Hairballs and cats these two words go together, they are always together, when you have a cat or a kitty expect such a situation whereby your feline always swallows part of the hair strand in his body,
I just want you to know is part and parcel of them, it is their way of living.
They always love to groom their self in the process of doing that may ingest some strand of the body hair which finds its way through the throat into the intestine the felines.
The main constituent that makes up the cat hair is known as keratin, this substance is responsible for the digestive condition of the hairballs in the stomach of the feline or cat this becomes a serious problem if the kitty is unable to cough it out or pass it out through tooling thus such condition is a serious health case that needs urgent attention.
Most of the time when people hear of a hairball their initial thought is that of a round shape object right inside the stomach of the cat, that is not true it is a particle of hair that causes uneasiness to the cat as a result of the inability for the cat to either vomit or pass it out through tooling, this condition is mostly seen with older felines who are less active and always grooming their bodies.
Causes and tips on how to prevent hairballs in your cats
One of the common signs is that you see your cat act weary, sluggish in his movement and unable to eat for a day or two, also there could be a blockage and unable to pass out stool the best option is to give him laxative that will loosen up the blockade if the condition persists quickly take him to see the vet for proper examination.
Has said earlier cats develop hairballs as a result of self-grooming thus there is the need for constant grooming of your cat, if you do not know how to do it there are expert groomers who will help you out for a fee, thus the process help to shed off loose hair that would have found it way into the kitty intestine. Thus it is very good to have a toothed comb which you can put to use in shedding off the lost hair in the body of the feline.
Another way to solve this problem is by serving your cat hairball preservative food this should be added to his meal, this food helps in preventing the formation of hairballs in the cat, such food such be served constantly as a preventive measure.
There are other homemade remedies that can be used in preventing and getting rid of such hairballs, thus the use of ELM bark works best in this situation in quick expelling of the hairballs. To prepare the ELM herb is to mix two capsules in hot water allowing it to cool, and then two teaspoons should be added to the cat food.