Have A Cat With A Raw Booty? Try These Solutions

Since my Dimity wears a diaper every day, and sometimes has a bowel movement when I’m not home (or don’t notice — modern baby diapers are SO full of deodorant, whereas in my day, 40 years ago, you could smell the poop!) she sometimes gets sore down there. I got a powder called Neo-Predef from my vet, which can be sprinkled onto whatever part of her bottom is sore. It has both an antibiotic and a pain reliever in it. It’s not cheap, but a little goes a long way, and it relieves me of the worry that an ointment might get into her urethra and create an obstruction.

Dimity also detests baths (gets hysterical and tries to bite), and I’ve found that wiping her clean with a wet washcloth does the job with much less stress. I sit on the toilet seat (lid down, of course!) and fill the sink with warm, not hot water, and wipe and rinse out the rag repeatedly until she’s clean. I put her on a towel on my lap so I don’t get soaked. Sometimes I blow dry her — not so much during the summer, but definitely during the winter when it’s cold down there at floor level. She enjoys the blow-drying, but I know that not every cat would. If your cat doesn’t, then you have to be sure to towel it off thoroughly and maybe let it rest on a warm heating pad until it’s dry.

Do not use people meds on cats without asking your vet first. Lots of them are toxic to cats. Sounds like your cat has a thyroid problem and too fat. so he cants reach his butt to clean. Vaseline is fine for cleaning, as it is an ingredient to relieve hairballs as well.

You can also use coconut oil.

I was told empathetically not to use any petroleum based products on a cat’s raw bum until it can be examined by a vet. Her reason was that, while it is a good skin protectant, the genitals and anus are so close and the anal sacs could be effected. Petroleum ointments could retain moisture in the area (if kitty is scooting her booty, who knows where the ointment will roll?) and could increase the risk of developing infection.

Misfit is going on 10 yo and is overweight partially due to eating habits, and partial because of a hernia. So when I come home after work my greeting includes giving her bum a wipe with a wet wipe that is fragrance-free and hypoallergenic. When we were trying to change her litter in 2014, her bum was not happy, and she would plop her butt in the litter and feces. By the time I returned from work, she was miserable and her bum was red like an apple and raw from scooting over the carpet for relief. My grandmother applied Vaseline to protect her bare tail area until her vet appointment the next day, and by morning we knew it was a mistake. She yowled with pain all night and her red and raw bum now had inflamed genitals and her anal sacs were milky white dots.

The vet shaved around the area and, after confirming infection, gave Misfit an antibiotic injection and EnteDerm ointment prescription. Poor Misfit was miserable and walked with her tail low to hide her bare baboon butt, that the other cats were fascinated with. Applying the ointment was a chore and punch my heart with every yowl and grumpy attitude she dished out, but in just under a week the redness was gone and the infection treated. We had stopped using the new litter, which was a popular brand that was scoopable and helped with litterbox smells, and switched back to the store brand from Petsmart with a sprinkle of Arm & Hammer to control smells. The switch had been for convenience as it was easier to stop by the local grocer instead of a half hour detour to the nearest Petsmart, the price was the same minus 10 lbs in net weight. After that stressful experience, it was agreed that going out of my was was much more preferrable than ever letting the cats go through that again.

Vet visits can be expensive but it is worth it. There are now pet health insurance companies and some health insurers can even add your pet to your plan. I used Care Credit in the past if I couldn’t meet the full cost (Misfit’s sister Rascal had a heart defect that needed medication and yearly check ups, and the tests, oh my!) but this visit with the injection and ointment was just under $200 total in Misfits case. Also ask if the vet has payment options.

Raw butts? Gently wash with soap and water. Dry kitty butt. I’ve rescued about 100 cats and kittens, many surviving parvo or severe herpes infections. keep kitty behinds clean as possible; clip butt coat if you have to; only use a protectant or drying product that will not poison kitten when ingested. Feed as fresh food as possible such as boiled chicken or turkey with a high quality kitten food (some adult foods will cause severe diarrhea); if kitty is a real baby kitty, goat milk is a miracle.

My car has been licking her butt the vet prescribed an ointment and a collar to be put ion but it is making her very aggressive so I took the collar off.
How long should the ointment need to be on atleast to heal before she starts licking,as putting a collar on her is impossible

I just googled whether or not desitin or neosporin are ok for a cat’s rash. NO. They contain ingredients that can send your cat into shock. Please do more research!