Cats have many unique character traits, but one that is striking is that they are very clean animals that take their hygiene routines very seriously. Surely you have seen a cat combing its hair and cleaning itself when it has been playing for a while or they have thrown a little water on it. They are really snooty animals!
Do an exercise in imagination and visualize your cat doing contortionist poses just to wash and comb over its back. Those positions are the day to day of the kittens. They do it because they love to keep their fur in top condition by removing dirt and removing dead hairs. With the legs they tighten the head and with the tongue they try to reach the rest of the body so that no area is left without a good cleaning session.
The cat’s tongue is rough and has a kind of hard tips that are technically called “cornified filiform papillae” that are used for licking and eating. The problem is that when passing his tongue body leaves it with some hairs and drag inwards whereby the animal just swallowing them and thus arise the famous hairballs. This is, of course, involuntary but the reality is that this practice leads to serious intestinal disorders.
There is a way to fix hairball problems. Do you want to meet her? Now is the time to talk about the wonderful powers of malt.
Cat malt is a very oily, pasty product with a honey-like color. This supplement, which is made mainly with vegetable oils and fats, malt extract, fiber, dairy derivatives and yeast, allows swallowed hairs to pass without problem through the cat’s digestive system, preventing them from accumulating and causing blockages in the body. of these animals.
Hairballs or trichobezoars can accumulate in the intestine, stomach or esophagus of our hairy. If he coughs and passes it easily, it means that it has not passed beyond the esophagus. If, on the contrary, the cat, in addition to coughing, is nauseous, does not eat and vomits half-digested food, it will mean that the hairball has reached the stomach or small intestine. The ball will have reached the large intestine if the cat is constipated and does not feel like eating. As malt for cats has a laxative effect , it can help, in addition to eliminating ingested hairs through the feces, in cases of mild constipation.
This product can be found in specialized stores. You will usually find it in a tube like toothpaste, but it can also be used as an ingredient in other products. If you opt for the “toothpaste” format, the way to apply the malt for cats is to put a small portion on one of its front paws so that, when licking it, it ingests it. You can also deposit a small amount in the corner of their mouth. Each dose will be the size of an almond, but if your furry likes it, you can give it a little more.
There are malts for cats that contain nutritional supplements . Some of them serve to strengthen and shine our cat’s fur, other products contain vitamins that will give vitality and energy to our kitten and you can also find those that are used as quite complex nutritional supplements.
It is recommended that short-haired cats drink malt twice a week and if your cat has long hair the dose will have to be higher, for example four times a week. In molting season, there is a greater risk that the cat will ingest more hair, so it is a good idea to provide it with cat malt on a daily basis. However, it is important not to abuse this product because an excess of malt could cause diarrhea . You can ask your vet how to administer it and how many times a day.
If you cannot get your cat to consume the malt paste, you can get snacks that contain it. Surely in this way you do not deny yourself consuming them and you will be able to eliminate the hateful hairballs that create serious intestinal problems.
And finally, cat malt will never replace the necessary brushing your cat should receive to remove weak hair or dirt that may have stuck to its coat.
