ScienceSpiky grass may help cats dislodge hairballs
Science reports that the grass species cats eat tend to be jagged and covered in spikelike projections. Researchers propose that those features help grass latch onto intestinal hairballs.
TLDR
Science describes a study published in 2025 that offers a possible explanation for why cats eat grass. Researchers found that the grass species felines eat tend to be jagged and covered in spikelike projections. The team proposes that these features allow grass to latch onto intestinal hairballs, potentially helping cats dislodge them.
Spiky grass may help cats dislodge hairballs
Science reports that the grass species cats eat tend to be jagged and covered in spikelike projections. Researchers propose that those features help grass latch onto intestinal hairballs.
TLDR
Science describes a study published in 2025 that offers a possible explanation for why cats eat grass. Researchers found that the grass species felines eat tend to be jagged and covered in spikelike projections. The team proposes that these features allow grass to latch onto intestinal hairballs, potentially helping cats dislodge them.
