moi

LOL - sorry I know I shouldn't laugh.

We have two Siamese and I regularly find poo on the floor. Like yourself
it's not because they aren't fastidiously clean. There are two causes, each
with the same results. One is eating tough grass the other is sleeping with
my daughter who has long hair...

The result is they ingest a "thread" and when they poo it makes a "chain"
but sometimes they can't eliminate the end of the thread. As a result they
dash around trying to rid themselves of this thing bobbing along behind
them! Luckily, as they eat mostly dried food, it is usually relatively dry
and can be picked up with loo roll.

The worst is when you come downstairs in the morning, bare feet and half
asleep...

Moi

brandy alexandre

moi <thisaddressdon'twork@ourhouse.com>, with thought and
calculation, said in rec.pets.cats.health+behav:

LOL! I know, it was funny, but not. I've never seen that much poop
spread around the apartment. I know about the string theory. The
grocery bag fetish can cause it, too. I have to pick up bits o' turd
now and then because of the way she tears out of the box before it
falls, but rarely do I can mashed in surprises. LOL

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Well, would you?

wombn

you mean you're still hungry after that? igh. You have a stronger
stomach than I!

I usually leave that kind of thing to my hubby. He's a great guy.
:-)

wombn

OMOGD! ick!!!! oogy!!!

double oogy!!!!

maryl

I once had a long-haired cat that occasionally would do this because the
stool would get stuck in his long fur. I found that it was much easier (and
more effective) to use a metal comb, get it as close to the body as
possible, and then pull in through to remove as much as possible. Sometimes
the stool had dried enough so that that was all that was necessary. If it
was moist, then I would go on to the next step that you described, but the
comb did a better job of getting rid of most of the damage.

Also, if this happens again, please do not deprive Kami of her meal (or the
bite of your sandwich, if this is something you usually give her). This
isn't something that she did on purpose, and she couldn't have done anything
to prevent it.

MaryL

sriddles

How true. Kami's certainly not the first cat to put racing stripes on the
carpet. It just happens. Don't get mad at her or withhold treats. If it's
because she's less able to groom herself well than she used to be, and becomes
habitual, you may need to have a potty trail shaved on her bottom so that the
stool doesn't stick.

Sherry

joe canuck

Nice subject line... "Damn Cat! Just venting...".

If you truly cared for and understood your cat you would realize this
situation *isn't* your cat's fault.

So far with you we have the following:

(1) Kami is declawed because of the scratching issue.

(2) Kami is making too much noise and you posted a vent about that in
here as well. After (1) I'm surprised she isn't a biter as well.

(3) Kami has a potty accident and once again you post a vent about it in
here.

Seems to me neither Kami nor you are happy about your co-habitation
arrangements. You'd be happier without a cat and Kami would be happier
in a more loving understanding home.

You'd rather be doing your nails anyways.

--
"Its the bugs that keep it running."
-Joe Canuck

brandy alexandre

MaryL <stancole1@yahoo.com>, with thought and calculation, said in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:


No, this was relatively fresh. I think I know what happened, because
I've seen this before. Part of the stool was your standard stuff and
part was looser. Sometimes when she's going in the box and it suddenly
changes like that, it startles her. She was probably going and then go
this :::whoosh::: of poo and went, "What the hell was that???" and ran
out of the box. Probably wasn't even done going and so the last ended
up in her fur. Few and far between and never before wiped all over the
carpet like that.


Well, that wasn't exactly for what happened because you're right, but
she was very uncooperative in getting it off of her, plus I have been
sharing less and less with her because I don't the the straight meat
from sandwiches is all that good for her kidneys in the end. I only
gave her one little piece of chicken from my tostada last night because
I just don't think she should have it. Although she did talk me out of
quite a bit of sour cream.

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Well, would you?

This made me very sad, especially the "damn cat" part and Kami's obvious
distress as a result of your reaction to what happened. Since March my
cat Sadie has been very ill with liver/biliary problems and IBD. I've
been force feeding her all this time and she has had mostly good days
peppered with bad ones, although we're running out of options and are
now starting a last resort medication. During the bad times she hasn't
been able to help it and has pooped/vomited on the bed or all over the
floor, which is not a fun thing to clean up. Sometimes it can get
frustrating and I feel like I'm going to cry, but you know what?

I NEVER NEVER NEVER blame her.

She can't help it and I love her so much I will just shut up and clean
up, then kiss her and hug her more because she deserves extra special
care, understanding and compassion and I'm not going to allow a little
grossness to get in the way of that.

Kami is older and probably has the beginnings of arthritis as a result
of her being declawed. This could very well be contributing to her
having some problems and instead of bitching about something she can't
help, you should be spending your time developing some compassion for
the furry little *senior citizen* that shares your home. If she is
getting poop stuck to her butt you can take her to a groomer and have
her rear shaved a little so that doesn't happen. It will ease her
obvious distress when this occurs (and then I won't have to read anymore
rants about your "damn cat." )

Megan

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sriddles

What Megan said, only she said it much better than I did. If, Brandy, you
really want solutions instead of just "venting'' listen to Megan and the rest
of us who nursed cats who were well past their "prime." If this becomes a habit
with Kami, get her butt shaved and invest in a Bissell Little Green portable
carpet/upholstery cleaner. It makes the cleaning a snap if it happens again.

Sherry