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

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Q: How do cats get 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.


Can you give cats hairballs medicine to dogs?

No.


Is a cats hairball bad?

No. Hairballs are usual.


What are the symptoms of cats having hairballs?

Coughing?


Why do cats eat each others hairballs?

they are cats&they are weird. bahahaha :]


What animals cough up hairballs?

cats lions


Do cats bleed from hairballs?

No but maybe they ate something wrong


Do cheetahs and other big cats get hairballs?

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


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


How do you remove hairballs from hard drives?

Keep the cats out of your hard drives. Just for fun, why not Google.


Why do cats get the flu?

dont worrie! your cat didnt catch your cold,and you cant catch its! and they probobly have hairballs


Is hair edible?

No, it provides no nutritional value (and can even lead to bezoars, which for humans are akin to hairballs in cats).