The yellow water is mainly the cat's gastric juice. Cats eating cat grass will irritate the stomach, so the cat will spit out the hair in its body through vomiting. This is a normal phenomenon and owners do not need to worry. If the owner does not want the cat to vomit, he can directly feed the cat a cat-specific hair removal cream, which can also effectively help the cat eliminate hair from the body.

1. Is eating cat grass harmful to cats?

Cats eating cat grass is helpful to the cat’s digestive system. Cat grass contains a large amount of crude fiber, which can increase the intestinal fiber intake. , promote intestinal peristalsis to increase stool discharge. After the cat eats cat grass, pet owners can check whether there are hair balls in the yellow water. If there are no hair balls, then it is possible that the hair balls are too big and stuck inside. It cannot come out of the throat, and cat grass is difficult for cats to digest. It is recommended not to feed cats any more cat grass.

2. Under what circumstances are cats not suitable for eating cat grass?

Cats with chronic gastric diseases, such as chronic gastritis, Helicobacter infection or delayed gastric emptying, will eat cat grass during the prodromal stage of the disease. Vomiting occurs, but there are nausea symptoms in the prodromal stage of vomiting, such as tongue licking. When a cat has difficulty vomiting and feels very uncomfortable, it may choose to eat some plants, such as cat grass or other plants, and induce itself to vomit after eating. It is common to vomit yellow water or white water. If a cat vomits after eating cat grass, it must be taken seriously. The cat may have chronic gastric disease, esophagitis, etc. If diagnosed, it must be treated in time.

Usually, cats eating cat grass will not cause vomiting. If you vomit frequently, you need to go for relevant diagnosis and treatment. If you vomit occasionally, you can observe it first, so don’t worry too much.