Kitten poo issues...?

Question

My kitten is about ten weeks old... We got him a week ago. He is very cute and a little needy. The problem is that when he goes poo there is some still left on his butt and it stinks! It is especially bad because he wants to be held and sit on you all of the time. I am pregnant, so I'm not sure if I should be doing this, so my husband has to wipe his butt. He wasn't here the last time, so I had to lock him up in a separate room and that's sad. : (

Will he grow out of this and learn to clean his butt on his own? Does anybody know? Does it matter if I clean his butt, with being pregnant? I know these are unusal questions, but I need HELP on this!!! He stinks!

Answer 1

I have always read that preggies should not go near litterboxes, but I'm not sure about cleaning his butt. But hey, you can use it as an excuse to have hubby do it all. *teehee*

He sounds like he was taken from his mom too early- that could explain the neediness and his lack of personal hygiene. He should outgrow it unless he's longhaired. Having someone clean his butt (with a damp papertowel) will train his brain that being clean is the right way to go and he should eventually start cleaning it himself.

But you should have him checked by a vet to make sure he is healthy and get his shots. Good luck.

Answer 2

I wondered the same thing when I was pregnant because I wanted a cat my ob/gyn didnt think it was a good idea ask yours just to be sure good luck . Pregnant Women and Cats and Dogs

Many women wonder what precautions they need to take around their pet when they become pregnant. Veterinarian Dr. Ian Sandler says the biggest risk to pregnant women is a disease called toxoplasmosis, which is a transferred mainly from cats.

Most of the time, cats acquire the infection from eating raw meat and then shed the parasite in their stool. The way it most commonly gets transferred to humans is if you touch the stool then touch your mouth - a process called fecal-oral contamination. If acquired during pregnancy, toxoplasmosis can be very harmful to pregnant women. That's why washing your hands is so important when you're pregnant.

It's important to note that it's rare for humans to become infected.

Still, there are some precautions you should take.

Make sure you keep your cat indoors so that it can't get exposed to the parasite through raw prey or another cat's infected stool.

Don't feed your cat raw meat.

Have someone else clean the cat's litter pan and pick up after dogs.

Cover children's sandboxes so cats can't use it as a litter box.

Wear gloves when you garden then wash your hands afterwards (wash up even though you wore gloves, better safe than sorry)

Don't handle or eat raw or undercooked meat while you're pregnant.(try using surgical gloves if you have to) Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a microscopic protozoan called Toxoplasma gondii. This is an intestinal parasite that infects cats or other mammals that eat small animals, birds, or other anything that carry Toxoplasma cysts. Once consumed, these cysts develop into eggs inside the intestine. These eggs are then shed in feces, where they develop further. If these infect pregnant women, they can affect the fetus and cause birth defects. The risk to the baby increases the later in the pregnancy the new infection is acquired.

How can you test for it?


A vet can test for Toxoplasmosis by performing a examining the cat's feces for presence of the eggs.
In addition, blood tests can determine if antibodies have been activated to respond to Toxoplasma. What makes this difficult is that cats rarely show signs of toxoplasmosis, although some infected kitties may have fevers, coughs and swollen lymph nodes, or may experience a loss of appetite.
Reducing the Risk
Have your cat tested for Taxoplasmosis.
Keep kitty indoors! Remember that toxoplasmosis is transmitted to cats via infected prey, thus keeping kitty indoors will reduce the risk of his becoming infected.
Thoroughly cook any meat you feed your cat (this goes for people too).
Thoroughly wash your hands after handling any raw meats.
As a pregnant woman you should not perform litter box duty.
Have another family member clean and disinfect the litter box on a regular basis.

Answer is intended for education and are not intended to substitute the opinions of a qualified veterinarian.Owners should consult their veterinarian for all health-related matters. All pet care is the responsibility of the owner.

Answer 3

Kittens can be messy! He will learn to clean himself (although our 10 year old cats still seem to make themselves messy sometimes :-/), but it seems as though his poo is softer than usual and that's making him messy. Is he on hard food yet? Ask your vet to see if there's anything you can do to harden up his poo a bit and make his messyness easier to handle.

As for being pregnant, yeah, there are dangerous bacteria in cat poop that may not give you signs of being ill, but could seriously affect the baby. However, if you've had cats before, its more than likely you've had the illness (toxoplasmosis) and have built up an immunity. No need to stop looking after the cat yourself though, just make sure you use gloves to change his litter and whatnot.

Answer 4

You're worried about getting toxoplasmosis, but chances are you already had it before you were pregnant if you ate red meat (medium or less cooked...). You can safely clean up your cat so long as you wash thoroughly (although I did make my hubby do litter duty when I was pregnant...). I guess you have a long-haired cat, and I hate to tell you this, but it will be a problem throughout that cat's life - but eventually the kitten will get better about cleaning itself. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Pretty soon he will relize it and start cleaning himself. I had the same problem with my cats. No it does not matter if you clean his butt. Just wipe it off with a baby wipe. A little poo will not hurt you. You are going to have to deal with a lot more poo then that when your baby is born. Is your baby a boy or girl?

Answer 6

since your pregnant, i'd let hubby clean kitty butt. hopefully he will grow out of it.