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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2004kittens wiping "bottom" after using the box
Hello, New to your group. The kittens are about 8 weeks old (lots of fun). They were rescued from being destroyed. They lived under a mobil in a rural area. Both are boys and eat and play and sleep well. One has a habit of wiping his rear on the floor after doing his business. A friend said it might me worms, but I can't see any in the stool. Has anyone come across this before? Tony said: >A friend said it might me worms, but I can't see any in the stool. > >Has anyone come across this before? Yes, and it was worms. His bottom is itchy. It's probably time for his first visit to the vet. >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Has anyone come across this before? I'd also guess worms. Nearly all kittens have worms, and if they've had fleas, it's almost a given they're gonna have tapeworms. Butt scooting is a major give-away. Another reason would be an anal gland problem, but since they're kittens, I'm betting it's worms. Have a vet check them & give them a dewormer. Sherry > The kittens are about 8 weeks old (lots of fun). > They were rescued from being destroyed. They lived under a mobil in a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Has anyone come across this before? Another vote for worms. Most of the time, you won't see worms in the stool. Most varieties live in the intestinal tract and only eggs and dead pieces come out in the stool. The vet checks the stool for worm eggs and segments using a microscope. Bring kitties and stool samples to the vet. Make sure to label the stool samples at home so you remember whose was whose.  Signature-- ~kaeli~ I do whatever my Rice Krispies tell me to. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > > The kittens are about 8 weeks old (lots of fun). > > They were rescued from being destroyed. They lived under a mobil in a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > Has anyone come across this before? oh yeah. My boy has been a butt wiper all his life and I've had him tested for all kinds of things over the years....We removed the carpet and put in pergo (not because of the cats but for other reasons) and he is all at sixes and sevens. He has tried to wipe on the pergo but it just ain't the same. Hi, Tony. Grizzled old cat lady here. Kittens are pretty much guaranteed to have roundworm, which you wouldn't necessarily see in the stool (at least not at first). There are other parasites to worry about, however, esp when the kittens come from a poor environment. It's time for the kittens' first vaccine, if you haven't already. Take in some fresh poop for the vist and ask for a fecal. You may find more than meets the eye. Thanks for rescuing the little buggers. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats Seattle > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Has anyone come across this before? Brio's done this a couple of times but in her case it's cus of dingleberries. 8-) ... the plaque of cats with long hair around the butt and back legs. Woke up to skid marks all over my bedroom carpet the other morning and had to get the carpet cleaned. Yeah, get stool samples and have a vet check and identify the parasite so an appropriate remedy can be given. > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Has anyone come across this before? In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", "Kim" <kim@sickofspam.sick> artfully composed this message within <news:HE1Hc.7944$UJn1.8@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com> on 07 Jul 2004: > Brio's done this a couple of times but in her case it's cus of > dingleberries. 8-) ... the plaque of cats with long hair around > the butt and back legs. Woke up to skid marks all over my > bedroom carpet the other morning and had to get the carpet > cleaned. Kim, you should get a Dirt Devil spot cleaner. I have one, and it's a real money and time saver. Shadow is a butt dragger, too, with his diarrhea, and I just load up the spot cleaner with some oxy clean and hot water and it takes the skids right out. I think this combo would take Meow Mix puke out of the carpet. Sherry. lol SignatureCheryl I think this combo would >take Meow Mix puke out of the carpet. Sherry. lol No joke? What's the active ingredient? Plutonium? LOL. Incidentally, another great little machine for pet accidents is The Bissell Little Green Machine. I couldn't do without it. Sherry > I think this combo would > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Incidentally, another great little machine for pet accidents is The Bissell > Little Green Machine. I couldn't do without it. You guys are really depressing me. Does owning a cat mean we HAVE to have sh.t streaks all over our house? And puke? And remove all carpeting and fill every available piece of floor space with kitty litter boxes on the off chance they happen to go there as well as everywhere else? I used to think cats were relatively clean pets. Dally, extremely depressed about cat ownership at the moment > Dally, extremely depressed about cat ownership at the moment Maybe, but I am beginning to think you really want to keep this cat. >You guys are really depressing me. Does owning a cat mean we HAVE to >have sh.t streaks all over our house? And puke? And remove all >carpeting and fill every available piece of floor space with kitty >litter boxes on the off chance they happen to go there as well as >everywhere else? Oh, no. Not at all. Keep in mind that Cheryl fosters and has a chronically ill cat. I foster occasionally and usually end up with strays. Right now I have six cats in the house. My house is very clean and does *not* smell. But it's a lot of work to keep it that way. That's my choice. If you have one or two adult "normal" cats, really