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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2006A little poop...
So, our cat has never loved to be picked up. But we try to pick him up at least three times per week to try to get him used to it...and put him down as soon as he resists. For the second day in a row we picked him up and he left a poop residue on our clothes. I have checked his butt and it is clean and normally is...this means to me that he is pushing out some poop as a defense or do you think there is another problem. He is an indoor cat - approx 2 years old. Any suggestions? Thanks Danielle Was he checked for parasites? Does he have long hair? Some long haired cats get feces stuck to their fur in back. The fur can be trimmed to help this. Gail > So, our cat has never loved to be picked up. But we try to pick him up > at least three times per week to try to get him used to it...and put [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Danielle He is due for his next check in October. He is a shorthair and his butt is normally clean. > Was he checked for parasites? > Does he have long hair? Some long haired cats get feces stuck to their fur [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Danielle He may also need his anal glands cleaned. Gail > He is due for his next check in October. He is a shorthair and his > butt is normally clean. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > >> > Danielle > He may also need his anal glands cleaned. Which means... time for a second cat! > Gail > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>>> >>>>Danielle Why would it be time for a second cat? > > He may also need his anal glands cleaned. > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >>>> > >>>>Danielle > Why would it be time for a second cat? Because they will groom each other and keep those nether areas clean. >>>He may also need his anal glands cleaned. >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>>>>> >>>>>>Danielle I don't know about needing them cleaned but my Tigger used to 'squirt' some really noxious brownish liquid from her anal glands when she was REALLY displeased. If what the OP is talking about has a really horrendous smell then that could be what it is. I'd mention it to the vet when the cat is there for a check up and he can make sure they don't need to be drained. > He may also need his anal glands cleaned. > Gail [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> > >>> > Danielle My male cat does exactly that when someone scares him, or when he's held and is really upset. He's only done it a couple of times, but the stench is really unforgettable! Under these circumstances, does he still need to have his glands checked? >I don't know about needing them cleaned but my Tigger used to 'squirt' some >really noxious brownish liquid from her anal glands when she was REALLY >displeased. If what the OP is talking about has a really horrendous smell >then that could be what it is. I'd mention it to the vet when the cat is >there for a check up and he can make sure they don't need to be drained. I never had to have anything done with my Tigger. She only squirted when she was mega PO'd and the rest of the time showed no symptoms. If I was lucky I would only annoy her that much maybe once or twice a year. If I had encountered that stuff more often than that I would have asked the vet about it. > My male cat does exactly that when someone scares him, or when he's held > and is really upset. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >>cat is there for a check up and he can make sure they don't need to be >>drained. Interesting you should say that because it didn't smell like poop. I thought it was some kind of brown infected mucus from somehwere. But I checked him all over and there was nothing and he doesn't smell like that normally. Should I wait until his normal vet appointment in October or schedule him now? > I don't know about needing them cleaned but my Tigger used to 'squirt' some > really noxious brownish liquid from her anal glands when she was REALLY [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >>> > > >>> > Danielle If your seeing a lot of this stuff or are seeing it frequently you might want to schedule now. You could always call the vet and see what they recommend. With my cat I never took her to the vet for it because it was very infrequent, I knew what triggered it and the substance had a thin consistency and didn't look pussy. W > Interesting you should say that because it didn't smell like poop. I > thought it was some kind of brown infected mucus from somehwere. But I [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> >>> > >> >>> > Danielle |
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