Messy Butt

I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't have
diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she has dry
knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad. The problem is that she goes
ballistic whenever I try to cut them off. She also doesn't let me cut her
claws or comb her.

Any suggestions?

Joanne

Take her to a vet or groomer for a "sanitary" cut. This removes the
hair in the butt area to prevent "cling-ons".


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

J King wrote:
I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't have
diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she has dry
knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad. The problem is that she goes
ballistic whenever I try to cut them off. She also doesn't let me cut her
claws or comb her.

Any suggestions?

Joanne



If her stools tend to peel paint off the walls you might want to
consider switching to a food that she will find more digestible.

If the rear end mess is severe, you might want to consider a trip to the
vet for a rear shave and cleanup.

If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with
a soaking and very gentle scrub.

Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order. Was just
hoping that there was a way to avoid it. Let's just say that the only vet
here is more interested in her own welfare than that of the animals:-( Read
very expensive:-/

Joanne

"Margarita Salt" wrote in message
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J King wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She
doesn't have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur.
Sometimes she has dry knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad.
The problem is that she goes ballistic whenever I try to cut them
off. She also doesn't let me cut her claws or comb her.

Any suggestions?

Joanne




Poor kitty! I suggest a butt shave at the vet. They've done that to
Kami a couple of times, but she doesn't often have the problem.

--
Margarita Salt

"...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or
entirely good... motives are often more important than
actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt

She tolerates nothing!! But she does like lying on my lap while I'm at the
computer. Any suggestions as to what kind of food to try?

Joanne

"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
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J King wrote:
I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't
have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she
has dry knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad. The problem is that
she goes ballistic whenever I try to cut them off. She also doesn't let
me cut her claws or comb her.

Any suggestions?

Joanne

If her stools tend to peel paint off the walls you might want to consider
switching to a food that she will find more digestible.

If the rear end mess is severe, you might want to consider a trip to the
vet for a rear shave and cleanup.

If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with a
soaking and very gentle scrub.

"J King" wrote in message
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Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order.

Do you give your cat milk?

"Spot" wrote in message
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I would keep a couple wet paper towels handy while at the computer. Once
she's comfortable take one and give her a few good swipes.

Hahaha! I have done this with one of my cats. The look on their
face when you do a guerilla buttwipe is hilarious!

Hmmmm...good idea! How about baby wipes?


"Spot" wrote in message
news:88MMf.6599$Gw2.5804@trndny03...
I would keep a couple wet paper towels handy while at the computer. Once
she's comfortable take one and give her a few good swipes. She might be
miffed at you to start with but I'm sure she'll come back to your lap and
if you do it enough times she'll eventually "tolerate" you.

I have one like this and I have to catch him off guard and give him a good
cleaning. He's gets ticked at me for a day or so but gets over it then.

Celeste



"J King" wrote in message
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She tolerates nothing!! But she does like lying on my lap while I'm at
the computer. Any suggestions as to what kind of food to try?

Joanne

"Joe Canuck" wrote in message
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J King wrote:
I took in a stray calico a few years ago. Very timid cat. She doesn't
have diarhea or anything but it just sticks to her fur. Sometimes she
has dry knobs stuck to it. She tends to smell bad. The problem is
that she goes ballistic whenever I try to cut them off. She also
doesn't let me cut her claws or comb her.

Any suggestions?

Joanne

If her stools tend to peel paint off the walls you might want to
consider switching to a food that she will find more digestible.

If the rear end mess is severe, you might want to consider a trip to the
vet for a rear shave and cleanup.

If not and she tolerates a bath, you may be able to clean things up with
a soaking and very gentle scrub.

No I don't.


"cybercat" wrote in message
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"J King" wrote in message
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Yeah I guess I already knew that a trip to the vet was in order.

Do you give your cat milk?

Hmmmm...good idea! How about baby wipes?

Someone wrote on here that baby wipes have an ingredient in them that might
be harmful. Propylene glycol? Maybe someone else here knows.

Anna

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