My Cat Is Dragging Her Bum On The Floor

I quickly scooped her up and sat her in her litter box.

My cat is dragging her bum on the floor.

Why is my cat dragging his bum across the floor. To prevent your cat from dragging her bum on the floor or carpet again avoid feeding your cat wet food. About the author. Janea kelley is a punk rock cat mom and award winning blogger.

This type of diet encourages proper bowel movement and alleviates any possibilities of anal. My cat started scooting just today but over my tile bathroom and not carpet. And while it may look funny or strange cat scooting could signal a medical problem that needs to be addressed. Cats are known to mark their territory in a few unpleasant ways but dragging their behinds across the floor is not common and may indicate a larger issue.

Scooting or butt dragging is a problem far more common among dog owners but it does occasionally happen to cats. She is a regular columnist for catster magazine and she and the paws and effect gang share a home in the beautiful pacific northwest. Usually this means a cat s rear is itchy or. If your cat is scooting your cat s butt is dragging along the carpet or ground.

Poop stuck to a cat s bum is no fun for anybody. Scooting which is the polite term for a pet dragging his butt along the ground is seen more often in dogs but cat scooting happens sometimes too. They are trying to clean their rear ends by dragging them on something. Scooting on the rug is not normal behavior for a cat.

She started by pawing at the floor then scooted. A cat dragging its bum on the floor after pooping usually has an unclean bottom. Although scooting has several causes it most commonly indicates a problem with the anal glands which are two small glands that empty when a cat defecates. Poop streaks on the floor are the first and most obvious concern.

A cat usually drags his bottom for one of three reasons. During her scooting a piece of feces was coming out. There weren t any streaks following her. Chat with a vet.

Sometimes these anal glands do not empty properly or become diseased causing discomfort and eventual scooting to relieve the discomfort. Support paws and effect. She kept jumping out and continued to scoot around the bathroom. Dragging their bottom on the carpet is the next best thing.

1 due to anal sac problems infection too full ruptured etc 2 because they have tapeworm 3 due to a feeling real or imagined that they are soiled there after having a bowel movement. You can feed him or her foods that are dry or foods that are rich in fiber.