What causes cats to "lick their fur frequently"? How to solve cat "hairy ball disease"?

What causes cats to "lick their fur frequently"?  How to solve cat "hairy ball disease"?  

Usually, I think cats are very clean. When a cat licks its own body, it will think that it has dirty things on its body. However, on the contrary, cats lick their body hair, which will cause great damage, and over a long period of time, it will cause hairball disease.  In the early stage, there will be dry hair, poor appetite, dry stool and other symptoms, the owner should pay attention to observe, timely treatment for the cat, so as not to slowly enter the terminal hairy ball disease.  So what can you do about it if your cat is already experiencing hairy ball clogging?  

Why cats lick their fur so often:  

1. Great pressure:  Cats are sensitive creatures, and when a loud noise or a change of environment makes them nervous, they will also start licking their fur to relieve stress.  

2. There are parasites:  Cats lick their fur for cleaning, but when they have parasites, they will want to lick their fur to relieve the discomfort.  

3. Compulsive disorder: Some cats may lick their fur repeatedly to keep themselves calm due to previous experiences, but if cats lick their fur frequently, it may be due to their own obsessive-compulsive disorder.  

Symptoms of hairball disease:  

1. Fecal hair  

If the cat's excrement is hairy, it is also a manifestation of trichoderma. At this time, it is necessary to find a way to remove the hair, not to let the hair ball accumulate more and more in the body.  

2. Loss of appetite  

Because the hair ball in the body is difficult to discharge, gastrointestinal function is affected, some cats will become poor appetite, listless.  

3. Hair without luster  

Dry hair, no luster, is also a symptom of hairy ball disease.  

Solutions:  

Feeding the cat grass  

If the cat has symptoms of hair ball blockage, pet owners can feed the cat some catgrass, catgrass is emetic, can help the cat out of the hair ball.  Common catgrass: setaria, wheat seedlings, barley seedlings and so on.  Cat families, usually plant some cat grass, can relieve the cat's mood.  

Edible hair cream  

As the name suggests, a fur cream is a product that helps cats remove accumulated fur from their bodies.  As long as the cat has the behavior of licking hair at ordinary times, you can start to eat the hair cream, the amount and number of times in accordance with the instructions.  There are many kinds of brand on the market of hair cream, all kinds of brand also have different taste, choice to buy as far as possible natural plant ingredients, hair cream, taste will be more in line with the cat, meow want to change hair cream, for example, can mix in food, feed or to change hair cream daub on the cat on the nose, the cat will eat the hair cream.  

Often combing  

As far as cats are concerned, grooming can be a source of great satisfaction, but cleaning cats after grooming can be a headache for many people.