*facepalm* my cat is Special Ed.

[thatotherperv]

so, my affectionate nickname for Seeley since I got him has been Stinky.

when I got him, he was like a little Pigpen. He had a cloud of stench that sort of...followed him everywhere he went. his butt smelled *and* he had bad breath, so he got you coming and going. we switched food and pretty soon, it was only when he was waving his rear end in my face that I got the Eau de Seeley.

I checked several times but his butt was never *dirty*, that I could see. and he washed back there. I have been *stumped*.

I am stumped no more, folks. I was sitting here on the couch and he's lounging on the carpet sort of perpendicular to me and I see that the lower part of his rear legs...the equivalent of the bottom of our feet....is this nasty *yellowishbrown* color. he has white socks on all his feet.

yeah. my little stinker grooms himself, gets to the back of his legs and is like....meh. I'm done.

I called my sister. she laughed at me. I'm like, HE'S BEEN WALKING ALL OVER EVERYTHING WITH HIS POOPY LITTLE CATFEET. though actually I think he grooms his feet, just not the fur up to his tarsus.

now I have to teach my cat how to properly groom himself. *glares*

*busts out a washcloth*

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[songfire3.livejournal.com]

*cough* rofl!

...sorry but that just made me spew coke all over my keyboard..!

My cat did something similar - except she didn't even bother to wash her butt. So I tried to make the whole washing affair the least traumatizing event I could for her by using lukewarm water, a soft cloth and natural soap. BIG MISTAKE. She loved it. Wanted me to do it every day! I didn't. So next I used cold water and the most obnoxious scented soap I owned and behold: she's grooming herself now. ;) All I have to do to get her going is wave the washcloth...

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

*snorfle*

yeah I used a warm cloth and we had *words*, he was pissed at me. but even after I got the fur all wet and ruffled back there, he walked off and didn't groom.

*throws her hands up*

[altyronsmaker.livejournal.com]

Ohh. this brought me all kinds of joy! LMAO. Poor stinky kitty. "Meh. I'm done!" HEHEHEHEHEHE. I don't know why this is so funny, but I can't stop laughing!

[yanagi-wa.livejournal.com]

A few swipes with a really wet wash cloth should give him the idea. He'll probably take more than one treatment though. Good luck.

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Ah, priceless. heh, poopy little catfeet. When my cat was a kitten I recall a certain incident when I was trying to get ready to go to school in the morning and he comes flying out of the bathroom with a hanger and starts dragging his tush all over the place frantically. He was in such a state that he had smushed it all over his upper legs and belly, so into the sink he had to go. He was actually very accepting of the whole situation, which makes sense if you have to weigh being poo-laden vs. getting a quick bath. I'm sure you'll be abe to put Seeley straight. He just needs a bit of encouragement from mommy =)

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

which makes sense if you have to weigh being poo-laden vs. getting a quick bath.
that made me laugh so hard that it startled both cats, haha. oh man. poo-laden indeed

[luxferi.livejournal.com]

*LOL* I just had to laugh! What a predicament you're in - and although I own a cat myself, I have no idea how to teach a cat how to groom. Perhaps mama cat would lick that area for Seel.. er, Stinky, but I doubt you wanna do that. :P I'm stumped too, hun. Good luck with Stinky!

[http://users.livejournal.com/peasant_/]

LOL

My last cat was a little slack about grooming. He never smelt, fortunately, but he wandered around looking scruffy as a teenage boy his entire life. Even my new little miss, who is basically a careful groomer, as often as not has a grubby nose - she just seems to forget that bit. Her brother probably would be a bit bad but fortunately she sorts him out from time to time!

What sort of litter are you using? Perhaps Seeley hates the taste and would do better with a different kind.

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Seely, ewwww! Take after your namesake and be more dapper!

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

ha! yeah. funny thing is, beyond this he actually does take after his namesake well. he knows he's hot shit, man, you can tell in the way he carries himself, he's definitely alpha kitty. and his coat is always shiny and pretty.

er. most everywhere.

[ldyavalon.livejournal.com]

It's funny, because normally cats will groom each other if they leave dirty bits. I used to have 8 regulars and sometimes a few fosters, and when they got down to it, it was like a Twister game.

On the other hand, nobody thought to inform Avalon (my namesake) that cats are supposed to be clean. Her favourite area for sleeping was the litter, and as one of my other cats had a delicate tummy, you can imagine the mess. I would take her to a animal hairdresser to get her nice and clean, but it would only last a week.