What should I do if cats love to eat stones, and are cats easy to eat stones by mistake?

Cats may eat stones for the following reasons:

1.Play: Some cats like to throw small things on the ground and then jump up and grab them. If the pebble is placed in such a position, the cat may see it as a toy.

2.Clean up the hair: Cats use their tongues to clean their hair, and if there is a slight smell of hair on the stone, the cat may swallow it to remove the hair.

3.Nutritional supplementation: Cats may eat stones because of a lack of trace elements, which may be found in stones.

If your cat likes to nibble on stones, you should take action as soon as possible. First, remove the stones from the cat's sight, especially those that are easily accessible. Second, you can provide your cat with enough water and food to prevent them from nibbling on stones due to thirst or hunger.

If your cat has already eaten a pebble, take it to the veterinarian for an examination immediately. Some stones may cause damage to the cat's digestive system and may even need to be surgically removed. On the way, you can gently pat the cat's back to help them spit out the stones.

In conclusion, if you notice a cat gnawing on stones, take action as soon as possible to ensure their health and safety.

Don't worry too much about the cat's self-adjustment function and nature, cats should eat stones, the stomach needs stones to help digest, cats will excrete and vomit, get the contents of the stomach out, so don't worry about the cat's health.

Eating pebbles is related to the digestion of food. Since cats don't have teeth like us to bite food, they store gravel in a gizzard (commonly known as chicken gizzards) beforehand. When the food enters the gizzard, it is mixed with the sand and gravel, and through the wriggling of the girdle, the food is ground into a paste by the sand and gravel.

Therefore, cats don't like to eat pebbles! It just uses sand and gravel to help digest food.

Normally, the birds also eat stones to help digestion There is no problem.

Cats are prone to eating stones by mistake. When cats have pica, cats will eat abnormally, some cats will appear to eat stones, some cats will lick walls, lick table legs, bite tissues, eat hair or eat their own poop. Cats eating these foreign bodies will bring a certain amount of pressure to the stomach and intestines, and the harm to the cat's body is great.

Causes of pica in catsIt may be that some pet owners don't know why their cats are in this way. Cats need a lot of nutrients in the process of growth, which requires pet owners to properly supplement the cat's nutrition.

In the process of raising cats, some pet owners only give cats snacks and cat food, but there are very few nutrients in these foods, and the cat's body lacks trace elements, so the cat's sense of taste will have problems, and the cat will suffer from pica.