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So this is an ongoing issue that we are desperate to resolve. My husband and I have our 4 year old Himalayan cant keep her back end clean. It is going on about a 2 1/2 year problem that just seems to have plateaued. Its not really the area around her anus that gets bad but more lower and in her "crevice." We have to rodeo her to wipe her with the special wipes we have but it doesn't do much by way of really cleaning since she can only stand so much as well as how deep in there it is. Due to this, she's been banned from the bedroom after the 4th time we had to bleach skid marks from the sheets, as well as daily clorox wipes on all the upholstered furniture, plus not being able to love on her like we used to, due to the smell, is hard for us too.
She's been on a vet prescribed and over counter probiotic, food changes, as well as a "starvation diet" (going from having a full bowl to graze from 24/7, to 1/4 cup in the morning and 1/4 cup at night total ) to shrink her belly for the duration of this but nothing seems to be working. She does have a long coat so she gets the sanitary trim and cut but no such luck there either. We even had her completely shaved last summer in a hail mary attempt. Trying to bathe her at home was a bust as well as the professional baths at the groomer and vet that did literally nothing. The biggest thing I can think of is she can't get over her "pouch" of skin from her being fixed,to reach but that was never an issue before. She is 13lbs but by no means obese and rolly.
We love her but this is getting to be a serious health issue for her, us and any potential baby in the next few years. It just feels like this came out of nowhere and nothing seems to work. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!
She's been on a vet prescribed and over counter probiotic, food changes, as well as a "starvation diet" (going from having a full bowl to graze from 24/7, to 1/4 cup in the morning and 1/4 cup at night total ) to shrink her belly for the duration of this but nothing seems to be working. She does have a long coat so she gets the sanitary trim and cut but no such luck there either. We even had her completely shaved last summer in a hail mary attempt. Trying to bathe her at home was a bust as well as the professional baths at the groomer and vet that did literally nothing. The biggest thing I can think of is she can't get over her "pouch" of skin from her being fixed,to reach but that was never an issue before. She is 13lbs but by no means obese and rolly.
We love her but this is getting to be a serious health issue for her, us and any potential baby in the next few years. It just feels like this came out of nowhere and nothing seems to work. PLEASE PLEASE HELP!