When cats groom themselves, tiny hook-like structures on their tongue catch loose and dead hair, which they eventually swallow. Fur that is stuck in the stomach is what forms a hairball. Cats vomit their hairball once it gets large to let go of it. Because hairballs pass through the narrow esophagus on the way out, they often appear thin and tube-like rather than round.
Hairballs are most likely can be seen or encountered on cats that shed way too much or breeds that have thick and long fur, because they tend to swallow lots of furs when grooming. It may also seem different when your cat was just a kitten and they do not have any hairballs and just developed them as their older.
It is quite normal as kittens don't have quite the fur and as they grow old their furs get longer and thicker, so they tend to shed and groom a lot.
Frequent hairball episodes should require a visit to your animal care Carmel Valley so your cat can be examined.
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