INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

A hair ball is an accumulation of hair in a cat's stomach as a result
of his or her own grooming. This can occur even if you brush your pet
regularly. Symptoms are a dry cough, vomiting after meals, and/or
constipation. You can help your cat eliminate hair balls by applying  a
bit of petroleum jelly to the end of his or her nose to lick off.
Combing is the best way to prevent hair balls. Long-haired cats need a
combing two or three times a week, but for short-haired cats once a
week is fine.  The natural shedding season for cats is during the
spring, and to a  lesser degree, the fall. Cats may also shed because
of stress  (illness, moving, owners away on vacation) or because of dry
indoor  heat used during the winter months. During the shedding season,
try  to schedule a few extra grooming sessions.  If yours is an indoor
cat, it may help to prevent hair balls to keep a  little pot of grass
available. Keep the grass pot in a place that  your cat frequents: by a
sliding glass door or on a favorite window  sill. Just make it
accessible to your cat for occasional nibbling.  Grass and other
vegetable matter is fibrous and is not easily  digested by cats. These
fibrous materials tend to absorb water,  expand, and soften, which
provides bulk in the digestive tract. This  helps to carry hair and
other nonorganic residues out in the feces.  Mixing one teaspoon of
mineral oil with your cat's food once or twice  a week will help
prevent hair balls and constipation.  Source: The Cat Lovers Cookbook
by Tony Lawson 1994 ISBN:  0-517-10110-6 ; typos by Dorothy Flatman
1996  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #2 by "Rfm" <Robert-Miles@usa.net>
on  Dec 24, 98

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