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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2006Grim realisation
Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for worms, and having found none, assume he just needed to scratch (well who doesn't from time to time). The only thing that worried me is that my floorboards aren't that great and if he wasn't careful he could get a splinter in his nether regions. The thought of attempting to take a splinter out of Otis's bum with tweezers is not that amusing, I quickly stopped giggling! Marcia lol  SignatureBLESSED ARE THOSE WHO LOVE CATS,FOR THEY SHALL NEVER BE LONELY > Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the > floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Marcia Hi Marcia, If he's scooting and nothing was stuck there -- he might need his scent glands emptied. We had a cat whose anal scent glands often became impacted, and the vet had to express them. For some reason his "stuff" was too thick and then caused him to be uncomfortable back there. Rhonda > Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the > floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Marcia > Hi Marcia, > > If he's scooting and nothing was stuck there -- he might need his scent > glands emptied. We had a cat whose anal scent glands often became > impacted, and the vet had to express them. For some reason his "stuff" > was too thick and then caused him to be uncomfortable back there. This is interesting to know. I see Smokey doing the butt-scoot quite often. (once every few days) Are there other symptoms of impacted scent glands? He seems pretty normal otherwise. --Fil >>Hi Marcia, >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > --Fil I didn't notice any other symptoms on our cat. He seems pretty normal otherwise. Rhonda >> Hi Marcia, >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > This is interesting to know. I see Smokey doing the butt-scoot quite > often. (once every few days) LOL <ear worm alert> Butt-scootin' Boogie.... > > Hi Marcia, > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > --Fil Constant licking in the anal region. Painful defecation. -L. > > Are there other symptoms of impacted scent glands? He seems pretty > > normal otherwise. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > -L. Pokey doesn't do either of these. So, he has a vet visit in March, unless I see any signs of these between now and then, I'll ask the vet in March. --Fil Thanks for that, I shall definitely keep an eye on him, he's only done it once so far that I've seen (in 16 years) so hopefully it isn't anything to worry about but it's good to know. Marcia > Hi Marcia, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Marcia >Hi Marcia, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Rhonda Didn't even know about anal glands. Still wondering whether Bert just loves me or all that facial nuzzling on me...and the door or any stray corner/edge...is just glands:-Brad >> Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the >> floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Marcia Avalanche wrote: >>If he's scooting and nothing was stuck there -- he might need his scent >>glands emptied. We had a cat whose anal scent glands often became [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > loves me or all that facial nuzzling on me...and the door or any stray > corner/edge...is just glands:-Brad He loves you! He's marking you with his scent glands -- you are his forever. Rhonda > Hi Marcia, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Rhonda Boots started scooting and we thought she was wormy, it turned out to be her anal glands also. It really was funny; and I know cats hate it when you laugh at them. But she looks *exactly* like the energizer bunny when she does that. Sherry >> Hi Marcia, >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Sherry There is some sort of myth that if a dog or cat scoots it's backside along the floor, that it has worms. It's far more likely that the anal glands are impacted, which is *very* uncomfortable for them. A vet will relieve this discomfort in a few minutes. You can be taught how to do it yourself, but it's a very smelly unpleasant task. It's worth the money to let the vet do it, honestly! If you leave it it can become an anal abscess. (sp?) abcess? How do you spell that word!!? anyway one of my dogs only scooted once. The following morning it all burst under her tail and took ages to clear up with lots of vet treatment, poor girl. Tweed > There is some sort of myth that if a dog or cat scoots it's backside > along the floor, that it has worms. It's far more likely that the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If you leave it it can become an anal abscess. (sp?) abcess? How do > you spell that word!!? The first spelling was the correct one, very unpleasent for any animal. :-( > anyway one of my dogs only scooted once. The following morning it > all burst under her tail and took ages to clear up with lots of vet > treatment, poor girl. > > Tweed >Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the >floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >The thought of attempting to take a splinter out of Otis's bum with >tweezers is not that amusing, I quickly stopped giggling! LOL! When Silly does the butt-scooting dance it's because she's been eating things that shouldn't be eaten (bits of broomstraw, hair etc) and she's got a bad case of poopybutt... eventually the offending item breaks off and she runs away happy, leaving meowmie to clean up the mess! Signature~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit >and she's got a bad case of poopybutt... eventually the offending item >breaks off and she runs away happy, leaving meowmie to clean up the >mess! Fun isn't it! One of mine has scooted her bum along the carpet her whole life - it wasn't too bad at our old place with the dark rug but we now have a light beige rug and there is almost always a brown streak on it that I have to clean up. She doesn't have impacted anal glands - she just likes a clean bum after her poop! Anna > Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the > floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Marcia Isn't that a sign that his glands need expressing - phooey -- zaax Spicey does thia all the time (carpeted floor) no signs of worms so far. Suz&Spicey > Yesterday Otis had me in stitches, he was dragging his bum along the > floorboards, presumably scratching it. I immediately checked for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Marcia That can also be a sign of impacted anal glands. I suggest you have a vet take a look. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e Recent pics: http://tinyurl.com/clal7 Do I need to take him to the vet even though he's only done it once, or should I wait and see if he does it again first? Thanks Marcia > Do I need to take him to the vet even though he's only done it once, or > should I wait and see if he does it again first? > > Thanks > > Marcia I would take mine immediately (look at the message from Christina Websell for an illustration of why to act fast rather than later). On the other hand, I admit that I am rather obsessive about my furbabies. "Better safe than sorry," as we used to say. Please keep us updated. MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e Recent pics: http://tinyurl.com/clal7
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