Wordless Wednesday: Enjoying Kitty Grass

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

I love cat grass and here I am enjoying this one from VitaKraft. It's the one Mum always buys for me and she buys it from Amazon (£14.94 for pack of 6). It's a grow your own grass kit and it contains selected highly germinable special seeds that are good for your cat's health, especially for indoor cats like me. Mum grows it indoors and it only takes a few days to grow. I really love it!

Why is grass good for cats?

Cat grass contains high levels of vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll and also helps with digestion. It contains folic acid, which is an essential vitamin for cats (and humans!), assisting in the production of hemoglobin, which is the protein that moves oxygen around in the blood. Mum buys her own version for humans - Naturya Organic Wheatgrass Powder 200 g Nutritional Power Food Pouch - because she does tend to be anaemic sometimes.

Why do cats sometimes thow up after ingesting cat grass?

Sometimes cats do regurgitate when they eat grass because they lack the necessary enzymes to break down vegetable matter. This actually helps eliminate all the indigestibles like hairballs from the cat's digestive tract. Also, being a natural laxative, grass helps cats get rid of those troublesome hairballs from the other end too! And we cats know how much better we feel after ridding ourselves of those!

So, dear furry kitty friends, do you love cat grass too?

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A video posted by Athena (@athenawisekitty) on Jul 27, 2014 at 3:25am PDT

5 of Our Favourite Cat Products

Athena here. You'll have to excuse me for this post though, as I have some very important bug watching to do today. I mustn't let that ladybird (ladybug) get away, so I'll leave you in the capable hands of my mum. She is about to tell you about some of my favourite cat products.

Marie here: OK, Athena, you keep your eyes on that bug and don't let it fly anywhere near me.

First of all, this is what Athena likes to eat. It's  Vet's Kitchen Chicken & Brown Rice Complete Adult Cat Food 800g (Pack of 3) Athena won't eat anything else. Designed by vets and made in Britain, Vet's Kitchen is good quality pet food and I would rather give this to my fur baby than the usual brands you find in supermarkets (although some stores do stock it). I get mine from Amazon (see above).

Athena may not look too excited in the following, photo but she does absolutely love this new toy I just bought her. It's Rosewood Laser Cat Toy As she needs to exercise more, I thought this would be excellent for her. And so far it seems to be working as she just loves chasing after the red dot! I feel a bit guilty though, like I'm cheating her because she isn't actually catching anything. She's not stupid. She can tell it's just a game! Problem is, I bet she'll soon grow bored of it.

In the next photo we see Athena and her little friend. She carries him or her around in her mouth and then starts meowing to get my attention when I'm not in the room. She sometimes brings this little friend to me as well and drops it in front of my feet. It was part of a fishing rod toy from a local shop and I'm afraid only the head is left now. I removed the eyes because I thought they might be a danger to her. You can never be too careful with pet toys so always check them for any bits that have the potential to fall off as they could cause choking. The reason only the head is remaining is because of wear and tear. The string just snapped and I'd had enough of tying it back only for it to snap off again.

Athena also loves these little treats from Vet's Kitchen. They are Vet's Kitchen Little Hearts Finest Salmon and Trout 60 g (Pack of 4) I make sure she doesn't have them every day though because she needs to watch her weight (like her mum).

This is one of Athena's addictions. Vitakraft Cat Grass 120 g (Pack of 6) Cat grass is really good for kitties! However, I always supervise her when she's nibbling and move it to another room after she's had what I consider enough.

So there you have it. Some of Athena's favourite cat products. What products do your pets really love?

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