22 Tabitha’s Terrible Tummyache
Learning Objectives
- Be able to describe the upper GI tract and common causes of nausea and vomiting. (Such as ingestion of non-digestible items.)
- Be be able to describe why cats vomit hairballs
- Be be able to sort objects into edible and inedible categories
Work through this story to learn about Tabitha’s Terrible Tummyache!Â
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Now that you have learned about hairballs in cats, try these extra activities!
Match the animals to the type of food they eat
Terms you learned:
| Term (word) | What they eat |
| Carnivore | Meat |
| Herbivore | Grass |
| Omnivore | Meat, fruits, vegetables |
| Piscivore | Fish |
| Insectivore | Insects |
| Frugivore | Fruit |
| Granivore | Seeds |
| Carrion eater | Dead animals and birds |
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