Cat Stool

[sfell]

Since I have been on the site I have noticed people on the threads or posts that mention their cats feces. It seems that most people who talk about it on here have cats with soft/smelly poop

. I don't no what is normal for a cats poop but all of my cats

poop is very, very hard. It's not hard because it has been in the box a while and dried up either. I know because Buttons is very picky about her box and if it isn't just right she poops right outside of it and it is wet but hard as a marble. When I check after my others have gone in the box it's the same thing. I just think it is so strange that even before their poop dries it is so hard. I don't mean to be so gross (or descriptive) but I like to know what is going on with my cats. Is hard poop like this normal? There is a benefit to it-the boxes don't ever smell poopie

 

[lotsocats]

The hard dry stools could end up causing problems for your kitties, and it could become painful for them to poop. You might try giving them a dose of laxatone (or other hairball remedy) once a week or so, or squirt a little fish oil (from fish oil capsules) on their food each night. These will soften the stool but shouldn't make them more smelly.

 

[sfell]

Lotsocats,

Thanks. I can't get my cats to eat the hairball/laxative remedies unless I put some on the front paws/arms and them I really have to mash it in or they flick it off. So, I think I will try the fish oil.

 

[alexnell]

Alexander hates hairball remedy too. He's learned how to wipe it off his legs onto the carpet and the couch.

He's lucky he's cute.