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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more While small amounts of ingested hair usually pass through a cat's digestive tract without issue, too much ...

Hairballs form when cats groom themselves. Hair gets stuck on your cat’s tongue, and small barbs on their tongue push it down the throat and into the stomach. Your cat can’t digest the hair, but ...

Hairballs are unfortunately a part of life when owning a cat. They aren't the prettiest to look at and are disgusting to clean up, but hairballs are actually a sign your cat is keeping up with their ...

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April 26 is National Hairball Awareness Day. To celebrate, we've hacked up a few facts about everyone's least favorite cat treat. 1. It's hairballs. Trichobezoars, if you're nasty. A hairball by any ...