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Inappropriate Cat Poop
99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico
will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday |
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Is he an only cat? Sounds like he may have left the box in a hurry.
"Ruby Tuesday" wrote in message ... 99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday |
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Yes, he's an only cat.
"Wendy" wrote in message ... Is he an only cat? Sounds like he may have left the box in a hurry. "Ruby Tuesday" wrote in message ... 99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday |
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Dmitri used to leave me "messages" like this, long ago.
It turned out to be that his anal glands were plugged up. Once I got that fixed (regular vet visits to get them expressed), he stopped the communications. Has Mico been scooting on the floor at all? That's another symptom, though Dmitri started the poop on the pillow before I ever saw him scoot. I thought it was a protest that his litter box wasn't clean enough. Then I caught him scooting across the carpet, took him to the vet expecting worms, and found out he had this anal gland thing. If you're up to the task, you can google feline anal gland (or anal sacs) and probably learn to express them yourself. Or at least do a check to see if they're full. It was painful for him, so I never had the heart to learn to do it myself. I took him to the vet on a regular basis for that. (Cost was the office visit charge, plus about ten dollars for the expression) Groomers can also do it. I don't know if this is Mico's problem, but it sounds exacly like Dmitri used to do, including not covering his stuff. I always felt that Dmitri was in such discomfort, this was the only way he could tell me "Help me, please." Oh, the other thing was constipation, and that was relieved with baby food peas (he loved them) and canned pumpkin added to canned food (he got used to it). Are Mico's stools really hard? Juls In article , "Ruby Tuesday" wrote: 99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday -- To email (remove annoying hyphens) j-u-l-i at e-c-t-dot-o-r-g |
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Hmmm....Mico's annual check-up is next month, so I will tell the vet about
this. As for the texture of his stools, they seem to be okay. Thanks for replying, - Ruby Tuesday "Juls" wrote in message ... Dmitri used to leave me "messages" like this, long ago. It turned out to be that his anal glands were plugged up. Once I got that fixed (regular vet visits to get them expressed), he stopped the communications. Has Mico been scooting on the floor at all? That's another symptom, though Dmitri started the poop on the pillow before I ever saw him scoot. I thought it was a protest that his litter box wasn't clean enough. Then I caught him scooting across the carpet, took him to the vet expecting worms, and found out he had this anal gland thing. If you're up to the task, you can google feline anal gland (or anal sacs) and probably learn to express them yourself. Or at least do a check to see if they're full. It was painful for him, so I never had the heart to learn to do it myself. I took him to the vet on a regular basis for that. (Cost was the office visit charge, plus about ten dollars for the expression) Groomers can also do it. I don't know if this is Mico's problem, but it sounds exacly like Dmitri used to do, including not covering his stuff. I always felt that Dmitri was in such discomfort, this was the only way he could tell me "Help me, please." Oh, the other thing was constipation, and that was relieved with baby food peas (he loved them) and canned pumpkin added to canned food (he got used to it). Are Mico's stools really hard? Juls In article , "Ruby Tuesday" wrote: 99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday -- To email (remove annoying hyphens) j-u-l-i at e-c-t-dot-o-r-g |
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"Ruby Tuesday" wrote in message ... Hmmm....Mico's annual check-up is next month, so I will tell the vet about this. As for the texture of his stools, they seem to be okay. Thanks for replying, - Ruby Tuesday That would be a good idea. If it rarely happens, I wouldn't worry about it from a behaviour point of view. Alison "Juls" wrote in message ... Dmitri used to leave me "messages" like this, long ago. It turned out to be that his anal glands were plugged up. Once I got that fixed (regular vet visits to get them expressed), he stopped the communications. Has Mico been scooting on the floor at all? That's another symptom, though Dmitri started the poop on the pillow before I ever saw him scoot. I thought it was a protest that his litter box wasn't clean enough. Then I caught him scooting across the carpet, took him to the vet expecting worms, and found out he had this anal gland thing. If you're up to the task, you can google feline anal gland (or anal sacs) and probably learn to express them yourself. Or at least do a check to see if they're full. It was painful for him, so I never had the heart to learn to do it myself. I took him to the vet on a regular basis for that. (Cost was the office visit charge, plus about ten dollars for the expression) Groomers can also do it. I don't know if this is Mico's problem, but it sounds exacly like Dmitri used to do, including not covering his stuff. I always felt that Dmitri was in such discomfort, this was the only way he could tell me "Help me, please." Oh, the other thing was constipation, and that was relieved with baby food peas (he loved them) and canned pumpkin added to canned food (he got used to it). Are Mico's stools really hard? Juls In article , "Ruby Tuesday" wrote: 99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday -- To email (remove annoying hyphens) j-u-l-i at e-c-t-dot-o-r-g |
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Ruby Tuesday wrote:
99% of the time Mico is fine. But rarely (once every 5 months or so), Mico will leave me a present in an awkward place. This morning I came in the bathroom to find one piece of poop on the bathroom mat, with the others ON TOP of the newly filled litter in his box. He didn't even bother to dig and bury them. I don't know what could be wrong. I feed him 2 or 3 times a day, and change his water (Brita) regularly. I clean the litterbox once a day. I give him lots of affection. He has toys. Anybody have any feedback? Thanks in advance, - Ruby Tuesday I have 2 females, one 12 years old, and the other 6. They are both healthy and we have absolutely no litterbox issues. I am very fortunate, I know. My girls are very, very good about always using the box and only the box. I do, however, from time to time, notice little pieces of poop on the floor occasionally. And, I know what it is from, because I have had to deal with the source first hand. Because they pass hair they have swallowed form grooming themselves in their feces, sometimes it doesn't just cleanly plop out when they visit the box. I am sorry there is no good way to delicately discuss this, but I am trying. I found out this is the problem because both of the cats have at different times over the years seemed distressed after visiting the box, and when they were giving attention to their rearend, I investigated and found some stuck to them. You can easily see the hair in it. I simply used a piece of paper towel to remove the offending bit of stuff and order was restored. If your cat doesn't exhibit any other behavior changes, I would bet this is the problem. Maybe a small bit clings to his bottom on occasion and falls off as he walks away. With you finding this last bit near the box I bet that is what happened. Is he a long haired kitty? Even short haired kitties get hair balls because they swallow hair when grooming. Does he have a problem with vomiting up hairballs? This is just a fact of life that comes with cat ownership. Buy a tube of hairball remedy and give it to him as per the directions on the tube. Bathing your cat will help to cut down on the amount of hair that gets swallowed, but mine ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT consider this option. So, the only option I am left with besides hairball remedy is to brush them to try and remove loose hair. This works--when they are in the mood to be brushed....... Hope this info is helpful to you. I hope it is just a silly thing like this and no health problem. -- Message posted via CatKB.com http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx...ealth/200509/1 |
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