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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2008Nipsy drags his butt across the floor
I noticed Nipsy (3 yo long hair) pulling himself across the wood floor with his front legs and I started to panic thinking that his rear legs were paralyzed. I was already mentally driving to the emergency vet. Then as I got up, so did he, and proceeded to walk across the floor normally. None of my cats have done this before but I've read about it and I suppose this means impacted anal glands? Or at least something around his butt itches. It looked normal and clean although a bit hard to find through all that hair. No matting or "residue". Could be worms I guess but that would be odd in the middle of the winter and I've noticed nothing in the litterbox. Oh well, I'll call the vet when they open. Inconvenient of course, but certainly better and cheaper than dealing with the emergency vet and a saddle clot. That scared the crap out of me until he started walking. > I noticed Nipsy (3 yo long hair) pulling himself across the wood floor > with his front legs and I started to panic thinking that his rear legs [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > certainly better and cheaper than dealing with the emergency vet and a > saddle clot. That scared the crap out of me until he started walking. Dogs are more apt to scoot than are cats, but cats will do it for several reasons. Sometimes it means there's something caught in the fur near the anus that your consciously clean cat can't remove any other way. (Their tongue isn't for large fecal matter. I've noticed that cats with diarrhea won't clean themselves especially well around that area. It can't be a particularly savory task for them under such conditions.) But since you made an inspection, that can probably be ruled out. Most often scooting means something wrong with the anal sacs, which secrete a musk oil that cats use for territorial marking. It could be any number of problems with the sacs--usually impaction, but also inflammation, infection, or even tumors. Check his stools in the litter box. If there are signs of diarrhea, chances are the sacs are impacted. Normal stools will allow the sacs to expel, but loose or runny stools can cause impaction, which the cat will treat by scooting and grooming that area. You're doing the smart thing by calling the vet. If there's an underlying cause for the impaction, the scooting could continue to the point of the sacs abscessing or rupturing. Hope you can get him in soon. >> I noticed Nipsy (3 yo long hair) pulling himself across the wood floor >> with his front legs and I started to panic thinking that his rear legs [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >underlying cause for the impaction, the scooting could continue to the >point of the sacs abscessing or rupturing. Hope you can get him in soon. Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at work and have to teach tonight. No chance of getting out of that one. And they're closed tomorrow, but vet says there is a chance of abcess so he should be seen. I'm to watch him tonight (like I wouldn't anyway) and if I see any odd behavior I take him to the emergency (that means more expensive) vet. Otherwise I take him in on Friday morning. > Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at > work and have to teach tonight. No chance of getting out of that one. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (that means more expensive) vet. Otherwise I take him in on Friday > morning. Well, just notice if he repeats the behavior. If he doesn't as far as you can tell, it might just've been a one-time thing; maybe he needed to scratch there, and scooting was the only way he could do that. But still keep your appt. with the vet. >> Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at >> work and have to teach tonight. No chance of getting out of that one. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >scratch there, and scooting was the only way he could do that. But still >keep your appt. with the vet. He was absolutely normal, or I suppose, as normal as he ever is. I'll have to bring him in soon though. >>> Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at >>> work and have to teach tonight. No chance of getting out of that one. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >He was absolutely normal, or I suppose, as normal as he ever is. I'll >have to bring him in soon though. While cats absolutely hate this you have tried bathing and giving "worming Paste/pill" Remember to rinse cat thoroughly after bath (telephone shower is best) Cats lick themselves and can be poisoned by residue chemicals Petzl  SignatureOnly the Irish Leprignomes have remained aloof and their family heritage remains pure and unconfused. Gnome watchers believe that the reason for this stems from the unfortunate events that led to their expulsion from the peat bogs of Ireland in the late 1700s. It is thought that the ambitious Leprignomes encroached on the territorial boundaries of the intellectually superior Leprechauns. The Grand Legislature of Leprechauns banished the ringleaders of this audacious uprising to Australia. As a parting gesture they cast such a powerful spell on the Leprignomes that, even today, they remain too shy to associate with other gnome species. > On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:43:34 GMT, Noon Cat Nick > Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at > work and have to teach tonight. No chance of getting out of that one. > And they're closed tomorrow, but vet says there is a chance of abcess > so he should be seen. Good possibility. One of my tom cats recently had an abcessed anal gland that drained to the exterior through the skin about 1/2 inch away from his anus. He never did any scooting or excess grooming. He just turned his backside towards me one day and there was a 1/2 inch diameter gaping abcess with all the fur chewed away from the area. It seems to have not bothered him until it was ready to drain, then he chewed the fur and bit it open. A one week course of antibiotics and he was good as new - except for the spot the vet shaved to treat the area. For some reason, poor old Nacho got very self concious when we would tease him over his bald spot. >> On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:43:34 GMT, Noon Cat Nick >> Yup, vet says bring him in for a check. Easy for him to say, I'm at [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > for the spot the vet shaved to treat the area. For some reason, poor old > Nacho got very self concious when we would tease him over his bald spot. Another charming post from cat killer Rob. Thanks so much for posting. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com >. >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Another charming post from cat killer Rob. Thanks so much for posting. You should try scooting your butt across the floor. Perhaps it may dislodge the bug that crawled up your a.s, > Most often scooting means something wrong with the anal sacs, which > secrete a musk oil that cats use for territorial marking. It could be [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > underlying cause for the impaction, the scooting could continue to the > point of the sacs abscessing or rupturing. Hope you can get him in soon. f.ck, exp;pding kat a.s, f.ck. this ins nt good at all. Signature____________________ Alric Knebel http://www.ironeyefortress.com/C-SPAN_loon.html http://www.ironeyefortress.com >> Most often scooting means something wrong with the anal sacs, which >> secrete a musk oil that cats use for territorial marking. It could be [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >f.ck, exp;pding kat a.s, f.ck. this ins nt good at all. The other cats will clean up after him. > I noticed Nipsy (3 yo long hair) pulling himself across the wood floor > with his front legs and I started to panic thinking that his rear legs > were paralyzed. I was already mentally driving to the emergency vet. > Then as I got up, so did he, and proceeded to walk across the floor > normally. I've very occasionally seen cats do this when they get a bit of poop stuck to their fur that they can't get off by any method other than dragging their butt along the ground. In our household this is a cue to grab some TP and remove the offending poop from their butt- the things we do for them! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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