Hairballs in a cat are naturally annoying for your cat, but fortunately, they are usually not dangerous. In some cases
they can cause blockages. First of all, it is important to know:

What are hairballs and how do they form?

Hairballs are accumulations of hair that can form in a cat's stomach when they groom themselves by licking their fur. Cats swallow loose hairs during licking, which can then accumulate in the stomach and eventually be vomited up or passed as hairballs.
Fortunately, there are several measures you can take to prevent hairballs in your cat.

As a caregiver and friend of Simba, I have taken this opportunity to address this problem with Simba.

Emma

Recently, Simba experienced a common problem in cats: hairballs. As Simba's caretaker and friend, I took this opportunity to address this issue with Simba. Below, I share some frequently asked questions and answers about hairballs in cats.

How to prevent hairballs?

There are several ways to help prevent hairballs in cats:

Regular brushing: By regularly brushing your cat, you remove loose
hair and reduce the amount of hair your cat swallows during
care.

(Tip from emma): Does your cat find it scary? Try gently brushing his head with a clean toothbrush
to brush, once he is used to this you can move on to the back, build
take it easy and let your cat get used to it calmly.

Nutrition: Special cat food and hairball control products can
help reduce the formation of hairballs. If your cat has a severely reduced appetite or continues to
vomiting without results, then take your cat to the veterinarian to prevent complications.

Hydration: Make sure your cat always has access to fresh
water, because good hydration can help with the removal of ingested
hair through the digestive tract. Hairball paste also ensures that it
makes it easier for the cat to relieve the hairball.

Enough ways to support your cat, but good brushing and enough hydration
is really the foundation. It is very important to regularly check your cat's health
to check and when in doubt always go to the veterinarian.

Simba is doing much better now, only very occasionally a little trouble but that is almost resolved now.
We have purchased the Villa de Luxe white ourselves, easy to clean, deliberately chosen white to make droppings/hairballs stand out.
In addition, it is really an eye-catcher, everyone who visits us asks where we got this incredibly nice little house today. We are very satisfied with it and now want to buy one in gray for outside as well. That way Simba is always dry.

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