manx keeps getting icky?

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Princess

Don't touch me.- Give me food and- leave!

Purred: Sun Mar 1, '09 1:16pm PST


	Princess keeps getting poo stuck in her fur. I brush her almost daily and almost every day I find it back there, little clumps. What can I do to stop this?? I've never had a long fur cat before

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Bumpurr

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Purred: Mon Mar 2, '09 12:48pm PST


	Are the poops real soft or diarea like, or are they normal, or are they rock hard. This should only happen on a rare occasion to LH's.

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Miss Phoebe

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Purred: Mon Mar 2, '09 5:06pm PST


	It sounds like she needs a sanitary trim. We deal with a lot of abandoned and abused Domestic Long Hairs at the shelter and quite a number of them have the same problem. Check with a kitty groomer.

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Lucky Streak

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Purred: Tue Mar 3, '09 2:40am PST


	I rescued a Manx kitten once and got it right into a rescue group that knew about this! They said it has something to do with the no tail thing, and special care is needed! Find a good vet or groomer (or maybe even breeders of manx cats) where they can tell you the special needs of having this kind of cat! It wasn't like just getting a rear end shaving, Manx also need something more... sorry I can't remember it was a few years ago and Meow-Mom is uhh forgetful? HEY don't forget MY food!!

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Miss Phoebe

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Purred: Tue Mar 3, '09 2:18pm PST


	Lucky Streak is right. I spoke with a vet tech today. She couldn't remember anything except that Manx cats can usually keep clean...so check with a groomer or vet about this situation. Best of luck!!! Edited by author Tue Mar 3, '09 2:19pm PST

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TGM Gimli DB- #101a

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Purred: Tue Mar 3, '09 6:35pm PST


	Gimli's always been clean. Even though his tail is only a half an inch long, he hasn't had any problems. Even though K.C. (Gimli's littermate) , is shorthair, she has had a little bit of "dingleberries" lately. I just comb them off with the furbuster. She's only been with us since August (we gave her away when she was a kitten and we got her back), so I'm not sure if she had any previous problems. I read about the tail thing too. I read somewhere that [rumpy] Manx get "poopy butt" because they don't have a tail to help dislodge the poop, so it gets stuck in their fur. Edited by author Tue Mar 3, '09 6:36pm PST

Harvey

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Purred: Tue Mar 3, '09 9:47pm PST


	Manx cats are prone to anal problems. I know almost nothing about them, but there may be a relationship to their also being prone to spina bifida. Google "Manx anal problems" and you'll get LOTS of information. By the way, I was always under the impression that Manxes are short haired cats. But your cat is long haired. Is your cat a real Manx, or just have a truncated tail? That may or may not have a bearing on this problem. Personally, I'd consult with my vet to see if a physical abnormality is causing this. And then, yes, it does seem that some kind of groomer care is needed. I have nine Maine Coons, and they almost never have any of those nuggets in the back--I mean, like around once a year. See your vet, figure out if there's a birth defect involved, and also, as another poster suggested, figure out if it's soft stools that are the problem, or just--hard nuggets. Oh, and there's also the possibility that a change in food might work. Good luck.