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Why does cats heck up hairballs?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

because when they lick themselves they swallow their hair sometimes! go back to school!

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What animals cough up hairballs?

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Do some cats not suffer from haiball?

The only cats that never get hairballs are Sphynx cats (which are hairless.) Some cats get hairballs more often than others, especially if they are long-haired cats. Hairballs are a way of getting rid of ingested hair, so you can prevent hairballs by feeding cats something like Petromalt, which allows them to pass the hair rather than throwing it up.


Is a cats hairball bad?

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Why do cats eat each others hairballs?

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How do cats get hairballs?

Cats lick themselves to keep clean, that's where they get the hair from.


Why so cats cough up hairballs?

cats cough up hairballs because when they lick their fur and they haven't been groomed the dead furs get in the cats mouth and he or she swallows it. The fur can build up and when the cat can't make it come out the back end the cat ends up puking it up. Its important to groom your pets so the fur doesn't build up in your pets body


Do cats bleed from hairballs?

No but maybe they ate something wrong


How often do cats spit out hairballs?

Cat hairballs are a modern day occurrence. They started when man started breeding longer hair longer hair cats. Now the frequency in which cats expel hairballs depends on the amount of hair the cat has, the more hair the more frequent the hairball. It also depends on how frequent the cat grooms itself. The more frequent the cat grooms, the more frequent the hairball. Also if you groom the cat frequently with a good comb you can greatly reduce the amount of hairballs. An article on hairballs can be found at the link


Do lions get hairballs?

Yes, lions can get hairballs just like domestic cats. They ingest hair when grooming themselves, and the hair can accumulate in their digestive system, forming a hairball. However, it is less common in wild lions compared to domestic cats due to their different grooming habits.


Do cheetahs and other big cats get hairballs?

Yes-by the way, cheetahs aren't big cats. They're in their own group, Acinonyx.