there should be no more work than changing a litterbox and keeping hair vaccuumed. Most of the scenarios discussed here are *not* the norm for the average cat owners. Sherry In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Jul 2004: >>You guys are really depressing me. Does owning a cat mean we >>HAVE to have sh.t streaks all over our house? And puke? And >>remove all carpeting and fill every available piece of floor >>space with kitty litter boxes on the off chance they happen to >>go there as well as everywhere else? Like Sherry said, since this group is for mainly health and health problems, most of us don't have "ordinary" problems. > Oh, no. Not at all. Keep in mind that Cheryl fosters and has a > chronically ill cat. Not fostering anymore. Not until Shadow dies, but I hope that is a loooong time from now. :) SignatureCheryl >> I think this combo would >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Dally, extremely depressed about cat ownership at the moment It is more work than not having one, but honestly, *I* drop more on the carpets than my cats do. Yes, there is the ocassional streakage. They don't have hands! Sometimes, there is a little problem and they have ONE choice. Scoot. It cannot possibly be as bad as kids with drinks and throwing up etc. I guess if the pleasure of their company does not outway any cons, pets of any kind are not for you. Except maybe a fish. But they do not purr and cuddle and play or be cute and have quirky ways that entertain. > It is more work than not having one It'a a lot more joy than not having one, too. Cheeks occasionally upchucks as does Buddha, but neither have bad toilet habits. Twice in the three years I have had her I noticed a little "hanger on" and wiped cheeky's butt, but that's it. She definitely did not appreciate it, though! I got the HUGE eyes and the "MEEE yuuuuu!!!!" Heh. >> I think this combo would >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Dally, extremely depressed about cat ownership at the moment P.S. I got a great deep carpet cleaning Bissell for under 100.00. I have very light carpets and my house is very clean. The Bissell makes it easy. > P.S. I got a great deep carpet cleaning Bissell for under 100.00. I have very light carpets and my house is very clean. The Bissell makes it easy. The other alternative is few or no carpets. My house never felt as clean when I had wall-to-wall, and now that I have hardwoods, tile, slate, with area rugs, my allergies are better too. For the rugs I have, I rent a carpet steamer maybe three times a year for $20 and deep clean them. > I think this combo would > >take Meow Mix puke out of the carpet. Sherry. lol [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Sherry ooohhhh my Green Machine....after who knows how many months, I finally figured out where the pee smell was coming from on my carpet and went out to find my green machine and the piece of plastic on the top of the hose that makes it suck the liquid back....was missing. I spent hours standing on my head, trying to work the machine without that piece. Only people who have a green machine could visualize it, but yes, the green machine is wonderful. Portable and easily cleaned. dingleberries....ew. Now that's almost an onomodapeia (however you spell that) > > I think this combo would > > >take Meow Mix puke out of the carpet. Sherry. lol [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > dingleberries....ew. Now that's almost an onomodapeia (however you spell > that) I got the upright power one that looks like a vacuum and has an upholstery attachment. It is even easier than a green machine and works a treat. It is also great for getting up that layer of hair regular vacuuming does not. It kind of balls it all up and then you can just pick it up. It lightened my big throw rug by at least an entire shade by getting rid of the hair! I just love it. >ooohhhh my Green Machine....after who knows how many months, I finally >figured out where the pee smell was coming from on my carpet and went out [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >green machine could visualize it, but yes, the green machine is wonderful. >Portable and easily cleaned. I love mine, too. Wonder if we could order replacement parts? I lost the attachment thingy that you use to clean windows. Not that I ever clean windows or anything though. Sherry > >ooohhhh my Green Machine....after who knows how many months, I finally > >figured out where the pee smell was coming from on my carpet and went out [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry I'm certain you can. I bet it's on their site. Internet is nice for things like that. Thank you everyone! Do you think the following will work? I'd just cut the pill. http://www.petshed.com/products/item140.asp > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Has anyone come across this before? > Thank you everyone! > > Do you think the following will work? I'd just cut the pill. Tony. Take her to the vet. > Thank you everyone! > > Do you think the following will work? I'd just cut the pill. > > http://www.petshed.com/products/item140.asp You need to take them to a vet. How do you know what kind of worms they have? They may have coccidia or giardia (not worms, but parasites), which are not treatable by this dewormer. http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/worms.html Signature-- ~kaeli~ A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > Both are boys and eat and play and sleep well. One has a habit of > wiping his rear on the floor after doing his business. > > A friend said it might me worms, but I can't see any in the stool. > > Has anyone come across this before? I've seen cats do this when they had inflamed anal glands. Worms are likely. Practically all kittens need to be wormed. |
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