2/3 of lost hairs are ingested while grooming.

A cat devotes around 30% of her time licking her coat.

Her rough tongue acts like a brush which grasps dead hairs

and particles that are mixed with her fur.

·The ingested hairs are then either regurgitated or

eliminated through the faeces.

·The natural elimination of hairs may be facilitated by

stimulating gastric emptying and intestinal transit.