Cat Health is an issue for all cat owners
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It will come as a surprise to new cat owners an be old hat to those who have owned cats but cats health issues arise on a routine basis.
Hairballs
Cat’s are constantly grooming themselves as they are very clean animals. While grooming they are licking their fur to clean and smooth it. As they do this they remove the loose hair and swallow part of it. In doing so the hair accumulates in the cats digestive tract. The cat usually has no problem dislodging this hair and will gag, hack and cough leaving the owner a deposit of hair, food and mucous on the floor. This is more bothersome to the owner than to the cat.
Occasionally the cat will not cough up all of the hair and it passes into the lower digestive tract causing problems for your cat. It will block off the tract and can become a serious life threatening problem for your cat. If your cat becomes listless, quits eating, their coat becomes dull it could be a serious problem with a blockage. Your cat would need to be evaluated by their vet to assure your cat’s health is maintained.
To prevent hair balls you need to be sure to groom your cat brushing or combing its fur to remove the lose hair on its body. There are also foods on the market specifically designed to help the hair pass through your cats digestive tract.
This is the first in a series of articles related to cat health which we will look at in the posts on this site.
