Sick or poo? (Picture included) Sorry TMI

[Toddlerteaplease]

Asking for a first time cat parent. He keeps finding this around his house. He isn't sure if it's sick or diarrhoea. There is no smell. And there doesn't seem to be diarrhoea in the litter tray. I think it's sick but not actually seen it in real life. Any ideas.

If there is no smell then that's sick (and I'm certainly not using that in the new sense of the expression). It looks a bit like a hairball

Possibly a hairball? I'm no expert on them as mine luckily tend not to have them, but I know my DSiS ex-cat used to throw a few up. You can try anti-hairball dry food - expensive, but I give mine indoors (which has some anti hairball in it) and anti hairball. You can also get anti hairball Dreamies, though not sure how effective they are!

Hairball

Looks like a hairball. This will be worse starting from now until May as they shed extra fur for the summer.

Yes. That's what I've thought all along. It would be very out of character for his cats to poo outside the litter tray. And they are shedding their winter coats. Picture of the felines in question!

Hairball - my in laws weee convinced a hairball was poo ..... I couldn't convince them e me though I've told them I've seen my cats past and present vomit them up ....

I just use this hairball paste. Cover her paws so she has to choice to lick it off. Then they just come out the other end.

That and a good brushing regularly.

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I e suggested the hairball paste. My colleague swears by it for her cat. The toddler girls don't get hairballs as they don't shed. But The Archepiscopusses groom each other as well as themselves and they have very thick coats.