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Cat and her litter box?

I have a cat, three now, who has recently started to launch herself out of her litter box after only mostly pooping. She then runs around the house or room she's in, frantically until the rest either comes out or falls off. It isn't often enough that I thought it was a health concern, but she didn't do it before. She's done it about three times in the last two months. Her stool looks 'normal,' and she doesn't seem to strain or be in pain when using the litter box.
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my kitty also has carries a few nuggets with her when she leaves the litter box.  It doesn't happen often, but she too runs around almost half crazy till the nugget falls off.  I did happen to notice when I am gone and she only gets dry food all day and no canned food in her diet.  When I am home she gets 2 cans of wet food plus an open bowl of dry and then seems to be nugget free.  I am not a vet or expert, but I have put down the nuggets to probably a mild form of constipation.  If someone else can clear this up for us, that would be great....

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It never occurred to me that constipation from dry food could be an issue. I've had cats for years and nothing like this has happened. I'll switch her diet around to wet food and see what happens. Hopefully it'll help.
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dry food is notorious for constipation...b/c of its lack of moisture content...only 12% moisture vs. 78% in canned food.....don't know if this is whats causing the 'nuggets' but good observation Mheart...
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