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Old 27-02-2013, 11:37
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I expect this has come up before so do forgive me. My two kittens are now just over 6 months. They always smell of poo after defaecating and i worry that it will get all over the furniture. Is it better to clip the fur around their bottoms? The vet nurse said they could shave it but they would need to be sedated first. I don't want to do that unless i have to. I do try to catch them to wipe them down oif they will let me! i have never had this problem before in 25 years of owning cats but have never had long haired ones before.
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Old 27-02-2013, 12:43
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Not tried it with a cat but long haired dogs have the same problems we used to clip Duncan ourselves, and liberal use os wet wipes helped too.

How steady are your cats ? would they tolerate you having a go at clipping the hair ?
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Old 27-02-2013, 12:56
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Google furminator, would one of those be any good?
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Old 27-02-2013, 14:20
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Furminator pulls out dead under hair, wouldn't suggest it for a dirty bum may even send the puss into orbit !
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Old 27-02-2013, 14:25
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What food are they eating? Ive had plenty of long haired cats and the only time they got it on their fur was when they had something that did not agree with them .
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Old 27-02-2013, 14:31
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^ it was the same for my two long haired cats. They never got mess on themselves when they were healthy only when one had a stomach upset when he was a kitten and my old boy Tom when he had heart failure.

I thought at the time how amazing that they keep themselves so clean with that hair - but they did.

I hope you can get it sorted OP
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Old 27-02-2013, 16:23
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What food are they eating? Ive had plenty of long haired cats and the only time they got it on their fur was when they had something that did not agree with them .
agree and when this happens use either wet wipes or bath their back ends have to do it sometimes with longer breeds like ragdolls etc, i certainly wouldnt be shaving their bums
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Old 01-03-2013, 10:13
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Thank you for all the advice. Actually it doesn't always happen but does sometimes and that is when I reach for the wet wipes which they hate! I feed them 1.5 pouches each of kitten food per day and one meal of dried food. I have just bough some pet scissors from the pet shop and am going to try to clip Maisie as she has matted fur near her rear end. Wish me luck!
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Old 01-03-2013, 18:17
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Old 01-03-2013, 20:04
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I would suggest disposable rubber gloves from a chemist or pound shop with the scissors to be sterilised with bleach after use on the feline rear end.
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Old 02-03-2013, 16:38
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I've always used wet wipes (pet variety) for my long-haired cats. A cat normally produces fairly solid poo, so it shouldn't be a problem, it's only the odd occasion where something goes horribly wrong!
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Old 07-03-2013, 14:18
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I've always had long haired cats and you do need to give their behinds a trim. Especially now as it's malting season and their winter coats are growing out. Of course taking them to the vets for a sedation and shave is extreme, you don't have to cut it all off, just shorter and at the backs of their back legs. Just remember to always keep your hands/fingers between the cat and the scissors, especially with males
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Old 10-03-2013, 09:40
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I bought some dog scissors from the pet shop (they didn't have cat scissors!) but soon realised it was a no go. So I booked them in with the vet nurse. Only Maisie needed to be clipped and she stood there on the table held by me while the nurse used her electric clippers on some matted fur under her tail. I was dreading her being bald there but there isnow a less dense covering of fur and it looks really clean and tidy. All for under a tenner!
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Old 10-03-2013, 09:47
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I bought some dog scissors from the pet shop (they didn't have cat scissors!) but soon realised it was a no go. So I booked them in with the vet nurse. Only Maisie needed to be clipped and she stood there on the table held by me while the nurse used her electric clippers on some matted fur under her tail. I was dreading her being bald there but there isnow a less dense covering of fur and it looks really clean and tidy. All for under a tenner!
If mine ever got any on themselfs it was a dipping in a bowl of warm water held by the scruff of the neck( firm but not squeezing) I could still do it like that even when they were older cats.

but if they do keep getting it on them I would change the diet. Mine only had dried food
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Old 10-03-2013, 22:52
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George, one of my parents cats, as a kitten, was a shocker for sitting in her poo after she had been for business.

Not to be too graphic but she stank, and it dried on her.

Wiping didn't really cut it, so dad would hold her, and mum would snip out the dirty hair. Was a real Walton family scene;

George would wriggle and claw and squeak and wimper.

Dad would tell her she was a shitty cat and to hold still.

Mum would moan that 'it' was all over the cat.

Sam, Georges' sister would sit there, all superior, licking herself, thinking "I'm the favourite, Na Na, Na Na Nah.

The Dog would be there, not having a clue, but feeling food might be next.

And my brother and me would stand there watching this spectacle, shaking our heads.
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