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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007Help! Smudge has poopy pants
It seems that Smudge had a bit of trouble with getting some poop stuck on the fur around her butt. Last night when I came home, she came up to me and I picked her and... whoa! Put her right down again. Whew, what a terrible smell. I wouldn't let her come inside - I gave her some food right outside the front door. I was hoping that she'd clean herself up in the meantime and then I'd let her in later. But she didn't. I finally had to try to remove it myself, but when I pulled it off, there was still plenty left, embedded in her fur, and not particularly solid. I took a rag, wet it down, and tried washing it off, which as you can imagine, went over really well (not). Today, she still smells. I'm not sure what to do. I didn't even want her cuddling with me, but she looked so forlorn, and kept trying to curl up with me, that I finally gave in and let her. She's curled up in such a way that the poopy area is not touching me or any part of my desk, and I can't smell anything. She's has her front paws wrapped around my right wrist, and her head resting on my right forearm. She's happy and purring up a storm. How am I going to remove this?? Joyce  SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. You will probably have to cut it off with sissors. Or, if someone could help you hold her - put her butt under the faucet and really clean it up. She won't do it herself when it is this bad. On Dec 23, 5:08�am, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > It seems that Smudge had a bit of trouble with getting some poop > stuck on the fur around her butt. Last night when I came home, she [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > -- > To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. I too like the idea of cutting the affected fur out. If she experiences it again, you can simply keep the fur in that area shorter ..... <huggggggggs> It does smell. You'll both be fine <huggggggggggggggggggggggs>. > It seems that Smudge had a bit of trouble with getting some poop > stuck on the fur around her butt. Last night when I came home, she [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Joyce When I had that problem, I sat the cat in some warm water to soften things up a bit and wiped and combed the area. I had a steel (well, metal) cat comb that could be cleaned afterwards. I didn't like to cut the fur away because I was afraid I'd cut the cat by mistake. It worked well enough, and she seemed happy to be less smelly, but I know for some cats the whole 'sit the back end in a little warm water' bit is where the whole process comes to a screeching halt. Cheryl > When I had that problem, I sat the cat in some warm water to soften > things up a bit and wiped and combed the area. I had a steel (well, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > know for some cats the whole 'sit the back end in a little warm > water' bit is where the whole process comes to a screeching halt. If the water is close to room temp, it may not be so traumatic. I haven't had to bathe Oscar often, but my best luck has been with water that was not cold and not warm, either. Tepid. The process comes to a screeching halt when I try to wipe at her ... We keep Oscar's pant fur short to try to avoid this issue. Not super short, but shorter than the several inches she has naturally. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > We keep Oscar's pant fur short to try to avoid this issue. Not super > short, but shorter than the several inches she has naturally. I'm thinking I might have to start doing this, too. Do you do it yourselves (and if so, how?), or do you get a groomer to do it? How often does it need to be shaved? Thanks, Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > > We keep Oscar's pant fur short to try to avoid this issue. Not > > super short, but shorter than the several inches she has [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > yourselves (and if so, how?), or do you get a groomer to do it? How > often does it need to be shaved? Oscar freaks out when she hears clippers anywhere near her, so a couple of times a year when we're at the vet's anyway, we just have her trim the fur on the back of Oscar's legs with scissors. It grows out, but for us the problem was specifically the fur dragging in wet kitty litter, and as long as it's not super long that's not a problem. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >but I know for some cats the whole 'sit the back end in a little warm >water' bit is where the whole process comes to a screeching halt. What a wonderful phrase that is, Cheryl. Everything I try to do to/for KFC has that result! I feel for Joyce and I hope it can be resolved soon. Tweed > It seems that Smudge had a bit of trouble with getting some poop > stuck on the fur around her butt. Last night when I came home, she [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > How am I going to remove this?? This would be a nightmare scenario for me, with either of mine. No way would either of them let me do anything about it, yet something about it will have to be done ;-) You have 2 choices, IMO. You sit her in warm water and gradually comb out the poop as it dissolves. You cut out the affected fur. In the likely event that she won't allow either, she will have to be sedated at the vet's to have it done. While you are there you will find out why it happened maybe she has some sort of tummy bug. Sending purrs that her poopy pants will soon be gone. Tweed Hi Joyce, My Lyric, (Recently passed to the Bridge.) had extremely long silky fur, and frequently would get a bit of poopie stuck back there like a little pancake. It would upset her so badly to be unclean despite her best efforts, that she would hide herself until I had taken care of it. First, a good wipe with non allergenic baby wipes. Next, butt under the faucet for a soapy wash. And lastly, the dreaded scissors. For the last several years of her life, I just had to keep her backside trimmed up. Grace Thank you everyone, for your suggestions and experiences. It might be that something upset Smudge's stomach the other day, because last night, she seemed a bit listless. I had planned to take her to the vet today if she didn't look any better, but she seems perfectly normal today, she ate breakfast (and when she was finished, she shoved Roxy away from *her* dish and ate that), and then wanted to go out. So maybe she just ate something that didn't agree with her, which gave her a bit of diarrhea. Now, the idea of trying to wash her butt is very daunting. She doesn't even allow me to brush her on her flanks or tail. She does not like to be touched at the rear end. And she can get pretty violent about it. So, we'll see... Meanwhile, I really like the idea of keeping her fur on the butt end cut short. That was my thought on the day I adopted her: "When she gets older and not so great at self-grooming, I'll need to keep that area shaved." Smudge is my first long-hair cat ever, so this is a new problem for me to deal with. Again, thanks everyone. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. bastXXXette@sonic.net wrote in news:476ec1a3$0$36372 $742ec2ed@news.sonic.net: > Thank you everyone, for your suggestions and experiences. It might > be that something upset Smudge's stomach the other day, because last [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Again, thanks everyone. > Joyce I don't keep that area shaved on Sonny, but trimmed using scissors. And I always use warm water on that sensitive area when washing. Cold water can be quite a shock! A treat afterwards and sweet talking while washing works wonders. Bobble not sure but the non solid nature of it would concern me more, good luck, Lee > It seems that Smudge had a bit of trouble with getting some poop > stuck on the fur around her butt. Last night when I came home, she [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > -- > To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > not sure but the non solid nature of it would concern me more, good luck, She's fine now. Maybe she did eat something that didn't agree with her, but she got over it, and is all cleaned up. (And had a fur trim in the area, too.) Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. I read that later good for you, you can watch and trim as needed in advance now, Lee > > not sure but the non solid nature of it would concern me more, good luck, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name.
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