She stinks! Unlike my previous cats who methodically groom themselves after eating or when getting into bed, this cat never cleans herself. How can I get her to have some good personal hygeine habits?
2007-03-25 12:50:13 · 10 answers · asked by emily b 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Teach her, buy some wipes that can be disposed of in the toilet, and wipe her butt, also get some cat wipes from your pet store and wipe her body in a manner that is as close to a mama cat licking her babies. The kitten will get the idea in time and start licking itself, apparently it was taken away from the mother too soon
2007-03-25 13:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible it got too dirty due to diarrhea, or other reason, dried on and she cannot take it off. Try to clean it with using a couple of wet paper towel, and see what happens next. That might also trigger her cleaning instinct, in case if the problem is "mental".
Other reason can be that she has some injury or stiffness some kind on her body, and it is too painful to bend there.
I'd check out her tongue, too for possible cuts or stuff like that.
2007-03-25 13:16:31 · answer #2 · answered by Gabriella V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 10:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by bassage 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don,t worry she well . my kitten wouldn,t ether she was only 4 weeks old you can help her .get a warm wash rag and when she pepes wipe her keep doing this a couple of times be for you know it she doing it her self she just needs to be showed how she might just be a little slow but she well get the hang of it good luck
2007-03-25 13:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All animals have "natural" instincts that they don't have to be taught. For cats, cleaning themselves are one of them....Perhaps you just got an untidy kitten...
2007-03-25 13:18:22 · answer #5 · answered by Wyatt's mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's something they pick up from their mothers. If she was away from her mother too soon, she may not have learned to do it herself. You might help her out with a warm wet rag or paper towel. Maybe she'll figure it out from you.
2007-03-25 12:56:26 · answer #6 · answered by Buddy28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she might not clean her self because she never learned how. I have fostered kittens and you have get a warm towel and do small strokes all around there body so that they learn what and how to do it. sometimes foster parents dont do that and they dont learn. so try it yourself, and depending on its age she might pick it up.
2007-03-25 12:56:48 · answer #7 · answered by animluv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your kitten is probably just not understanding that she is the only person who is going to clean her. She prabably thinks her mom(cat mom) is going to clean her.
2007-03-25 12:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by cavalierpups 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She may think that Momma Cat is going to clean her or she is not feeling good.
2007-03-25 13:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't.
She's a cat. She doesn't care.
If she's that smelly, bathe her.
2007-03-25 13:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by CYP450 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