Why don't dogs get hairballs when cats do?

Published: July 19, 2021, 3:13 a.m.

b'Beth wrote in to ask "My dog is always licking her fur but never gets a hairball. Why don\'t dogs get hairballs?" Sally Le Page spoke to three animal aficionados: Nick Sutton, Science Communications Advisor at The Kennel Club; Justine Shotton, Junior Vice President at the British Veterinary Association; and Ann Hohenhaus, Staff Doctor at NYC\'s Animal Medical Center for the answer... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists'