Cat owners should know that cats are very clean and tidy animals. Therefore, as long as they have nothing to do, they will keep licking their hair with their tongues until they are clean and neat. During this process, because the cat's tongue has many barbs, they will swallow all the cleaned hair and other dirty things into their stomachs. This behavior is more frequent during the hair change in spring and autumn, and the old hair that is prone to fall off at this time will cause the cat to swallow more cat hair! However, the cat does not have the ability to digest these hairs. Part of the hair swallowed into the stomach is excreted with the bowel movement, and the other part remains in the stomach and gradually becomes larger. When it reaches a certain level, the cat will spit out the hair balls in the stomach by vomiting.
However, when some cats cannot spit out the hairballs in their stomachs regularly, nor can they be excreted with their bowel movements, these hairballs will become larger and larger in the gastrointestinal tract, which will eventually affect the health of the cat. In addition, don’t think that short-haired cats will not have any problem with hairballs. As long as cats who like to be clean and are used to combing their hair by themselves, they may have hairballs. Of course, shorthair cats have much lower chance of suffering from erotic bulbism than long-haired cats.
So what are the main symptoms of discomfort in cats with erectile dysfunction? The first is that they experience frequent dry retching (especially shortly after just after eating), and some cats will eat plastic bags, tissues or grass. Sometimes some cylindrical surfaces are covered with mucus, but sometimes nothing is spit out; the stool is dry and hard, with some hair inside, which is a common symptom of mild erotic symptoms.
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When the condition worsens, cats will have poor spirits, no breath, no appetite, rough and shiny hair, constipation, no bowel movements for many days, and bloated stomachs. If the treatment is not done in time, the cat will become worse and worse if it develops further. Just drink water or eat something and vomit it out quickly, because the hair ball may have blocked the gastrointestinal tract and cause obstruction. The cat will soon experience dehydration and internal organ failure. At this time, surgery may be required for treatment, and your life will be lost!
Here I will describe the hair ball as a cylindrical or strip-shaped sticky and moderately soft and hard thing. If you are interested in getting it open, you will see that it is actually a ball of hair that has been soaked in gastric juice for a long time.
How to prevent
So how should we prevent and treat cat erotic diseases in normal times? There are mainly the following methods:
First of all, we must comb the cat's hair frequently, which is the best way, especially for medium-length cats and during the hair change season, of course, short-haired cats should also comb their hair regularly. You need to prepare at least two brushes, one is a stainless steel tooth comb, and the other is a combing brush. Cats with medium-haired hair spend more than ten minutes combing their hair every day. Short-haired cats can comb their hair once the next day, so that they can clean up dead hair and some dirty things on the cat's body, prevent and control the cat from licking its own hair and swallowing it into its stomach, which can fundamentally control the formation of hair balls. In addition, by combing your hair, you can also check the physical condition of your cat. Many minor symptoms such as skin diseases can be discovered early in combing your hair. Moreover, such an intimate behavior will make your cat know more about your concern for him, thereby further cultivating your relationship with the cat.
Secondly, you can also grow a plate of cat grass at home, which can promote the discharge of hairballs. This is a relatively old method, but it is still useful sometimes.
Third, feed cats regularly to vomit or hair cream. Hair cream can help cats remove hair accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby preventing the occurrence of erectile dysfunction. The usage is as directive or consult a veterinary doctor.
Fourth, feed canned foods with hair removal ingredients. Some cats do not eat cat grass or hair removal cream. At this time, they can feed them canned foods with hair removal.