Quote:
Originally Posted by Ritz  Ritz loves loves loves "fox tail", it's a type of grass, long stem, related to wheat. It looks like a cat or fox tail, similar in concept to feather at the end of a stick. Ritz thinks it's a mouse, she plays with it, chases it, pounces on it and best of all gets to EAT it. Unfortunately it's a seasonable plant, so her treat won't last much longer.
Sea Oat is similar, but much messier (that's what vacuum cleaners are for) and not as tasty.
|
We have some of those too, and when they blow off they are everywhere. Short of vacuuming Mother Nature into oblivion these and other such grasses can't be avoided and in most cases don't cause problems. SInce cats groom themselves they end up OK, but if you also bursh and inspect your pet after going out, which most everyone does, there's no reason to stop this fun game. The biggest issue is if the barbs get caught and work their way under the skin or if they eat it and it gets stuck. But your cat is not outside unsupervised, right, so this is like a million other things they can get inside or out.
My kitties are so very much healthier being in the outdoors and they eat bugs, cobwebs, spiders (ugh) and who knows. It's what they do and have been doing for millenia before we came along and forced them to eat biscuits out of bags.
