Why do cats get hairballs?
As cats groom themselves they get hair in their stomach. As the hair builds up in the stomach, it tends to twist and knot iteslf and reaches a point where it it too large to pass down the intestinal tract. This hair becomes an irritant to the cat’s stomach and the cat throws the hair up. How much time does an average cat spend grooming itself? Cats like to keep themselves clean and grooming and licking their hair coat is their way to do so. That said, then it should be no surprise to many cat owners that on average cats spend up to 30 percent of their awake hours grooming. Why do cats eat their own hair in the first place? Does it taste good? Cats eat their hair not due to choice or to taste, but rather because they have no other way of getting rid of it once it is in their mouth. You see cats have hundreds of little barbs on their tongue that point toward the back of the mouth. These barbs greatly aid in the grooming process by grasping hold of the hair like a comb. When they groom th
