Cat wipes butt on carpet. HELP!

Devlin Tay

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May 31, 2003, 1:14:27 AM5/31/03

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Hi all :-)

I have a wee problem with my 6 months old kitten, Toby. He sometimes have
bits of poop stuck to his butt after doing his business in the litterbox -
he then proceeds to rub his butt againt the carpet, leaving smelly brown
streaks. It there any potential medical reason for this? I've stopped
feeding him canned food, and only use Science Diet's dry kitten food now.
This reduced the problem substantially (canned food resulted in moist, messy
& sticky poop), but he still wipes his butt on the carpet every few days.
Aren't cats supposed to be ultra-clean? What can I do to stop this
behaviour? Thanks, all.

Devlin
Perth, Australia

mlbriggs

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May 31, 2003, 1:30:36 AM5/31/03

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Probably should be checked for worms.

linda

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May 31, 2003, 3:21:20 AM5/31/03

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In article <EOWBa.6$gF2....@nasal.pacific.net.au>, devl...@yahoo.com
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> I have a wee problem with my 6 months old kitten, Toby. He sometimes have
> bits of poop stuck to his butt after doing his business in the litterbox -
> he then proceeds to rub his butt againt the carpet, leaving smelly brown
> streaks. It there any potential medical reason for this? I've stopped
> feeding him canned food, and only use Science Diet's dry kitten food now.
> This reduced the problem substantially (canned food resulted in moist, messy
> & sticky poop), but he still wipes his butt on the carpet every few days.

His asshole probably itches. He's scraping has butt against the carpet
because there's no other way to scratch the itch. This might be caused
by hemorrhoids or worms or who-knows-what. Take him to vet.

Pat

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May 31, 2003, 8:21:19 AM5/31/03

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Hi ,
I know dogs do this never seen cats do it.
Maybe worms...have you seen any in worms in his toilet.?
Dogs however do it because of their anal glands.
Which cats do not have.
As he is so young you should take him to the vet.
If it is worms and he is so young it could make him quite ill.
Pat.

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Dee

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May 31, 2003, 11:27:10 AM5/31/03

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On Sat, 31 May 2003, Pat wrote:

> Hi ,
> I know dogs do this never seen cats do it.
> Maybe worms...have you seen any in worms in his toilet.?
> Dogs however do it because of their anal glands.
> Which cats do not have.

AAAh! But indeed they do have. My Sunny had anal sac disease had had to
have her anal sacs expressed regularly. It's not particularly common in
cats, but not unheard of by any means. You should take a stool
sample to your vet, and have an
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<---- heh, Misty wrote that exam done.

Dee

Pat

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May 31, 2003, 12:20:59 PM5/31/03

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I stand corrected.
I have never come across this in a cat.
I have known quite a few...and it make's sense now.
If cats also have them ...then I think that will be the problem.
As it is in dogs.
Most people think when dogs do it that it is worms.
They say we all learn something every day.
Pat.

k

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May 31, 2003, 1:20:32 PM5/31/03

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Have him checked for worms.
If he's a longhair have his rear area
shaved at vet. It is a typical habit
with cats when matter gets stuck on them.
Then afterwards they are likely to clean themselves.
The change in diet was a good move.

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medfit2

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May 31, 2003, 8:19:20 PM5/31/03

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In the meantime, watch him and wipe his little butt with some tissue. My
Sushi did this from the day I got him at 8 weeks until he was almost a year
old. I used tissue on his butt after almost every BM. If he acts like it's
bothering him when you use tissue, find a soft rag and make it his special
"butt rag"!

Good luck!

Mary K
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robx...@nowhere.com

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Jun 1, 2003, 6:09:42 PM6/1/03

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On Sat, 31 May 2003 13:14:27 +0800, "Devlin Tay" <devl...@yahoo.com>
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Devlin,

Are his stools hard? If so, he may be having problems getting them
out. This happens to my cat. It seems she doesn't take in enough
water, so I add water to her wet food.

Rob
>

Nightwing

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Jun 6, 2003, 2:49:48 PM6/6/03

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I would'nt get too worried (except maybe for the carpet). Cats do this
My 2 cats do this from time to time. My advice is not to worry unless they
are doing it
constantly.

