If you’ve ever owned a cat, you are no stranger to cleaning up hairballs in creative places around your home. Hairballs may not be our favorite thing to experience, but your cat needs to do it ...

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 ...

So your cat has hairballs. No need to panic. It's actually very much a normal behavior for the pets. That doesn't mean it's not a drag from time to time. Some pet owners might not want to deal with it ...

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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 ...