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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / May 2006Feces sticking to cat's behind
Hello all. I have seen a couple messages on the subject but no one seems to have given an answer. I have a black cat, rather chubby, not a long hair. Now ... the fact that he is quite roly-poley might have something to do with his problem, but I am not sure. He always has at least one piece of feces dangling off of his behind, usually a little ways down from his anus. We took him to the vets, they said he shouldn't have a problem, that his behind isn't hairy or anything. And yet he always has a dirty behind. Honestly, looking at his behind (it's not a pretty picture, by the way) he doesn't seem to have much hair. And if the vet said that isn't a problem, what could it be? Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. Any help on this matter is MUCH appreciated. Giving him a new name (Major Dangles) has at least allowed us to chuckle at the problem, but the fact is it's rather disgusting, both for him and us. Many thanks, Robert > I mean ... >why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. Have you watched him when he visits the box? Could it be he doesn't raise his butt high enough off the litter? -mhd >Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... >why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. It's possible that due to his weight problem, he can't position himself well enough in the litter box to avoid what my husband calls "klingons." I'm sure it's unpleasant for him. If you can, get him to lose weight and in the mean time you'll have to help him remove the "dangles" when they occur. Maybe a different kind of litterbox--more spacious, or perhaps less or more depth of litter--will help too. > He always has at least one piece of feces dangling off of his behind, > usually a little ways down from his anus. We took him to the vets, > they said he shouldn't have a problem, that his behind isn't hairy or > anything. He may sit back down into it when he goes to turn around in the box to cover it up. Perhaps you should try to see how he actiualy goes about it. > Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... > why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. If he's overweight, this is probably likely. I have an overweight cat and he also has the added problem of chronic diarrhea so I know what you're talking about. In my cats case, I have his butt shaved by the vet every six months or so. Looks funny, but he's more comfortable, and it's easier to help him clean up without all that fur in the way. > Any help on this matter is MUCH appreciated. Giving him a new name > (Major Dangles) has at least allowed us to chuckle at the problem, but > the fact is it's rather disgusting, both for him and us. Major Dangles. <giggle> Pretty cute. Beats Poopy Butt, or or Mr Stinky Butt. ;)  SignatureCheryl <snip> > Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... > why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Many thanks, > Robert As others have already said, the dingleberry is likely because he can't reach around to clean himself. If you ever watch him clean himself, you can see if his tummy is getting in the way of cleaning in his bum area. The best thing to do would be to put him on a diet so he'll slim down and be able to clean himself. Rather than feed him diet cat food, I would suggest giving him slightly less of the same food than you give him now. For example, if you normally feed him 1 cup of dry food, feed him about 3/4 or 7/8 cup. Weight loss will be slow, but I think safer this way. If the dingleberries are really bothering you, take him to the groomers and have part of his butt area shaved. My vet has done it for my cat for free (she's a bit pudgy, too!) and it really helped with poopy butt syndrome. rona Signature***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** <snip> > Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... > why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Many thanks, > Robert As others have already said, the dingleberry is likely because he can't reach around to clean himself. If you ever watch him clean himself, you can see if his tummy is getting in the way of cleaning in his bum area. The best thing to do would be to put him on a diet so he'll slim down and be able to clean himself. Rather than feed him diet cat food, I would suggest giving him slightly less of the same food than you give him now. For example, if you normally feed him 1 cup of dry food, feed him about 3/4 or 7/8 cup. Weight loss will be slow, but I think safer this way. If the dingleberries are really bothering you, take him to the groomers and have part of his butt area shaved. My vet has done it for my cat for free (she's a bit pudgy, too!) and it really helped with poopy butt syndrome. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** What she said about the diet food. I tried that with Tiggy and it didn't work. You just have to cut back on what your feeding him. Someone posted the number of Kcal./lb. as I recall it was about 18.9 kcal./lb. If you can find out the calorie content of the food you're feeding the cat, you can do the computations and see how much he's getting now and cut back from there. If I'm wrong on the numbers I hope someone can correct me. Here's a link that may help you determine the calories in the food your feeding. There is a link on this page for dry foods if your feeding him dry. http://www.sugarcats.net/sites/jmpeerson/canfood.html Hi. I just joined this great forum. I have been thinking for a long time that shaving Tasha would eliminate or cut down on her problem. Thanks. I finally got my husband to agree to shaving our girl. This is going to be a team effort. Tasha is more than pudgy and cannot clean herself. I'm trying a new way to get some weight off. I feed each cat separately so she only gets the amount of food I decide now. She is also old. We don't know how old since we took her in as a stray over ten years ago. We have three cats, and I agree with