Catit Treat Ball, Blue

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By connecting fun and food into one activity, these useful gadgets won’t leave any cat indifferent. Cats are very good at keeping themselves clean. They naturally know how to self-groom, and rarely need bathing. However, during the self-grooming process, they can swallow loose hair – and this leads to a cat hairball. Most cats get hairballs from time to time and it’s usually nothing to worry about. But if you are wondering what is causing them, what are the symptoms you should look out for and how to help a cat with hairballs, here is everything you need to know. When your cat has hairballs, it’s common to wonder what treatments are available. There are lots of home remedies online, especially for oils and lubricants. However, we don’t advise trying these. Innovative and fun to use, Bergan Turbo Ball is an accessory for the Bergan Turbo Scratcher that enables you to create a one-stop entertainment and reward center for your pampered feline. This cat treat dispenser ball rotates on a low stand when the cat paws at it, dropping treats through small openings. Apart from entertaining your kitty, this product can serve as a way to reward your kitty for using the scratcher rather than your furniture to sharpen their claws.

You can buy a specialist cat hairball treatment paste that contains a laxative and lubricant to help them pass through the digestive system. But this is not generally needed. If you do use it, follow the instructions to the letter. When a cat is trying to bring up a hairball, they may start retching, gagging or acting like they are dry heaving and trying to vomit. Sometimes the sound they make is called a ‘cough-gag-retch’. This is because your cat can appear to be coughing from the lungs, gagging with their throat and retching from the stomach.Most older cats continue to experience hairballs in much the same way as they did when they were younger, but constipation can be more of an issue for ageing pets and – on rare occasions – may lead to complications. This is because the movement of food through a cat’s digestive tracts slows as they age. Cats who experience pain while defecating (such as those with arthritis) can also become constipated more often.

Cat hairballs are a normal by-product of cat grooming. A cat hairball is a collection of dead hair and digestive juices that have formed in your cat’s stomach. Cats develop hairballs by grooming themselves and swallowing the hairs, which build into hairballs in their stomachs. If your cat is prone to coughing up hairballs, you could also consider an anti-hairball cat food. These kibble-based diets usually contain vitamins and minerals to improve the condition of your cat’s fur and reduce hair loss, plus they have plenty of fibre to help ‘sweep’ the excess fur through their digestive system. Adding a hairball lubricant to your cat’s diet can also help ease this process. One particularly effective treatment is hairball cat food. These kibble-based products contain lots of fibre to help take excess fur through the digestive system. They also contain vitamins and minerals to keep your cat’s fur in good condition and reduce hair loss. There are many ways in which a vet may diagnose cat hairballs. This may an x-ray or a physical examination. In extreme cases, surgery may be needed to remove the hairball if it has grown particularly large; this can be expensive in terms of vet bills.

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If you’re concerned about your cat’s weight, your first stop should always be your vet, who will advise you on how to approach your cat’s health. Of course, we all want to spoil our cats, and giving them a toy to dispense treats that encourages exercise is a great first step. An overweight cat is much less likely to want to exercise, so anything encouraging your cat to get up and move is a good thing. The key is not to get too distressed and just keep an eye on your cat to ensure they bring up the hairball and then stop gagging. A cat treat dispenser ball with a twist, or, to be precise, a fluffy tail, KONG Cat Wobbler utilizes the allure of catnip to attract even the most disinterested felines. Located in the tail of the toy, catnip will definitely capture the attention of your furball and when combined with treats, there’s high chance the cat will obsess over this fun gadget. With only one hole to get the food out of, this pear-shaped feeder will be an entertaining challenge for any feline. If your cat is coughing up a hairball every now and then, it’s usually nothing to worry about. It’s perfectly normal for them to demonstrate the ‘cough-gag-retch’ reflex several times in a single session, and the retching action shouldn’t generally bring up anything except the hairball itself. Many cat owners find it very difficult and distressing to hear their cats gagging and retching, and they start to wonder if there is anything they should be worrying about. This self-grooming is completely normal and cats should be doing it to keep their fur in good condition.