Cat Lovers...i Need Some Help... Posted: 09-20-07 11:13am
My cat is so fat and old that she can't
clean her bum anymore and she stinks all
the time. I don't know what to do with
her. I bathe her and she smells okay
until the next time she goes poo or pee.
I can't walk around behind her wiping her
butt cuz I have a new baby to take care
of. We only feed her half a cup of
Science Diet senior cat food a day
(supposed to be low-cal cat food). That
is what it tells you to feed a 9 lb. cat
and she is 14 lbs. That is what the vet
told us to do but it doesn't seem to be
working it's just making her a pest
because she cries for food all the time.
It just makes me really sad, not only
because she stinks up the house with her
presence but because she can't sit in laps
or lie on the bed or couch with us
anymore. I find myself shooing her away
constantly and she has nowhere to go
because she has always been an indoor cat
and I would never put her out now. Blah,
it's just frustrating and, short of
shaving her ass, I don't know what to do
with her.
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Marianne0558
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Re: Cat Lovers...i Need Some Help... Posted: 09-20-07 11:18am
kaerbear
wrote:
My cat is so fat and old
that she can't clean her bum anymore and
she stinks all the time. I don't know
what to do with her. I bathe her and she
smells okay until the next time she goes
poo or pee. I can't walk around behind
her wiping her butt cuz I have a new baby
to take care of. We only feed her half a
cup of Science Diet senior cat food a day
(supposed to be low-cal cat food). That
is what it tells you to feed a 9 lb. cat
and she is 14 lbs. That is what the vet
told us to do but it doesn't seem to be
working it's just making her a pest
because she cries for food all the time.
It just makes me really sad, not only
because she stinks up the house with her
presence but because she can't sit in laps
or lie on the bed or couch with us
anymore. I find myself shooing her away
constantly and she has nowhere to go
because she has always been an indoor cat
and I would never put her out now. Blah,
it's just frustrating and, short of
shaving her ass, I don't know what to do
with her.
I guess shave her ass! lol
I had a really fat cat too, but she could
always clean her bum.
Did you know that they make cat
leashes???
You could try taking her on a walk and
giving her some exercise....
Here in Charleston, there is a leash law
for cats. They aren't allowed to be
outside unless they're on a leash-just
like dogs.
I don't think the problem is food, it
sounds like the problem is exercise.
Other than that, I don't know what else to
tell you.
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kaerbear
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Posted: 09-21-07 10:19am
i
don't think i know how to shave a cat's
ass.
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Hi Posted: 09-21-07 10:32am
Hi there, I have 5 ^..^.'s.You have
several options. One being you can take
her to the vet/groomer and have her behind
shaved, or do what I do. I keep two inside
cats and have 3 who live outside. The
inside cats have their behinds clipped
with scissors. They are both maine coon
with long hair. One is 16 pounds the other
is 7 pounds. My male get some exercise,
but he will eat 24-7 if you allow it. I
feel sorry for your little girl, because
she seems to be taking a back seat now. I
love my cats as if they were human. In
fact, I love them more than some
humans....All of my cats are brushed daily
and I keep a box of baby wipes next to the
litter box in case one should need it. I
agree with the exercise (you could buy a
leash and walk with her) this and cutting
back on the food would be better for her.
You could also keep some disposable gloves
near the litter box, then just pretend you
have two babies that need to be taken care
of. Good luck!
