Please help - is my cat's poop normal it looks very dark and I'm concerned.

[Serenityinaz12]

My cat has been acting completely normal but I noticed his butt looked just a little weird like I thought it looked slightly reddish with the poop matter that would sometimes stick to his butt but then I would look with a light and it just looked brown. Well, I just checked his poop and it looks like this. Is it normal or this is "black" like bloody? It's dry at this point it may be a day or two old.

 

[maggie101]

Do you feed him dry? Just a wild guess but he is close to being constipated so he is a little sore.

 

[Serenityinaz12]

Do you feed him dry? Just a wild guess but he is close to being constipated so he is a little sore.

No all wet food and the food is usually kind of dark brown

 

[maggie101]

Ok, misjudged. Probably is the food color. Other people will answer

 

[Cat McCannon]

Our cat's droppings are black and look very similar. When I broke a few open, I found a lot of cat hair inside. We feed her wet & raw. During the last visit to the vet, I took some samples with us. Vet said they're normal and we want the hair passed with her stools rather than have her coughing up hairballs.

 

[Serenityinaz12]

Our cat's droppings are black and look very similar. When I broke a few open, I found a lot of cat hair inside. We feed her wet & raw. During the last visit to the vet, I took some samples with us. Vet said they're normal and we want the hair passed with her stools rather than have her coughing up hairballs.

I see. I broke his open and they don't have hair in them but it's more brown in the middle. I just called a vet and they said the outside gets darker if the poop has been sitting for a while and I think it's been 3 days since I cleaned his box unfortunately so maybe that is it. I'm still going to watch for some fresh poop. He is acting fine.

 

[Heart For Cats]

If that poop has been in the litterbox more than 12 hours, you are not cleaning it often enough.

 

[Cat McCannon]

If that poop has been in the litterbox more than 12 hours, you are not cleaning it often enough.

Yeah, well....

 

[fionasmom]

You are doing the right thing to be observant about the color of the poop. Often red on the stool does have a less than serious cause but should still be reported to the vet if is continues. Black tarry stool is the kind that usually indicates the presence of blood from the intestinal tract. Picture tar.....the texture of the stool will have a slightly more gelatinous quality if it is mixed with blood.

Cat Poop Color Chart | Find Out What The Colors Mean

 

[Natalusky29]

My cat has been acting completely normal but I noticed his butt looked just a little weird like I thought it looked slightly reddish with the poop matter that would sometimes stick to his butt but then I would look with a light and it just looked brown. Well, I just checked his poop and it looks like this. Is it normal or this is "black" like bloody? It's dry at this point it may be a day or two old.

My cat’s poop gets darker if I let it stay and dry so I guess that is way it looks dark