Do cats lick their hair just because they love to be clean?
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2024-08-27 14:20
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Friends who keep cats may see scenes of cats licking their hair at home at any time. Some naughty cats may be more gentle when sleeping and licking their hair, ha, ha, ha!! Does the cat lick its hair just because it loves to be clean? Of course not. There are many functions for the cat to lick its hair. Let's take a look.
Cat saliva is a "disinfectant", which contains a substance called "lysozyme", which has the effect of cleaning wounds, killing bacteria, preventing infection and festering and promoting healing. So, when the cat leg and other parts of the injury, the cat will use the tongue to lick the wound, for their own treatment. Little imagine, the original cat is also a small cleaner!
1, the cat is a very clean animal, often comb can keep the body clean.
2. Cats can't spit out their tongues like dogs to dissipate heat, so licking their hair in summer can help them dissipate heat. The hair licked by the tongue will be stained with saliva, and as the saliva is evaporated, the body heat will be taken away.
In the cold winter, cats can lick their hair to help them keep warm. Because, the tongue licking hair action can effectively maintain body temperature.
4. The least known reason: cats can eliminate stress by licking their hair. I don't know if you cat friends have noticed that when they are scolded for doing something wrong, they will lick their hair. In fact, this is a stable emotional transfer behavior.
There is something in the cat's fur that can be turned into nutritious vitamins when exposed to the sun. A cat licking its hair is taking vitamins, not taking a bath.
Because the cat licks the hair while swallowing it, it accumulates in the stomach, and sometimes the cat may spit out the hair ball. Especially during the period of hair loss, the owner should pay more attention to the view. Scientific advice is to regularly comb the cat's hair, which can reduce the cat lick into the belly hair, reduce the occurrence of hair bulb disease. You can also plant some cat grass to help cats spit out hairballs.
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