Grass

Have I written about cat grass before?  I am not going to research all of my cat posts, there are too many for me to go through tonight.

My cats like grass.  That is one of the primary reasons that Haiku and Sake like to go outside: So they can eat grass.  Lately, I have not put them outside.

I buy commercially prepared cat grass that I can grow in containers in the house. The favorite of my cats is Smart Kat Sweet Greens  http://www.walmart.com/msharbor/ip/SmartyKat-SweetGreens-Cat-Grass-Kit/32836871.  It takes two to five days to sprout, and depending on atmospheric conditions, may last 4 days to a week or so. 

Because this brand was not always available in the stores, I have tried other versions, but my cats like this best.

We are growing cat grass right now.

Sake is eating sparsely, but eating. Over the weekend, she was a little sketchy with her eating. Sunday, she was wanting something, but I could not figure it out, at first. Until she sat at the back door. She did not try to get out, but when I brought grass clippings in, she was immediately interested. As was Taki.  Sake has been interested every day since.

I cannot tell that Sake is eating well. I have seen her eating. But, she does not eating much food at a time. But her food preferences disappear.

It does not feel like she has lost weight.  Sunday, her tummy felt hard.  I do not know about cats, but when I did adoption work with infants, I learned that hard tummies meant gas or
constipation.  The cats seem to like grass to help with digestion.

There have been some hairballs and cat vomit in the house the last few days.  So, I think the cat grass is working.

Tonight, Sake gnawed on my knuckles. I am not sure what that means, except that maybe her teeth and gums were not too painful tonight? I hope.

And, she had had a chance and took the chance to eat some grass.