Pet cats often shed hair, and some hair that is not cleaned in time will be swallowed by the cat, especially long-haired cats. The hair eaten by the cat cannot be digested and accumulates in the stomach for a long time. Within the body, hairball syndrome is likely to occur, which requires artificial feeding of something to help it vomit out the hairballs in the stomach, so as to ensure health. ​​​​​​

1. What is hairy bulb syndrome

Simply put, hairball syndrome refers to the hair that is licked into the stomach when a cat licks its hair and cannot be digested by the stomach and intestines and cannot be vomited out. The hair balls form in the cat's stomach and intestines, blocking the digestive tract and causing the cat to behave. Symptoms include vomiting, loss of appetite, indigestion, constipation, and lack of energy. Some people think that there is no need to worry if the cat will vomit up the hair ball on its own. In fact, this is not the case. When the hair ball blocks the digestive tract, it will become large and hard in the intestine. At this time, the cat can no longer vomit out the hair ball. If If the blockage is severe, it can develop into intestinal obstruction, requiring surgical removal of the hair bulb. Complications such as inflammatory bowel disease are also prone to occur.

2. How to prevent hair ball disease

A small part of the hair that cats lick into the stomach can be excreted through defecation. The hair balls that cannot be excreted stay between the stomach and duodenum, causing gastrointestinal obstruction and making the cat uncomfortable. The body’s natural reaction will make the cat uncomfortable. Severe dry coughing occurs in an attempt to expel the hair balls from the body, and the cat may eat toilet paper and grass. Sometimes a large amount of hair can be seen in vomiting and feces. Retching will make the cat very uncomfortable.

In order to save cats from the pain of violent retching, cat parents should comb their cats frequently to reduce the amount of hair they swallow, feed hair removal cream or give cat grass regularly, or increase the amount of exercise for their cats. , it can also normalize the gastrointestinal motility of baby cats, increase the ability of hair discharge, and effectively prevent the occurrence of hair balls in the cat’s digestive tract.

3. How to make a cat vomit hair balls

1. Oral cod liver oil

Giving cats oral cod liver oil can make cats spit hair. After consulting experts, it is recommended to use liquid cod liver oil, just two drops. When taking cod liver oil orally, you should also take some nutritional medicine such as Jinshierkang to avoid excessive hair vomiting, which may affect the gastrointestinal tract.

　2. Use some grass

Cats eating some grass can promote the formation and discharge of hair balls. Cats sometimes bite flowers and trees at home as substitutes, but some flowers and trees contain toxins, which may cause harm to cats, such as lilies. Therefore, you can go to the pet store and buy some crushed cat grass to solve this problem, or you can grow some cat grass at home for your cat to eat. The characteristic of this method is that it kills two birds with one stone. The cat will no longer get sick, and there will also be a cluster of fresh green at home.

3. Edible hair removal cream

Hair removal cream contains nutrients and hair ball removing ingredients. Taking it regularly can effectively prevent the formation of hair balls in cats. Taking it according to the prescribed dosage can promote the rapid elimination of hair balls in the body.

4. Use vegetable oil

Extract the vegetable oil into the syringe and give it at a dose of about 8 ml per 2.5 kg. After 16 hours, the hair balls in the cat's stomach can be excreted by the cat through vomiting or excretion. However, the taste of oil filling should be unpleasant, and it feels a bit like colon cleansing! The characteristic of this method is that the cat may suffer quite a lot, so it is not recommended to use it.

In spring, cats lose hair seriously and are more likely to develop hairballs. Therefore, you should comb your cat's hair frequently and comb out the scattered hair. This will minimize the amount of hair the cat eats and eliminate hairballs from the source. happened.