Chinchilla cats are a type of cat that is more likely to suffer from hair balls. The hair in the body is swallowed into the stomach during daily eating. During the digestion process, the hair is bonded to form hair balls. After the cat spits out these hair balls, his stomach and intestines return to normal. However, if there are too many hair balls, it will still have an impact on the cat’s health.

　(1) May cause indigestion

　(2) The vomited hair can easily get entangled in the intestines and stomach, causing the cat to lose its appetite

(3) It is easy to cause bad breath

　(4) Inability to defecate normally

(5) It may cause gastrointestinal allergies and even lead to other diseases.

What aspects should we pay attention to in daily feeding? Let’s take a look:

Brush your hair frequently

If you want to de-hair a Chinchilla cat, the owner can usually comb the cat’s hair. You can use a comb with a hair removal needle, which is less likely to damage the cat's skin and can also clean up the floating hair on the cat's body. Help cats reduce hair loss and give cats a physical SPA.

Give it more cat grass

Because cats eat plants containing more crude fiber, the hair will be absorbed during the digestion process, resulting in hair balls. In order to prevent this from happening, you can put more cat grass in the chinchilla cat's food to help the cat expel the hair balls from the body. It is recommended that owners choose some tall cat grass for chinchilla cats to eat.

The leaves of cat grass are relatively small and are not easily swallowed by cats. Cat grass can be grown at home. After the cat grass is mature, it can be eaten by the chinchilla cat. You can also buy some cat grass seeds online for it to plant at home. It should be noted that the cat grass seeds are relatively small, so choose larger and more complete ones when planting. seed. Cat grass cannot be fed directly because it contains too much crude fiber, and eating it directly can damage the intestines. It should be mixed with cat food. In addition, give the cat water to cleanse its stomach and intestines after eating cat grass.

Feeding Hair Cream

If none of the above methods are suitable for the cat, you can only feed the cat hair removal cream. Many people choose to feed hair removal creams because compared to other products, hair removal creams can more easily promote intestinal peristalsis and the discharge of hair balls. You can choose some products containing taurine, vitamin A and vitamin B for cats, such as "Miaoxiu Cat Grass Hair Tablets".

When purchasing hair removal cream, be sure to choose a regular brand. Some inferior hair removal creams may cause allergies in cats and cause gastrointestinal problems. It is best to choose a brand that contains cat grass ingredients, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and defecation in cats. Also, there are many brands of cat grass on the market, but whether it is importedThere is a difference between oral and domestic. Some cats are simply not suitable for eating plant-based food like cat grass.

Feeding probiotics

Some cats usually have a simple diet. If they do not change cat food for a long time, their intestinal digestive function is not good, and they are prone to hair balls. In this case, you can feed some foods that help digestion, such as yogurt, apple juice, etc. Or replenish intestinal beneficial bacteria and feed some yogurt.

In addition, pay attention to giving cats less food that is not easy to digest, such as potatoes, onions, etc., and try to cook these foods before feeding them to cats. Prepare more fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods for cats, which can increase the speed of intestinal peristalsis and allow cats to digest better. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of buying some cat grass for your cat, you can also feed your cat some pet probiotics directly.

Pay attention to a light diet

Cats will vomit hair balls due to the stimulation of hair balls, so they also need to pay attention to their diet. They should mainly eat light food. You can choose some nutritionally balanced and easy-to-digest natural cat food for your cat.