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Hey Posted: 09-21-07 12:57pm
i had friends that have a really fat dog(
i know not the same as a cat but id do
this to my cat) put her on a fresh vegi
diet. you can cook them. the dog lost
weight ---If she wont eat it she will get
hungry enough and shell eat anything. i
know shell be a pest about it but what do
you think>
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kaerbear
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Re: Hi Posted: 09-22-07 11:41am
Fairy*Godmother
wrote:
Hi there, I have 5
^..^.'s.You have several options. One
being you can take her to the vet/groomer
and have her behind shaved, or do what I
do. I keep two inside cats and have 3 who
live outside. The inside cats have their
behinds clipped with scissors. They are
both maine coon with long hair. One is 16
pounds the other is 7 pounds. My male get
some exercise, but he will eat 24-7 if you
allow it. I feel sorry for your little
girl, because she seems to be taking a
back seat now. I love my cats as if they
were human. In fact, I love them more than
some humans....All of my cats are brushed
daily and I keep a box of baby wipes next
to the litter box in case one should need
it. I agree with the exercise (you could
buy a leash and walk with her) this and
cutting back on the food would be better
for her. You could also keep some
disposable gloves near the litter box,
then just pretend you have two babies that
need to be taken care of. Good luck!
Yeah, I feel sorry for her too. She was
my only baby for 9 years and we spoiled
her rotten before the baby was born. This
cleaning thing is a real problem because
she gets bladder infections from it too.
She uses her paw to clean herself and ends
up just spreading stuff around. I've
tried using baby wipes to clean her but I
have to chase her around and use about 10
of them to get her clean. I bath her as
often as I can but I'm just so busy with
the baby and paranoid about spreading
germs to her that I usually just end up
avoiding the cat altogether. I will look
into some other food options but it's
about to be winter here in about a month
so walking her outside won't be an option
for long, plus she wouldn't know what to
do with herself if she went outdoors since
she has always lived in an apartment. She
pees herself if you take her somewhere in
a car. I'll just have to try to help her
lose some weight and work on cleaning her
more often. I guess life just doesn't
slow down for you just because you're a
new mom.
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Hi Posted: 09-23-07 20:24pm
It NEVER slows down girlfriend.......it
jsut gets more complicated and more and
more things to do! I will not feed mine
Science Diet or Eukanuba....they all eat
Purina Multicate Formula. The dry is
better, I knwo for teth, btu occasionally
I get canned for an added treat. I also
like to fatten "my outside ones up for
cold weather. They have a large kennel on
front porch iwit an electric blanket and
fleece cover! What did your vet recommend
for the bladder infections?I give mine
bottled water. I totally undsestand about
you having her for your only "child for 9"
years......after I had my daughter, I
still had 2 Llhasa apsos and 3
cats............I had my hands full too.
But you are special for taking such good
care of Godslittle creatures! Good luck!
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Posted: 09-25-07 20:46pm
I have the same issue with our very old
male cat who has stopped grooming himself.
He is usually quite a mess - matted fur,
poop matted on his bum, etc.
We are just very consciencious about it.
We get him groomed, we clean the poop off
his butt. We just do what we have to.
I would like to ask a hard question and I
hope you aren't offended; but are you sort
of looking for someone to say 'put her
down' so you feel okay doing that?
Again, I apologize if I offended you, I
just hear this alot (that's why we have
eleven cats) and as I'm sure you know I
don't like beating around the bush.
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kaerbear
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Posted: 09-26-07 01:59am
put her down because she stinks? that's
just a dumb question. i've had her for 9
and a half years and she is still my baby.
i do clean her bum i just don't have time
to do it now that i have a real baby and i
worry about the germs. who said anything
about putting her down???
and if i was going to have her put down
i'm sure the opinions on this particular
forum would not be a factor in that
decision.
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Birch
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Posted: 09-26-07 14:15pm
Kaerbear, I thought I made it clear that I
did not ask to offend you and that I have
heard this before. That's how I ended up
with eleven cats.
There are people in the world like this.
The constant referencing of "I don't know
what to do with her" and the new
motherhood issue is something I've heard
other people say when they are looking for
someone to tell them it's okay to put them
down.
I'm glad to hear that you will have none
of that, and I'm glad you got a little
testy, too - you care, and cats need more
people like that in the world.
i
don't think i know how to shave a cat's
ass. 
and if i was going to have her put down
i'm sure the opinions on this particular
forum would not be a factor in that
decision.