This is an ordinary day, and the editor is happily watching videos... and then he saw a very cute little cat eating cat litter! Think back, the editor’s cat seems to have never eaten cat litter! Could it be that eating cat litter is really inherited? So, the editor began to wonder why some kittens eat cat litter? Isn’t eating cat litter just eating dirt? Is it because cat food is not delicious or meaty, how can a kitten be keen on eating dirt?
Most cats eat cat litter when they are young, and cats will eat cat litter less when they become adults.
The cats in this period have the strongest curiosity and are in the stage of knowing the world. They want to touch and try everything. Many kittens will play inside when they see cat litter for the first time, accidentally eat a few bites, or even sleep inside.
Generally speaking, cats have eaten cat litter once or twice during childhood. After knowing that this thing is not delicious and cannot be eaten, they will not eat cat litter again.
The shoveler should also tell the kitten at this time: This is cat litter, not for eating, but for burying poop in the toilet!
May be one of the manifestations of picaIf a cat often eats cat litter, you need to consider whether the cat has pica .
Pipes are generally caused by lack of trace elements in the body, excessive mental stress in cats or physical diseases. Some cats and dogs will eat soil and eat grass. One of the reasons is that they feel that they lack trace elements in their bodies.
Some cat litter contains minerals, such as bentonite cat litter. Cats will take the initiative to eat cat litter to supplement this part of the trace elements. At this time, the cat shoveler should supplement the cat with nutrition in time.
Some cats may feel nervous because they have strange things, new pets at home, or are scolded by the shoveler. In the long-term tension, cats may also eat cat litter to relieve it.
When cats develop anemia or kidney disease, they will also show that they eat cat litter, mainly because of the lack of trace elements, such as iron deficiency. If the cat shoveler uses various methods to prevent the cat from eating cat litter, and the cat is becoming increasingly thin and weak, you need to consider whether there is a physical problem.
The taste of cat litter attracts catsThere are many kinds of cat litter nowadays, with different ingredients and different effects. For example, bentonite cat litter is more suitable for cats' feet, and the biggest advantage of tofu sand is that it is soluble in water and flushing the toilet, which is more convenient.
Another feature of tofu sand is that it is mainly made of plant raw materials such as tofu dregs, which smells like a milky smell. This smell can easily attract cats and arouse their appetite.
Now, many cat litters mainly based on plant raw materials are edible-grade cat litter, so if the cat eats it, don’t worry at all. The shoveler should also pay attention to whether the edible-grade ones they buy.
In addition, if a cat feels good after eating cat litter a few times, it may cause "habitually eating cat litter". Specifically, it is manifested as if you are idle and you go up and eat a few bites when you see it. Anyway, the taste is good and you don't eat it.
Because I was too bored to eat cat litter by mistakeThis is because the cat was too bored and had no toys to play with, so I had to look at the thing in my cat litter box that looked like a ball.
Cats are actually very entertaining animals. Even if they don’t have a shoveler to play with them, they can find things that can be used as toys at home to make themselves have fun.
However, if the cat is so bored that it starts playing with its own feces, the shovelers should buy more toys for their children and spend half an hour every day to play with the cat for a while.
What are the dangers of cats eating cat litter regularly?
It doesn’t matter if you eat a few cat litter occasionally. In fact, when a cat goes in and out of the litter box, it will occasionally bring out a few cat litter from the calf, and then eat it into the stomach when the cat licks its fur and claws.
These cat litters will be excreted through the cat's natural bowel movements.
But if a cat eats cat litter frequently, it is possible to get poisoned.
The ingredients of cat litter include many additives, such as guar gum, deodorant particles, pigments, flavors, etc. Some cat litters with very low prices may also be poisonous cat litter, and the bacteria content inside exceeds the standard.
So don't think that it doesn't matter if a cat eats cat litter once or twice. If you find that a cat eats cat litter, you must stop it in time.
After discovering that a cat eats cat litter, in addition to strictly stopping it, you can also change the cat litter, change it to what the cat doesn’t eat, or change it to an edible level, and then slowly teach the cat to get rid of the minor problem of eating cat litter.