Hairball
Cats - they are the sweetest, lovable furry friend you can ever own. They are known for their sensitivity, flexibility, mythically owning “9 lives” and soulful eyes. But above all, what’s most recognizable is its ability to keep itself clean al the time. Well, if there’s one hobby a cat could not live without, it’s got to be its hygiene. But then, no matter how neat they may appear on the outside, it usually causes internal problems for these species. Targeting cat health, hairball is the result of the pet’s everyday pastime.
As the cat grooms itself everyday, loose hair coming from their coats are swallowed. As these strands gather more and more, it forms into a ball and later on blocks the throat. Eventually, “meow” will then be a “hack-hack-ing” cough. In this instant, the hairball has lodged into the digestive tract, which in the right order, should have passed through in the cat’s stool. More often than not, cats solve this problem by continually hacking and drawing out the hairball off their throats.
Sometimes, simple symptoms of illness coming from poor cat health hairball are constipation, dull, dry or matted coat, frequent coughing, and even signs of depression. To remedy this, the most effective and simple way is to brush the cat’s coat regularly. In this way, you lessen the hair that could fall off when your cat licks his coat, so there will be a very few left to be ingested.
Another is to leave some grass for the cats to chew. It is known that wild cats independently solve hairball problems as they eat up grass. The natural oil of the plant gives a slick coating inside their stomach, preventing further digestive infections.
So the next time so hear kitty coughing, don’t be alarmed, there are first aid procedures to help ease out your little one’s difficulty.