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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
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What animals cough up hairballs?
cats lions
Do lions get hairballs?
I think lions cough up fur balls because cats cough up fur balls.
When do cats star coughing up fur balls?
well the reason cats cough up hairballs is becase of all the hair they get in their toung after cleaning themselves so it would be probobly some period around after they groomed themselves for a long time
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.
What are hairballs?
About HairballsHairballs, as the name suggests, are balls of hair that cats sometimes cough up. The hair is actually fur that they accidently swallowed while they were licking themselves clean. If your cat seems to be coughing up hairballs a lot, an easy solution is to brush and groom it more often so it won't need to clean its fur itself.
Can you dress a guinea pig up in build a bear clothes?
You could but dont! Guinea Pigs and ferrets can't cough things up or make hairballs like cats, so if they chew on it or get any fluff in their throat, there is almost no way of getting it out. Kenzie ;}
Do tigers cough up hairballs?
If a tiger or lion licks up to much fur, then yes, it can have a hairball.
Why do cats eat their throwup?
Cats don't eat hairballs, they cough them up. This is due to the fact that when they wash themselves they lick their fur, and since it's not spat out, the fur accumulates and they cough up the hairs. My cat gets a bath so she doesn't cough up hairballs.
Do cats always get hairballs?
No. In fact, I have had cats all my life -- for 26 years -- yet I've never actually seen a cat cough up a hairball. I don't even know what a hairball is supposed to look like (besides the obvious). High-quality cat foods (especially the kind that are labeled "for hairball management" and such) are supposed to help prevent hairballs. Some high-quality cat food brands include: Innova/Evo, Weruva, Max Cat, PetGuard, California Natural, Instinct, Prairie, Natural Balance, Solid Gold, Merrick, Wellness, Eagle Pack, Newman's Own, WYSONG, Precise. I know that Max Cat makes an anti-hairball food, and some of these other brands probably do too. Regularly brushing the cat's coat also helps. As far as I know, none of the cats my family and I have ever had got hairballs. But we have had cats with coughing problems. Our cat Ginger (deceased) and one of the cats I have now both had this problem. A couple times a week or so, they'd get this hacking cough, which would last about 5 to 10 minutes. But they never coughed up a hairball. Whenever the cough got really bad, the vet would put them on steroid medication, but that stuff can cause other medical problems, so we try not to use it too much. So, if your cat constantly has this hacking cough, but no hairballs are ever produced, it would be a good idea to take the cat into the vet.
Why does cats heck up hairballs?
because when they lick themselves they swallow their hair sometimes! go back to school!
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
Is mondo grass you purchase at a nursery ok for cats to eat?
Actually, since cats are carnivores, eating any vegetation isn't good for cats. But cats tend to eat grass and other vegetation to purposely irritate their stomachs so they can throw up hair they've ingested while grooming themselves. This is why hairballs that have been coughed up by cats normally have little bits of plants in them.
