Forgive me for this long post but I have to get all the details out. In November my mother passed away and one of my cats, Spencer, was really attached to her. He showed the normal signs of depression/separation anxiety the first few weeks and we did all we could to give him extra love and attention. Then he stopped grooming himself (he's a long haired cat, by the way). We took him to the vet to make sure his anal glands weren't impacted (they weren't) and the vet even took a blood sample just to make sure everything was okay (which it was). However Spencer is still scooting his butt all over our furniture and carpets STILL (after almost 4 months) and my dad and I just don't know what to do anymore. He's ruining our furniture and I think my dad is getting so fed up that he wants to get rid of him (which of course isn't going to happen). I try cleaning him at home but I just can't get everything off and then he starts howling at me. He is a larger cat, not fat just big, so I was thinking that maybe he just can't reach himself? The thing is is that he hasn't really put on any extra weight since my mom died so I don't know why all the sudden he doesn't clean himself anymore. I've taken him back to the vet several times now and they are at a loss as to why he keeps doing this. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? Even just some advice as to how to clean him better would help me greatly. I'm desperate to fix this.
