Katie (and Zara the Husky) Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Does anyone else's husky chase and eat their hair when you brush them? Zara loves chasing her hair balls (which I can understand, they float and look pretty fun if you're a dog I guess lol!). But then she eats them! Great big wads of fur that she chews and swallows! Do you think this could be bad for her at all? We have a big property so I usually brush her in the driveway, thinking native birds will probably use the fur in their nests or something. I'm wondering if I need to start bagging it... Although that will just make a bigger and more attractive toy for her to seek and destroy haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*jax* Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I used to let Elka eat the fur from the brush. But she has had a problem with not being able to pass poo that's matted with the fur. From this i realised she is not digesting the fur so it is not nutritionally beneficial in any way. Not sure if there's any 'official' advise for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 oops personally I won't let her eat her own fur. Won't it block her intestines? I think there's a member here that actually spun their husky's hair and made it into a real thread kinda look like a wool IMO maybe you want to try that? or maybe use it as a pillow stuffing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendy Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Fur can acutally block intestines indeed.. Cats don't throw up the hair they licked up for nothing lol I've bagged all of Ela's hair and my dad is going to make a hat out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 NO not my Huskies but I'm forever grabbing handfulls and mouthfuls of fur from my 10 month old Granddaughter Eden-Willow. :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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