one of the posters. They don't clean each other's butts so getting another cat may only compound the problem. Initially, what I've been doing is bathing Tasha every two weeks or so, but the last time she became so upset she had breathing problems. I also have back and hip issues so it's not an option for either of us anymore. Shaving her behind is what will, I believe, work for us. One more thing, she stands when she goes so this is not the reason for her situation either as someone suggested. Something I've noticed about a change in her litter behaviour is, as soon as she is done, she shoots out of the box like a cannon. The other thing is she has also taken to going outside the box far away from where it sits. I think this is due to our male, Satin chasing her out and picking on her. I know. This is another whole issue. But, on top of the clingon problem, now, because of his behaviour, she is using our carpet instead. ><snip> > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > >http://www.sugarcats.net/sites/jmpeerson/canfood.html >Could it be he simply can't reach around to clean himself? I mean ... >why is it sticking to him in the first place, that's my question. Sounds like he may be too fat or old to reach around and clean himself. I had a cat who had surgery so he couldn't reach his butt for a few months. I took him to the vet who shaved his butt to make it easier. I also helped him clean it. I called my cat "El Stinko de Mayo" during his smelly months. You should probably put your cat on a diet and try to exercise him. You could also wipe his behind for him initially. >Hello all. I have seen a couple messages on the subject but no one >seems to have given an answer. I have a black cat, rather chubby, not [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Many thanks, >Robert I check this every night when I groom my cat. A fine comb or a wet wipe may be in required. If you check regularly, it will prevent a build-up and won't be hard to do. We ARE supposed to take care of babies, aren;t we? MLB > Hello all. I have seen a couple messages on the subject but no one > seems to have given an answer. I have a black cat, rather chubby, not [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Many thanks, > Robert LOL i had this happen twice in the last 6 months, so it's not a constant problem and i don't have any relevent advice, just sharing... The first time was when she was parading up and down on my bed in the morning doing her "wake up and feed me" thing. When she turned around i was horrified to see a little piece of doodie clinging to her butt! That woke me up alright. I thought it was going to drop off on my bed at any minute. Took her to the bathroom, used toilet paper to grab hold of the thing and pull it off. It was actually hard, and quite stuck to her butt, i ended up having to tug harder than we both thought to get it off, and a very small tuft of hair came off as well (she wasn't pleased about that). Second time was pretty much the same, happened three months later. Cat is small and not overweight (about 6 pounds, almost 1 yr old), and going at her butt at least once a day, so i don't think she has a problem reaching. I think the times its happened, the doodie literally got *stuck* to her butt and she may have had problem seperating it from her butt hairs. She always looked embarassed when i pulled it off and showed it to her. No other stains, butt bits, etc. It's been suggested to me to shave the area around her butt and I'll consider if it becomes a real problem. Many, many thanks for all the info a anecdotes. What I find most interesting about all of this is (according to my mom) this cat had the problem BEFORE he was overweight, so I don't think it's a weight issue. When we brought him to the vets they simply said "he shouldn't have any problem." I think they shaved his butt (I wasn't there, mum doesn't remember) and it didn't help. The poop seems always to be stuck not right on his butt but a bit further down, almost where his leg meets his body. He mostly goes to the bathroom outside, so I we can't really observe him. On top of that, he is an adopted cat and whoever had him before us must have done a number on him because he is scared of his own shadow. You can barely get near him let alone clean his butt for him. Anyway, I think another trip to the vets and a butt-shaving is a good first step, and we must put him on a diet as well. He, just like our other cat, is simply used to having a handful to food given to them every time thet appear at their dish, even if it's 30 minutes after their dinner! This is because of over-indulgent owners. The madness must stop! Thanks again for all posts! Bob >He mostly goes to the bathroom outside, so I we can't really observe >him. On top of that, he is an adopted cat and whoever had him before >us must have done a number on him because he is scared of his own >shadow. You can barely get near him let alone clean his butt for him. If he is going outside, that may contribute to the problem. He may be choosing a place for its seclusion rather than comfort. If a cat is in a hurry because he's fearful, he may do a sloppy job. >Hello all. I have seen a couple messages on the subject but no one >seems to have given an answer. I have a black cat, rather chubby, not [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Many thanks, >Robert Boy, everyone says a diet is in order. Probably not a bad idea. But, as an alternate, I suggest getting another cat. I always have two cats and that way they clean each other's butt. I just prefer that they don't come to kiss me soon afterwards. >Boy, everyone says a diet is in order. Probably not a bad idea. But, >as an alternate, I suggest getting another cat. I always have two cats >and that way they clean each other's butt. I just prefer that they >don't come to kiss me soon afterwards. That may help, but I wouldn't count on it. We have three cats and none of them like each other so well that they would clean each other's nether regions. Depends on the cat. |
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