Furry cat poop?

So the back story is that the cat belongs to my roommate, but she never takes care of it or cleans the litter box, so I had to set up a second (clean) litterbox in my closet for her to use. I'm not sure what her poop looked like before, because I didn't have access to her old litter box, but I'm noticing that some days there is alot of fur in her poops. She is a super long haired cat (that I try to keep medium length by trimming/grooming daily) but she never ever throws up fur balls and I'm starting to worry that all that hair shouldn't be going through her system. Is this normal? or something I should be concerned about? It's not every day, and some days her poo looks healthy and normal (compared to cats I've had growing up). Other days though it is either furry (literally) or this weird hollow shape with fur running through the middle of it. It's hard to describe but it's weird. What can I do to remedy this?

That's actually good if the hair is being processed through her system and is being pooped out rather than coughed up. It is shedding season right now, so regular grooming is definitely helpful. As long as she is not straining in the litter box or seems constipated, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

She is ingesting it while she is grooming herself. It is normal to pass through the system but somewhat worrisome if it is in large amounts. Just try to brush her a lot to remove all her loose fur. You are lucky she can pass it and it's not coming up out of the other end as a hairball. There are hairball products at the stores that might make it easier on her, I give mine 'treats' that they love.God bless you for taking care of her, it sounds like your roommate doesn't much care, and that is too bad, she's missing out on a lot of love. Maybe you can convince her to let you have the cat, are you able to?

Why don't you get a Furminator? It removes some of the undercoat of their fur and really let's their fur breathe. It's a wonderful tool and will help rid some of that excess. But I agree, as long as she's not throwing it up, it's better to poop it out. It would be worse if it got caught up in her intestinal tract. 

Di and Bob said:

She is ingesting it while she is grooming herself. It is normal to pass through the system but somewhat worrisome if it is in large amounts. Just try to brush her a lot to remove all her loose fur. You are lucky she can pass it and it's not coming up out of the other end as a hairball. There are hairball products at the stores that might make it easier on her, I give mine 'treats' that they love.God bless you for taking care of her, it sounds like your roommate doesn't much care, and that is too bad, she's missing out on a lot of love. Maybe you can convince her to let you have the cat, are you able to?

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Thank you! She won't let me have her, but there's been other neglectful/abusive/concerning behaviors on her part so I'm just taking her with me when I move out of state (which is soon). The fur isn't in crazy large quantities, but it freaked me out when I was scooping and it looked like little furry rodents or something haha. And it's only sometimes, other days there's no fur in it at all. I will look into the hairball treats, that's a great idea!

vball91 said:

That's actually good if the hair is being processed through her system and is being pooped out rather than coughed up. It is shedding season right now, so regular grooming is definitely helpful. As long as she is not straining in the litter box or seems constipated, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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Thank god! My cats when I was a kid were outdoor kitties, so they just threw up hairballs and such outside. I wasn't sure if they were supposed to go through her system or not since my other cats never had this, I've been worrying for days about nothing

finnlacey said:

Why don't you get a Furminator? It removes some of the undercoat of their fur and really let's their fur breathe. It's a wonderful tool and will help rid some of that excess. But I agree, as long as she's not throwing it up, it's better to poop it out. It would be worse if it got caught up in her intestinal tract. 

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I literally just drove to Petsmart and bought this right now haha thanks for your recommendation! I'm about to try it out.

sparklexo said:

Thank god! My cats when I was a kid were outdoor kitties, so they just threw up hairballs and such outside. I wasn't sure if they were supposed to go through her system or not since my other cats never had this, I've been worrying for days about nothing

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Yep! Throwing up hairballs actually isn't the way hair is supposed to come out of a kitty. I mean - feral cats eat small mammals, fur and all (and unlike owls, they don't throw up little balls of fur and bone. Their systems are designed to move it all through and out the other end!).

sparklexo said:

I literally just drove to Petsmart and bought this right now haha thanks for your recommendation! I'm about to try it out.

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You'll be AMAZED at how much fur it removes! When you get the hang of it, it REALLY removes the undercoat, which is what sheds.

Thank you for caring for this kitty! I'm so glad you'll be taking her with you.