Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter answers your pet-related questions. Hairballs a gross, but a fact of life when you have cats. A reader wonders why her cat literally walks all over her when they go to ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more It's important to treat and prevent hairballs so they don't cause a dangerous intestinal obstruction.

Q. I love my cat but it seems whenever she throws up a hairball, she picks my expensive carpet to do it on. Is she trying to send me a message? Is there anything I can do to keep her from getting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Q: My cat makes an odd crying sound right before he's about to throw up. This can't be something that they do in nature. Why does ...