What Happens When You Swallow Hair?

In this episode, Michael Aranda will help you empathize with your cat as we explore what happens when you swallow hair.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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Sources:
http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=exhibits.virtual.hairball.index
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757434/
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-09/hair-food-health-risk
http://mentalfloss.com/article/50303/7-facts-about-hairballs
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-06/959811400.Bc.r.html

Images:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratin#/media/File:KeratinF9.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairball#/media/File:Long-haired-cat-hairball.jpg