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How do I keep bum fur clean from having poo stick to it?
For the first time ever, I have a long hair kitty. Sometimes when she goes to the bathroom and takes a poo, some of it sticks to her bum. She doesn't always clean herself right away and it gets stuck deep into her fur and then she carries it and the stink around with her. She'll smell the stink on herself and then act like she's digging in her litter box to bury it (even though she's standing on the bed or the couch). It makes me think she's gonna go right there.
This morning I had to cut a chunk of the fur out since there was a lot of poo sticking to it. I was thinking about trying to trim the fur around her bum to prevent poo from sticking.
Does anyone have an idea of how can I keep this area clean without having to trim the fur down?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
"Bum fur" -- I don't know why, but that's very funny. I mean, I don't know what else you'd call it, but...
I'd fiddle with her food. My two cats eat nothing but the overpriced stuff, and their poo is -- well, I can't imagine it ever sticking to the bum fur. They're quite solid little craps, and not nearly as smelly as when they were first adopted.
Still, why not cut it? Mine are short-haired, but I think bum fur trims are common.
"Long-haired cats, such as Persians, or Himalayans, are more easily soiled by urine or stool around the anus, tail, thighs, and paws. Segments of stool may adhere to their long hair and later fall off or be removed by the cat during grooming. Cats remove adhered feces by pulling out the soiled hair or by rubbing against the floor. Punishing cats for fecal soiling is not effective and only confuses your pet and makes it more anxious. Instead, a professional groomer or veterinary technician can carefully trim the long hair beneath the tail, around the anus and genitals, and at the back of the thighs. This makes maintenance grooming much easier."