When we had Henry, he was famous for scooting after using the
litterbox. We brought him to the vet who trimmed his fur in the
nether-regions.
Tiger has been doing this now for a couple days. He's a long-hair,
Maine-Coonish moggie that has never had this problem before.
I'm suspecting it has something to do with the fact he got out of the
house the other night and gobbled some plants.
Are there any clippers available to consumers to trim him? One vet
told me that cat skin is extremely delicate, and that we should only
leave trimming to the vets. I know that beard trimmers don't work -
cat fur is much finer than human fur.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Gail - 31 Aug 2006 01:02 GMT
Could be impacted anal glands. Could be parasite, also (if he was outside).
Gail
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Matthew - 31 Aug 2006 01:05 GMT
There are also other reasons why a cat does the butt scooting it could be
his anal glands or worms
And there are groomers other than the vet to do this
Here is a link on the groomer equipment
http://www.petco.com/Shop/petco_SearchResults_Nav_1_Ntt_clipper_N_30+23.aspx
> When we had Henry, he was famous for scooting after using the
> litterbox. We brought him to the vet who trimmed his fur in the
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> told me that cat skin is extremely delicate, and that we should only
> leave trimming to the vets.
That vet is just trying to make a buck IMO be wary of them
I know that beard trimmers don't work -
> cat fur is much finer than human fur.
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Rhonda - 31 Aug 2006 01:43 GMT
> There are also other reasons why a cat does the butt scooting it could be
> his anal glands or worms
That's what I was thinking too -- one of those two things.
With our cat, it was impacted anal scent glands.
Rhonda
MaryL - 31 Aug 2006 04:14 GMT
> When we had Henry, he was famous for scooting after using the
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Tiger should first be evaluated by a veterinarian (as others have said,
possibly for impacted anal glands or parasites). Then, if he gets a clean
bill of health, *take the vet's advice* that you already received and *do
not try to do this type of trimming yourself.* Take Tiger to a professional
groomer.
MaryL