{"id":1325,"date":"2015-04-23T09:09:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T09:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/?page_id=1325"},"modified":"2024-01-05T10:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T10:04:54","slug":"hairy-scary-hairballs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/pawesome\/news\/hairy-scary-hairballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hairy scary hairballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"category\">\n<p class=\"txt\">Listed as one of the Pet Health Awareness Events of the American Veterinary Medical Association, <strong>National Hairball Awareness Day aims to highlight the dangers of hairballs to the health of our feline friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/001-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/001-4.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/001-4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">One of the reasons we love cats is thanks to their ability to keep themselves clean but <strong>when cats use their tongue to groom themselves they ingest some of the hair, which can cause health problems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/005-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/005-4.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/005-4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">While most of the ingested hair will pass through the intestinal tract, some can get stuck in the stomach and over time\u2014<strong>as more and more hair builds up\u2014it can result in the need for a visit to the vet (yep, that means it\u2019s time to open up your wallet!).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/004-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/004-5.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/004-5-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">Some of the signs that might indicate your cat has hairballs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vomiting, gagging or retching\u2014with or without coughing up a hairball<\/li>\n<li>Loss of appetite<\/li>\n<li>Lethargy<\/li>\n<li>Constipation<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhoea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"txt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-770 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/006-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/006-3.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.zookie.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/006-3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\"><strong>Putting a holt to hairballs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\">Of course, <strong>with regular grooming you can help stop your meowing mate from swallowing too much hair<\/strong>, helping to prevent hairballs from forming in Ginger\u2019s gut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listed as one of the Pet Health Awareness Events of the American Veterinary Medical Association, National Hairball Awareness Day aims to highlight the dangers of hairballs to the health of our feline friends. 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