National Hairball Awareness Day

When I think of a hairball I think of cats. They seem to be the most common animal to get hairballs because of their ability to lick themselves to stay clean. Although not having to bathe a cat as often as dogs is great, it also means that you will have to pick up hairballs more often than not. Essentially a hairball is a mass of hair that gets thrown up because it is hard to digest. So lets learn more about these nasty hairballs:

- Longer haired cats tend to get more hairballs because they have more hair that they can ingest.

- Hairballs are seasonal. They tend to get worse in the spring because they are losing their winter coat.

- Hairballs are not as common as we think. Most cats only get 1 to 2 hairballs a year. If they are getting more than that it is recommended to check with a vet and make sure it is not something worse.

- Hairballs are not just something that cats get. There have been cows, rabbits, dogs, and even humans that have gotten hairballs. Some of them though, (Like rabbits) can prove to be deadly because their stomachs were not made to throw up the hair. Thus killing the rabbit from hair.

- If a hairball gets too big it might have to be surgically removed. . . ouch!

So there is your facts about hairballs. Now you are aware!

Erin
   Reeses & Blossom