Pooping hairball

[Draco]

It's common for hair to appear in cat's poop. But my girl (9 years) literally had a wad of dry-ish fur stuck in her rectum. She pooped, the poop gets stuck thanks to the fur inside her, so I helped remove the poop (solid and firm, btw), only to find a wad of hair at the end which caused her poop to get stuck. I managed to pull some out but she was fighting me and I think it hurt her, so I left her alone. It was stuck in tight too, not an easy pull.

Any suggestions what I can give her to help prevent these hairballs from being pooped out like this?

I should add, she won't eat just any treats, I don't want to waste money on digestive treats.

She's on Wellness grain free wet food and once a week I give her this nutrivet gel in her food for digestive tract.

 

[JamesCalifornia]

~ I give 1/2 eyedropper of olive oil. Hairball remedy cat food has more fiber.

 

[klunick]

It may not be a hairball per se. Our male used to eat my hair that he found on the floor. We would find poop in the litter box were that poop was wrapped around the hair almost like a pearl necklace.

 

[Draco]

It was white and short, her fur. Can’t think of what else it could be!

i will try olive oil, thank you