2006-12-25 04:35:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
When a cat grooms itself, the tongue grabs the loose fur and it is swallowed. The fur balls up in the stomach, and when it get too large, the cat vomits it out.
2006-12-25 04:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by Dawn C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A fur ball is also known as a hair ball.
A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals that is occasionally vomited up when it becomes too big. Cats are especially prone to hairball formation since they groom themselves by licking their fur leading to hair going into the stomach.
Hairballs can be quite hazardous in humans, since hair cannot be digested or passed by the human gastrointestinal system, and (assuming it is identified) even vomiting may be ineffective at removing the hair mass. This can result in the general impairment of the digestive system.
2006-12-25 04:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by witchywoman143 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a fur ball is cat hair that the cat spits out from all the fur he's licked on his body
2006-12-29 02:46:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a fur ball is a bunch of hair and stuff cats cough up oh wait thats a hairball my cat is a furball
2006-12-25 04:39:27 · answer #4 · answered by mrsjohnsonforlife 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my Hamster is a fur ball.
2006-12-25 04:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by UTGirl34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a result of the cat cleaning himself and throwing up some of it.
2006-12-25 07:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by Isabella789 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a tribble (star trek), a small critter that is all fur, kittens are furballs, so is any little cute fuzzy mammal.
2006-12-25 09:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by moterkat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its cat vomit with lots of hair the cat coughed up.
2006-12-25 04:41:00 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a fer ball is when a cat trows up.
2006-12-25 06:19:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a Guinea pig
2006-12-25 08:40:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