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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2006Messy Butt
I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she has dry knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad. The problem is that she goes ballistic whenever I try to cut them off. She also doesn't let me cut her claws or comb her. Any suggestions? Joanne Take her to a vet or groomer for a "sanitary" cut. This removes the hair in the butt area to prevent "cling-ons". ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't have > diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she has dry [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joanne If her stools tend to peel paint off the walls you might want to consider switching to a food that she will find more digestible. If the rear end mess is severe, you might want to consider a trip to the vet for a rear shave and cleanup. If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with a soaking and very gentle scrub. She tolerates nothing!! But she does like lying on my lap while I'm at the computer. Any suggestions as to what kind of food to try? Joanne >> I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't >> have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with a > soaking and very gentle scrub. I would keep a couple wet paper towels handy while at the computer. Once she's comfortable take one and give her a few good swipes. She might be miffed at you to start with but I'm sure she'll come back to your lap and if you do it enough times she'll eventually "tolerate" you. I have one like this and I have to catch him off guard and give him a good cleaning. He's gets ticked at me for a day or so but gets over it then. Celeste > She tolerates nothing!! But she does like lying on my lap while I'm at > the computer. Any suggestions as to what kind of food to try? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with >> a soaking and very gentle scrub. > I would keep a couple wet paper towels handy while at the computer. Once > she's comfortable take one and give her a few good swipes. Hahaha! I have done this with one of my cats. The look on their face when you do a guerilla buttwipe is hilarious! Hmmmm...good idea! How about baby wipes? >I would keep a couple wet paper towels handy while at the computer. Once >she's comfortable take one and give her a few good swipes. She might be [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>> If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with >>> a soaking and very gentle scrub. >Hmmmm...good idea! How about baby wipes? Someone wrote on here that baby wipes have an ingredient in them that might be harmful. Propylene glycol? Maybe someone else here knows. Anna I would stay away from chemically treated wipes. Read the ingredients to be sure. I just donate a couple of washcloths to the cause (one in use, one being cleaned) and keep a damp one handy in a ziplock bag. It's a lot cheaper than papertowelling in the long run, but that works, too. Call the local groomers in your area. Some of them will do cats. Usually cheaper than the vet. Be sure they do other cats, though, since your cat is not pleased with grooming treatments and will need restraints. The vet will put your cat under to groom him. Easier on the vet, harder on the cat because anytime you anesthetize an animal, there could be complications. This is why it is more expensive. One thing you could do to help the groomer is add a calming homeopathic preparation to your cat's water for a couple of days before the grooming appointment. It may help. Anna via CatKB.com <u18214@uwe> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >>Hmmmm...good idea! How about baby wipes? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Anna Yes, some do. I keep the Huggies Natural on hand for oopsies on the fur.  SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt J King <jo.king@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She > doesn't have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joanne Poor kitty! I suggest a butt shave at the vet. They've done that to Kami a couple of times, but she doesn't often have the problem. SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order. Was just hoping that there was a way to avoid it. Let's just say that the only vet here is more interested in her own welfare than that of the animals:-( Read very expensive:-/ Joanne >J King <jo.king@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote in > rec.pets.cats.health+behav: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Poor kitty! I suggest a butt shave at the vet. They've done that to > Kami a couple of times, but she doesn't often have the problem. > Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order. Do you give your cat milk? No I don't. >> Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order. > > Do you give your cat milk?
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