Hi all
I feel bad that my first contribution to this site is a question but I hope you won’t mind too much!
We have two sibling kittens, now 12 weeks. Both have been grooming themselves well, except for one very specific spot...
When googling I noticed a lot of people talking about poop marks across the house, poop on fur, diarrhoea, etc. For us this is not the case, poops are healthy logs, nothing catches in fur (despite being medium to long haired), and certainly no issue with poop stains.
I am very much talking about the soft pink anus only, it’s always got a little something on it which inevitably gets crusty. I worry that this could lead to infections at worst, but soreness at best.
We try to wipe it but they hate it, understandably. I think this is made harder in that we often don’t realise immediately when they have pooped.
I’ve had kittens previously and they all cleaned this area thoroughly, is this just what we have to deal with or will they grow out of it? Is there anything we can do to help? Alternatively, am I just being ridiculous?
I feel bad that my first contribution to this site is a question but I hope you won’t mind too much!
We have two sibling kittens, now 12 weeks. Both have been grooming themselves well, except for one very specific spot...
When googling I noticed a lot of people talking about poop marks across the house, poop on fur, diarrhoea, etc. For us this is not the case, poops are healthy logs, nothing catches in fur (despite being medium to long haired), and certainly no issue with poop stains.
I am very much talking about the soft pink anus only, it’s always got a little something on it which inevitably gets crusty. I worry that this could lead to infections at worst, but soreness at best.
We try to wipe it but they hate it, understandably. I think this is made harder in that we often don’t realise immediately when they have pooped.
I’ve had kittens previously and they all cleaned this area thoroughly, is this just what we have to deal with or will they grow out of it? Is there anything we can do to help? Alternatively, am I just being ridiculous?