All issues regarding droppings, pooping, excrements. Pet relieving themselves of fecal matter.
The feces pertains to any issues surrounding problems found with the feces, or to the pet having trouble relieving itself.
Questions tagged [feces]
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How do you clean poop out of a long hair cat's fur?
I have never had a long-hair cat before. We just picked up two that we rescued, and brought them home.
One of them pooped in the carrier during the drive home. There is now poop in her fur.
I tried to get as much of it out with toilet paper, then…
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Do bunnies eat their droppings?
I was watching a bunny, he was sitting up, and seemed to be grooming his private parts. When his head came up it looked like he was chewing on something. After a couple minutes he hopped away and I could see what looked like a soft squishy poop,…
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Why is my dog eating dirt?
I'm finding dirt in my dachshund's poop. He eats his regular kibble and sometimes doesn't finish it all, and he does get snacks and a vitamin pill. I'm finding areas in the yard that have been slightly pawed at and the black dirt (sand, tiny…
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Why does my dog wipe his paws on the grass after he poops?
After he does his business, my dog sometimes wipes his (usually rear) paws on the grass. I heard this was to spread his scent in the area, but I figured the result of doing his business did enough of the "scenting". He does this more often when…
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What's the most effective way to pick up after and dispose of dog waste?
I carry plastic grocery bags when I walk my dogs, and I pick up after their leavings. I use the bags like gloves, then turn them inside-out. Sometimes the bags have holes in the bottom from poor manufacturing and I have to be tactical about how I…
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Is there a way to prevent another dog from pooping on our grass?
Our regularly-trimmed grass outside our gate has been pooped on by another dog. I don't know the dog and I've been trying to determine which dog it was.
I know about dogs being territorial, and that another dog might not poop on our grass once he…
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Keeping pigeons and their droppings away from other pets
We have a large number of pigeons in our backyward and doing some research I have found that the histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis diseases carried in their feces can be harmful to cats and dogs. Searching around I've seen some suggested solutions…
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How do I manage a cat litter box to maximize hygiene?
I have a genetic, incurable autoimmune disease. This causes me to be chronically immunocompromised. Keeping a pet is a decision of weighing the benefits vs. possible health risks. I've decided the benefits far outweigh possible health risks; this…
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My leopard gecko is excreting a white sludge. What is this and is it normal?
There's a white paste coming out of my gecko's vent. Is this calcium or something else? Should I be worried about it if the gecko isn't metabolising the calcium properly?
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Should I worry that my rabbit is leaving connected poops?
My bunny has been pooping connected poops (see picture). I sometimes see a couple of these when cleaning the litter box. Is something wrong? What causes this?
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How do I teach my kitten to clean feces from itself?
I adopted a kitten, when he was only 1.5 months old (he is now almost 4 months), from his breeder so he didn't know a lot things. So I've had to teach him how to use the litter box and even how to eat from a bowl. However the one thing I haven't…
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What might be the cause of my cat's feces smelling like mothballs?
Two days ago, when I walked into the room where my 1 year old cat's litter box is kept, I noticed an odd, unpleasant odor (not ammonia). I thought it might be coming from the sewer pipes (ugh), so I ran the water at each faucet. A short while later…
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How to save a kitten that has its stomach getting bigger and bigger due to feces?
We took the kitten to the vet, the vet said it had lots of feces in the stomach and unable to excrete properly due to the curvature of the spine.
It was given laxatives and pain killers, but after a day and discharged from the vet, the stomach is…
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Solution To Stop Cat Excreting In My Front Yard
I have been suffering a problem since last few weeks. I took my cat out for some playtime and he led me to another stray cat's feces in my yard's grass & now this has been very frequent. I've tried to cover the feces with sand to deter the cat but…
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What does it mean when a rabbit has clear mucus like poop?
On occasion we have had a rabbit with clear mucus like poop, some times it is rather well formed other times not so much. In my experience it has mostly been with a rabbit who has a new or preexisting digestive issues. I was looking around online…
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