Environmental allergies are caused by many things such as dust mites grasses molds or fleas pletz says.
My cat is dragging his bum on the rug.
He s a love and you all helped me with prior things but since he is here now going on 2 weeks his stool is still not always firm and i caught him dragging his butt across the rug like the dogs do.
If you ever looked at your cat s bottom you might notice a little dark colored dot at about the 4 o clock and 8 o clock positions on either side of your cat s anus.
My cat is dragging her bottom across the rug i ve always associated this with worms.
By your cat dragging it s.
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.
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.
Sometimes these anal glands do not empty properly or become diseased causing discomfort and eventual scooting to relieve the discomfort.
My boyfriends cat has been acting funny.
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.
These are the openings for the anal sacs.
The key to solving the problem is figuring out why your cat is pooping in inappropriate places.
Scooting on the rug is not normal behavior for a cat.
My cat was scooting dragging his but across the rug.
A cat usually drags his bottom for one of three reasons.
Her bum is having issues.
If you see your cat scooting on carpet and rough surfaces or frequently licking her bottom she may have inflamed anal glands a condition that s as uncomfortable as it sounds.
But when i clean her litter box i don t see any evidence of worms.
Okay i have another question for you regarding my newly adopted cat van gogh.
If you see your cat dragging his or her bottom there may be something in or around your home affecting the feline.
Her bum smells and its wet.
But when i clean her litter box i don t see any evidence of worms.
Not all the time.
This yet frustrating behavior can be difficult for cat owners to manage.
When litter trained cats poop outside the box it s called inappropriate elimination.
I agree with seatle it s called impaction where a cat cannt express their anal galnds regularly so the material within builds up and turns into a waxy hard impacted mess.
My cat is dragging her bottom across the rug ive always associated my cat is dragging her bottom across the rug i ve always associated this with worms.
Litter box problems are among the most common behavioral issues experienced by cat owners.