A Vet's Guide to Cat Poop

Your cat's litter box contains one of the most important assets in understanding your cat's health and wellness. In this video, Dr. Sarah Wooten, DVM, CVJ shares tips for understanding the color, shape, and consistency of your cat's poop.

[animalshealthcare]

Finally I found a VET Online who can help pet feeders answer all Ques! Thanks alot for being here and sharing!

[ts]

Great subject. I find it hard to exactly see the color of the poop due to it getting covered with litter. One of my new rescue boy cats kept drinking water, using the litter box (soft, not formed) lumps, and was loosing weight. After a vet visit he was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism (didn't even think that was a thing with cats) he is now on medication and will get tested in 2 weeks to see if adjustment is needed. Thank you for discussing this.

[kittykautz]

Thank you for this video, my cat is recovering from severe constipation and this helpful in making sure she stays regular and healthy

[markharrisllb]

Since putting my kittens on fresh food I’ve noticed their stools are darker, they're not as big, less frequent and best of all nowhere near as smelly. It’s made me realise how little of the cat foods like Gourmet is actually digested and used by a cat.

I’ve mentioned multiple times on this channel about how the fact we took Tigger to the vet as soon as we saw blood (red), it allowed us to have 14 months to keep him comfortable and say goodbye. You really can't take faeces lightly and a great advantage to house cats is that you can monitor it. My problem is both my cats used all three boxes, they are a litter of two so they’ll share the same scent and are not territorial with their litter. If we have a problem now and there’s no outward sign we'll have to take both to the vet.

[perpetual_bias]

the little clip of the cat sleeping at the end was a nice touch

[Dogsnark]

Thanks for this video. I have been keeping an eye on my cat’s poop for a long time because I knew that it was an important healthy indicator. My cat poops normally every second day so I track that, and if it goes longer, I adjust his laxative (dulcolax). He seems to be prone to constipation so this laxative has become a regular part of his feeding. This morning’s poop was perfect, per your video - long tube, dark brown, just the right firmness. Good poop shows up in his behavior, too - he’s more active, eats better, and is more affectionate.

[NM-hlcb]

The information is good, adding photos of real cat poop examples would help a lot!

[upseydaisy]

Thank you for doing this video! Because my daughter is the one who cleans our cats' three litter boxes, I texted your video to her. She was very happy to have your understandable and concise information. I'm very happy she has your information too. I think now, when I'll need detailed information, I won't have to quiz her so much about the condition of what our cats give back when we feed them.

[ednadonaldson]

I learned a lot from this video. Although extremely stinky my cats poops are normal. thank you for the reassurance.

[floydargentiere]

Would have liked to see some actual pictures of these conditions. Otherwise, very informative.

[DeehH]

Your videos are so helpful & thorough. I really appreciated this one and the one about ckd. We have 2 cats who will be 19 soon. Ohe has mild pancreatitis. The other was cured of hyperthyroidism (radioactive iodine) but now has ckd, IBS, & HOCM. I’m not sure if you have already covered this topic but it would be great to see a video about IBS in cats. Thanks again!

[elizabethh]

Would love for you to explain the best way to collect a fecal sample for our vet, how to store it, and how long after collection it needs to make it to the vet before the sample goes ‘bad’. Thank you for your content, though. Love your work! 💗

[brendatrimble]

Thank you for making these videos. It is greatly appreciated.

[TheyJustCallMeEm]

Thank you for stopping my anxiety attack! I think my baby is fine but im bringing a sample in just in case. But I can breathe now.

[cathybeebe]

I guess it's a good thing when my boy doesn't cover his poo? It does give you a good look at it 😊. I wanna know why sometimes my cat's urine has a stronger smell than other times?. TY Dr for all the information. I for one appreciate it. You do such a good job of explaining.

[thatssogus]

Hey Doctor, love your videos! Could you make one talking about FIP in cats? It’s a subject that doesn’t get much attention and would love to spread awareness since I’m currently treating one of my cats.

[wakingohiomama]

Hi Dr! Thanks so much for putting up a poo vid! My cats poop changes by the day but lately there has been small amounts of bright red blood in her poo. I just started my job so she will be going to the vet in a week.

[marymccloskey]

Thank you so much. I found a yellow stool and will keep watching for it. I really appreciate you sharing all this information. 💕

[lorididier]

Thank you for this great information. 🐈‍⬛

[tonymartin]

What a glamorous topic is Poo Poo😂😂😂. No, but seriously, you're very generous, clever and useful info which is useful and sometimes vital to know, Thank you Sarah.🙂🙂🙂