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Why does your cat eat cat fur?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Cats don't eat fur, it licks its fur in order to clean itself. Loose fur and skin are caught by the bristles on the cat's tongue and are swallowed. Some of it is digested, some will be brought back up as a hairball.

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