Someone really needs to invent cat toliet paper...

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mlbriggs

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Jun 6, 2003, 7:20:59 PM6/6/03

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How about using a Cottonelle or Baby Wipe from time to time? Might help. MLB

Rona Yuthasastrakosol

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Jun 6, 2003, 9:09:28 PM6/6/03

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> I would'nt get too worried (except maybe for the carpet). Cats do this
> My 2 cats do this from time to time. My advice is not to worry unless they
> are doing it
> constantly.
>
> Someone really needs to invent cat toliet paper...
>
>

I use toilet paper on my cat's poopy butt. She doesn't mind it so much
anymore. Sometimes, if she's lying down, she'll even lift up her let so I
can get a better wipe. What someone really needs to invent is a cat that
will use toilet paper to wipe it's own butt... Sure they lick themselves,
but they don't always get it all!

rona

Cheryl

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Jun 6, 2003, 9:24:07 PM6/6/03

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>> "Pat" <P...@bonniepml.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>>> Hi ,
>>> I know dogs do this never seen cats do it.
>>> Maybe worms...have you seen any in worms in his toilet.?
>>> Dogs however do it because of their anal glands.
>>> Which cats do not have.

Of course they do.

Lyn

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Jun 7, 2003, 3:02:14 AM6/7/03

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Unscented baby wipes work well for poopy butt cats. If the cat is
long-haired, get a "panty shave" where they trim around the urogenital
area.

-L.

Andr0meda

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Jun 7, 2003, 9:49:09 AM6/7/03

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I wouldn't mind if Xena did this. Instead, she spreads one leg
upwards.......and licks.......YUCK!
Hehehe........
Andr0:)

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Jun 7, 2003, 3:56:24 PM6/7/03

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One thing I do that periodically helps the cat to stop this, is to trim the
gam fur back there. things tend to get caught on the fur as they are coming
out, and then the cat will scoot to remove them. Trimming the fur there, is
an option that really works.
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~SooZy~

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I had a neutered cat that did years ago took him to the vet got him wormed
etc back and forth to the vet ! and he still did it! for the rest of his
life in fact never did find out why!
think it was just his way of cleaning himself!

Kitty

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Jun 9, 2003, 1:24:58 AM6/9/03

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I Love this group! Because I have a 19-year-old cat. She has problems, like
wiping her butt on my floor, throwing up & forgeting to use her litterbox!
Im taking her to the Vet tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jun 9, 2003, 3:19:59 PM6/9/03

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What are you feeding her? Maybe she has developed a grain intolerance.
Grain is terribly difficult for some cats to digest....hence the vomiting,
and the troublesome bowel movement which require the "scooting".

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>> I had a neutered cat that did years ago took him to the vet got him wormed
>> etc back and forth to the vet ! and he still did it! for the rest of his
>> life in fact never did find out why!
>> think it was just his way of cleaning himself!

I think once they learn that this sure beats licking their butts it
becomes "de rigeur" :-)

-mhd

Rebecca P

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Jun 9, 2003, 8:46:57 PM6/9/03

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I had a cat who wiped herself on my oriental carpet. Turned out to be
clogged anal glands which my vet expressed. It could also be a symptom of
tapeworms.

Rebecca
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> says...

>
> > I stand corrected.
> > I have never come across this in a cat.
> > I have known quite a few...and it make's sense now.
> > If cats also have them ...then I think that will be the problem.
> > As it is in dogs.
> > Most people think when dogs do it that it is worms.
> > They say we all learn something every day.
>

> One of ours did this when he was little, he just had really small anal
gland
> openings and they wouldn't clean out on their own so the vet had to sqeeze
them
> out every so often. It went away when he grew up though.
>

Hungry

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Aug 1, 2003, 5:24:05 PM8/1/03

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My friend's dog does that. Disgusting! I can't stand dogs!

ONEstar

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Aug 12, 2003, 9:29:23 PM8/12/03

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I'm not sure who started this thread, so I'll jump in here. Cats do have
anal glands and they may need to have them expressed from time to time. A
normal semihard stool keeps them expressed. Also, if the cat is
long-haired, she/he may need to have her "britches" shaved or at least
trimmed to prevent irritating travelers from hanging on. Hope this helps.

Isis

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