When planting cat grass, you must first pay attention to choosing seeds that must be oat or wheat seeds; the seeds need to be soaked for 12 hours, and the water is more than three times the seeds; by pouring the water dry, the seeds can evenly adhere to the bottle wall and germinate. ; The soil should be nutritious soil, and you cannot dig soil downstairs; when the grass grows to about 7 centimeters, it can be eaten by cats.

How to grow cat grass

1. Seed selection: It must be oat or wheat seeds. Oats or wheat bought in the supermarket cannot germinate. Cats generally prefer oat seeds.

2. Soaking, seeds must be soaked, 12 hours in summer and 24 hours in winter. Put the seeds in a bottle with about 3 times as much water as the seeds. (Wheat is divided into summer wheat and winter wheat)

3. Germination, this is very important. Drain the water in the bottle and put it upside down so that the seeds are evenly distributed on the wall of the bottle (let the moisture in the bottle remain in the bottle). At this time, the temperature is very high. Importantly, it should be placed in a relatively hot environment. Only when you see a small embryo emerging from the seeds can you plant them. If there is no tiny germ, it is not a seed.

4. When planting, the soil must be nutritious soil bought at the flower and bird market. Digging in the community downstairs will not work. Spread the seeds evenly on the soil, covering about 0.5 to 1 cm of soil. Too much or too little will affect the germination of the seeds. The flower pot needs to be one with holes in the bottom.

5. When planting, water once every morning and evening, and it must be watered thoroughly. If it's cloudy, put it outside the window. If it's sunny, it can only be exposed to the sun for a maximum of 3 hours, and it should be moved indoors in time.

6. When the grass grows to 7~8CM, it can be eaten by the cat. At this time, the grass is the most tender, and after eating it, it can grow another crop. After that, the grass will become yellow and old, and the cat will also eat it. Don't like to eat. Therefore, when the first crop is the tenderest and best, it should be enjoyed by Mimi in time.

7. Most cats will chew it by themselves. Some cats don’t like to eat it. You can cut the grass into 4 mm pieces and mix them in cans. The cats will eat them all. If you put the grass clippings in the dry food, the dry food will become damp, and the cats don't like to eat it at all.

8. Within a few days after eating grass, the cat will vomit hairballs, which are yellow like poop and are very large. Some of them are tightly wrapped around the hairballs. This is a success.

9. Cat grass must be watered every day, once in the morning and evening, water thoroughly, and put nutritious soil underneath the pot. Do not let cats play with the soil or eat the soil, as there are bacteria in it.

The method of planting cat grass is very simple. Generally, our cat grass can grow in three days, and our cats can eat it in five days. If it is not planted, it may be that the seeds are buried too deep and the germination is not accelerated. .

The benefits of cat grass for cats

The crude fiber in cat grass can assist the cat's gastrointestinal motility or induce vomiting, and smoothly expel the hair from the stomach. If there is no cat grass at home, the cat may excrete hair balls by eating plastic bags. Intestinal obstruction caused by eating plastic bags is one of the common causes of sudden death of domestic cats

Cats can obtain necessary vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll from grass. Wild cats are often infected with intestinal parasites, so some scholars believe that eating grass helps cats excrete parasites

What to do if a cat doesn’t take the initiative to eat cat grass

1. Mix cat grass into other foods

If the cat does not take the initiative to eat cat grass, the owner can cut the cat grass into pieces, and then mix it into cat food, canned cat food, cat rice and other foods, or mix it into old yogurt and feed it, which is sour and sweet. Cats will drink it more if it tastes better. Be careful not to let cats drink cat grass from the roadside. Cat grass in the wild is very unclean and may contain insect eggs or be sprayed with pesticides. Therefore, it is safer to grow cat grass at home.

2. Apply hair removal ointment instead of cat grass

If the cat really doesn’t like the taste of cat grass and is unwilling to drink fruits and vegetables, the owner can also apply depilatory ointment instead. The more common one is depilatory ointment. If the cat does not drink the hair-reducing ointment, you can apply the hair-reducing ointment on the cat’s nose or paws, and the cat will lick it clean with its tongue.