Why do cats eat grass?
Probably, all owners of cats noticed for theirpets love not only for meat and fish products, but also for common grass, for the lack of which animals spoil the indoor plants. But, trying to replace meadow vegetation home, cats often harm their health, gnawing home decorative plants, some of which are poisonous. And yet, why do cats do this? What do they lack and why should they gnaw the grass?
It turns out that this is not a bad habit and does notavitaminosis. This is a natural physiological need. Cats, like their wild ancestors, do not have the ability to separate meat from bones, furs or feathers of their victims. Therefore they absorb them together with all parts that are difficult to digest.
When the cat's body has finished digestingpieces of food that are easily digested, the rest must be removed in a natural way. But to go through the entire digestive tract of such heavy food is very difficult, it can cause constipation or, worse, a serious bowel disease. That is why the cat's food diet sometimes includes grass.
At all, this for many cats is just a good habit that helps the digestion process. Having eaten the grass, the cat usually regurgitates harddigestible substances, including her own furs of fur. You must have noticed that cats diligently lick their fur several times a day. At the same time they are forced to swallow the hairs and not all of them safely pass into the intestines, but slide into lumps and settle in the stomach, giving the animal unpleasant sensations.
Long blades of grass irritate the stomach andmore quickly cause regurgitation of substances that are unnecessary to the body. When the cat regurgitates all this heavy food to the owners of seals and cats, it may seem that their pets are ill and they are very sick, but the situation is quite different and, therefore, they should not be disturbed.
There is also an opinion that cats eat grass in order to make up for their body stores of vitamins and some carbohydrates. The animals try to eat only young grass. Most likely, only in fresh shoots are vital substances in which the cat needs to replenish the reserve of mineral substances in the body and remove from it harmful waste products. Mainly, the shoots of fresh grass act on the gastric tract as a cleansing and relaxing agent.
What kind of herbaceous plants do cats prefer? First of all, they are very fond of mint, andaddiction to her increases with age. Adult cats like to lie in this grass, eat it, sniff and play in it. Both stems and flowers with leaves have a fragrance. Very useful for cats are also fresh shoots of oats, wheat, barley. Caring hosts grow oats at home for their cats, which quickly gives a juicy green grass.
Also for their pets you can harvest grass in summer - collect original bouquets from variousgrassy (spike) grasses when they are young, juicy and have not yet gone to the ear. Sushit "bouquets" better in the room, and not in the sun, and then wrap them in newsprint. It is better to place dry grass on any stand so that the bouquet was fixed.
Do not throw the grass just like that, on the floor, because the catspread the grass around the house. And externally, the bouquet will look much more beautiful. After she ate the herbs - fresh or dried - a reflex appears and the stomach cleanses. Try at this moment to follow your pet so that it does not stain the carpet or upholstered furniture.
