Gag. We missed National Hairball Awareness Day
How did this happen? We somehow missed big news on Friday, which was, as it turned out, National Hairball Awareness Day.
Here's a brief rundown about hairballs found at Unleashed, the pet blog at the Baltimore Sun:
"Hairballs are actually called trichobezoars. These nondigested masses are found in animals other than cats, including horses, chickens and cows, as well as humans. They occr when something (food, medicine, hair) can't make it through the narrow opening between the stomach and large intestine."
I never knew that.
There was the opening of an exhibit and "hands-on activity" today at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. It runs through May 4.
We'll try to be more on top of this holiday when it rolls around next year.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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