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Why don’t cats eat cat grass?

Pet Knowledge
This article is provided by Veterinarian Dr. Olivia Johnson
The reason why cats don’t eat cat grass may be because cats don’t have hair balls in their bodies, so they won’t take the initiative to eat cat grass. Secondly, it may also be because cats don’t like the taste of cat grass, so they refuse to eat cat grass. In this case, the owner can choose to use hair removal cream instead of cat grass to feed the cat, or he can cut some cat grass and put it in canned food, fish and other foods to feed the cat, which usually has good results.

1. There are no hair balls in the body

Cats eat cat grass to eliminate hair from the body. If the cat does not take the initiative to eat cat grass, it may be that there are no hair balls in the body, so there is no need to eat cat grass. If it helps to vomit hair, then it is recommended that the owner should not force the cat to eat grass to avoid causing the cat’s stress reaction.

2. Don’t like the taste of cat grass

The purpose of letting cats take cat grass is to increase their intake of crude fiber, thereby promoting gastrointestinal motility and helping the digestion of hair balls. , to avoid hairball syndrome, but because each cat has different tastes, some cats will not eat cat grass. If the cat really does not eat cat grass, you can directly use hair removal cream instead of cat grass. Although the ingredients of the two are different, the effect is the same.