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Cat getting poop stuck in long fur around back end

Long fur around a cat's rear collects waste and loose clumps, causing pieces of litter or feces to cling to the coat and drop around the house. This prevents owners from keeping their living space clean and forces them to constantly monitor and manually clean their cat's hindquarters.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    manually picking off the loose chunks of fur
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    giving the cat a hygiene trim with human hair trimmers
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    asking the vet's office to perform or demonstrate a hygiene trim
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    using a bigger litter box
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    using an enclosed box with the opening facing the wall
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    placing a large mat outside the litter box
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    adding a vanity curtain with a cut-out hole around the box area
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    Using cat dry shampoos
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    Adding a humidifier
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    Putting out more water bowls
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    Adding fish oil to dry food
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    Soaking and softening dry kibble with warm water
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    Brushing the cat's fur about twice a week to de-shed
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    Switching to a food formulated for hairball control
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    Brushing the cat more frequently
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    Feeding a malt-flavored hairball paste or supplement
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    Increasing brushing frequency to multiple times a week
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    Using pet wipes
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    Giving the cat a bath
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    Using waterless or dry shampoo
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    Brushing the cat once a week
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    Asking a vet about dander and diet

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

Grace here grooms herself constantly. But her fur is “spiked” and stuck together like this throughout her whole body. Is that normal?source ↗

BllushingHorizon · r/cats · 15 upvotes

My Maine Coon will drop poop nuggets when his fur gets too long. It kind of gets stuck and will fall off when he moves away from the tray.source ↗

Holiday_Estimate_352 · r/cats · 10 upvotes

She often goes whenever she is the most hyper. She’ll be almost done and then zoom out of the litter box, leaving some on the floor. She had some of it stuck to her butt one evening.source ↗

West_Confidence_9632 · r/cats · 9 upvotes

She always throws up her hairballs right as I'm starting to fall asleep and NOTHING wakes you up faster than hearing a cat retching.source ↗

big-meh-energy · r/cats · 8 upvotes

this has been happening for a few months now where i’ll notice small, loose chunks of fur around my cats butt when her tail is up.source ↗

Own-Librarian8120 · r/cats · 5 upvotes

daisy has gained weight since she’s been moved away from some mean cats😆 she’s super happy and healthy but she has soooo much dandruff and i didnt know the best way to go about it?source ↗

isahb3llaa · r/cats · 3 upvotes

I have a long haired tortie, and she will occasionally get some poo stuck in her butt fur. I’ll then find a turd somewhere in the house.source ↗

LooseLetterhead2578 · r/cats · 2 upvotes

I try to brush her once a month, but I guess I’ll be upping that to once a week.source ↗

BllushingHorizon · r/cats

I’m a first time cat owner and need all the help I can get. He hasn’t had a bath in a couple of months and I’m hoping to get him acclimated to water.source ↗

However there’s so much dander and he’s starting to shed little by little. I was hoping I can give him a bath and see how he adapts to water.source ↗

What’s the best shampoo to use for him?source ↗

umanywaypluh · r/cats

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