What to do if your cat's stool is dry

Causes of dry cat stool

Dry and hard cat stool may be due to constipation. The causes of constipation in cats include:

1. Insufficient water intake: The food ingested by the cat stays in the intestine for a long time, causing the intestinal mucosa to become dehydrated and lead to constipation.
2. Living in a dry environment: Prolonged exposure to a dry environment can cause "heat accumulation" in cats, which can lead to constipation.

To improve the symptoms of constipation, you can:

1. Increase your cat's water intake.
2. Switch from dry food to wet food.
3. Change your cat's living environment.

** Reasons for dry cat stool **

Dry cat stool is usually caused by insufficient water intake and a possible dislike for drinking water. If your cat's stool is found to be dry, you can:

1. Give your cat some honey water to drink. Honey water can lubricate the intestines.
2. Increase the proportion of wet food and administer cat-specific probiotics to improve the condition.

** Symptoms of constipation in cats **

Symptoms of constipation in cats include:

1. Frequent visits to the toilet.
2. Spending a long time in the litter box.
3. Sometimes passing one to two dry, ball-shaped stools.
4. Inability to pass stool in some cases.
5. Anxiety, lethargy, and decreased appetite.

Constipation refers to stools with very low moisture content getting blocked in the intestine. When touching the intestine, you can feel ball-shaped objects in the colon or rectum.

** What to do if your cat's stool is dry **

To treat dry cat stool, you can:

1. Hydrate your cat and increase intestinal lubrication. This requires increasing your cat's water intake.
   • Feed your cat cat food mixed with water or wet food directly.
   • Use an automatic water dispenser to increase your cat's water intake.
2. Consider using enemas if the dry stool has led to inability to defecate. However, enemas are not normally recommended.