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post #1 of 9
5/22/10 at 5:39am
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One of the little terrors pooped on the floor. I found it by stepping in it. It seemed to be all hair. I'm sure if I examined it I could have figured out whose hair it was but I wasn't interesting in examining it that closely. I'm not sure if it was old or new since the footrest on the couch where they had pooped is always up.

I have no clue who it was and they aren't telling.

It looked like normal small poops 2 tiny turds and it looked like each was one section long.

Should I consider this a one time opps or do I need to worry that this is going to become an issue?

They both use the litter box I've watched them both, not to mention I clean the boxes and haven't noticed any decrease of 'stuff' in the boxes.

Do I need to try and figure out who it is or not worry unless I find more poop.

I am annoyed and yes I got it with an enzyme cleaner.

Taryn
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post #2 of 9
5/22/10 at 5:46am
Try not to be annoyed, cats don't do things like this to be annoying.

In my opinion what probably happened was, one of the cats had so much fur in her poop some of it got stuck. So she left the litter box and scooted across the floor until she got the poop off.

This is not an uncommon happening with cats.

I recommend you dose everyone with hair ball remedy daily for three days, then cut it back to twice a week for the duration of the shedding season.

PS I have found myself examining poop closely quite a few times over the years. I usually put on a couple of plastic gloves and just pull it apart.
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post #3 of 9
5/22/10 at 6:00am
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No it wasn't scooted off, it was just there, looked like someone had just let it go there. These were perfectly formed poops and they were never connected, they wouldn't have fit together.

They also weren't dry or hard. So I doubt they got stuck. They have never had issues with hairballs as far as I know, they have never hacked any up or thrown up in months.

Should I wait on this to see if there is a repeat performance before giving it to them. I hate spending money on something I'm not even sure if I can get them to consume unless you think I should try it now.

They also shed year round but yes they are shedding more now due to summer.

Taryn
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post #4 of 9
5/22/10 at 6:29am
Cats who don't vomit up hairballs pass them through the other way.

Whether the stools were scooted off or dropped off, regardless of their consistency, the most likely scenario is that because of the fur, the poop got stuck.

Just because a cat has never had trouble passing fur, does not mean s/he never will. Hairball remedy is not very expensive, two or three bucks, five at the most, depending on what you buy and where.

I brush my cats daily (except for Mazy who won't allow it) but still dose regularly with hairball remedy. Tolly, especially, has a terrible time, and has actually needed emergency medical attention twice over hair balls. Mazy has had one $400 hairball, but she gets dosed regularly now, too.

I dose every 2-3 days in shedding season (April-October) and every 4 days in winter.

Ootay (rb 5/09) was the one who's poop would get stuck when it was full of fur.
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post #5 of 9
5/22/10 at 6:32am
How I dose hairball remedy:

Tolly and Jennie I just open their mouths and swipe the blob of stuff in (to the side and as far back as possible) holding the mouth closed after for a moment until I'm sure it won't be spit out.

For Mazy I smear it flat along her foreleg/paw and she licks it off.

I use three kinds, Petromalt, Cat-Lax and Tomlyn brand Laxatone, rotating.
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post #6 of 9
5/22/10 at 8:52am
I just give mine a drop or two of sweet Almond Oil - food grade, here's a link:

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-Sweet...-ml/14394?at=0

... "This 100% pure oil is also food grade and can be used as a salad or culinary oil."

I don't know about over-the-counter hair ball remedies - prefer to go the "natural" route whenever I can.
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post #7 of 9
5/22/10 at 9:33am
Almonds are toxic to cats, and can cause cyanide poisoning. I would not recommend anyone feed their cats almond oil.

Quote:
Apricot, cherry, peach pits, almond nuts, apple seeds:

All of the above contain cyanogenic glycosides which will result in cyanide poisoning. This interferes with the ability of the blood to release oxygen into the tissues, so the cat effectively suffocates while it's blood is full of oxygen.
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http://www.cat-world.com.au/human-fo...sonous-to-cats

Almonds are also listed on this list:

http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html
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post #8 of 9
5/22/10 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by otto View Post
Almonds are toxic to cats, and can cause cyanide poisoning. I would not recommend anyone feed their cats almond oil.

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http://www.cat-world.com.au/human-fo...sonous-to-cats

Almonds are also listed on this list:

http://www.cfa.org/articles/plants.html
Hmmm, I have had NO problems with sweet almond oil - I wonder -.... the links you posted identified the poison as the almond pit - maybe that's different ??

I know that some cat foods contain almond oil - here's one example: http://www.buy.com/prod/solid-gold-k...203467339.html
(scroll down to see ingredients)

Here's a link about a food question in this website where posts show foods that contain almond oil. http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ght=almond+oil

Here's another link in the website on the topic of the safety of almond oil:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ght=almond+oil

I appreciate your post - and until I find information that the sweet almond oil is completely safe - I'll resort to virgin olive oil
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post #9 of 9
5/22/10 at 10:55am
Thanks for all the links! I see this is a recurring topic! From what I can gather, the "pit" of the almond is actually the meat of the nut. There is a shell, then the hard brown outside of the almond, and then the softer lighter inside, and that is the pit.

I saw in one of the links you added to TCS threads that someone said that while many essential oils are toxic to cats (I already knew) almond oil is not one of them.

However I would not care to test it.

Just for genera information, whatever one uses for hairball relief it should be given on an empty stomach at least an our before a meal.

Mineral oil or petroleum (what most hairball remedies are made from) can interfere with the absorption of nutrients.

They are meant to bind with whatever is in the stomach or digestive tract, and you want to target the fur in there, not food, so giving on an empty stomach is the most effective way.
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