ARGH
So, Elroy has his gross butt issues again. I seriously do not know what to do you guys. I wish there was an (non toxic) pill which would just magically make all his hair fall out. You know, his ass hair in particular.
Last night we came home and I noticed he was being really weird. Weirder than usual. He was walking around scratching the floor like he would do around his litter box. Just here there and everywhere. Scratch scratch scratch. Then I noticed, OH, he has shit matteted to his ass. Maybe he is uncomfortable or something!
UGH.
I put him in the sink and sprayed his butt with warm water and then there was some more detailed work (EW EW EW, gross) involving tissues and now he seems to be a little better. But there are still the matts. Which I have to cut out somehow again some more. WHY CAN MY CAT NOT MAINTAIN HIS OWN ASSHOLE!?!?
I went to bed feeling so bummed out. It is like, I have to fix it and it is HELL ON EARTH to do. It is not like he happily let's me shave his butt, it is long and drawn out and hard work. When your cat is half your size, it is not easily remedied.
So, who wants to come over and hold my cat down while I shave his butt? Anyone? Hello?
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ha ha ha! My friend's cat has the same kind of long pretty fur like Elroy, and had the same problems so they just started shaving her. It's actually a cute look -- like a buzzcut for cats. :) They do it themselves (a 2 1/2 man job), which is no fun, but now they never let it get all long and fluffy or else you're back to butt matts.
My cats have short fur, but Monkey still had a poo chunk stuck on him before and it took Ryan and me, locked in the bathroom with much retching to clean it off. I was thisclose to just taking him to a groomer and paying someone $20 to wipe his butt for me.