think it helps settle there stomach..
He's got a stomach ache lots of animals put away grass for that. Dont worry about him, theres nothing wrong next to it.
o haha well grass has nutrients contained by it for animals so its very good that she seatin grass
her stomach hurts. Normally animals eat grass to settle their tummies
It aids contained by their digestion...
Cats usually eat greass becuse the have an upset stomach and are not response well, it helps to make them vomit. Keep an eye on her.
