When we first got our kitty a couple of months ago, I found skidmarks on one of our doormats, and on our white carpet.
Luckily, I cleaned it up before my wife saw :shock: I thought it was an isolated incident.
The first time I witnessed it, See-Saw came running up the stairs (probably just finished pooping in the litterbox) and she was all hyper-crazy. Then, she shifts into 2 wheel drive, and started scooting on our nice white carpet. I yelled at her, and put her in her transport to punish her, and to confine her 'till she cleaned herself off.
Another time, I was in the garage having a smoke, and kitty was there too. She used the litterbox (we have food, water and litter in both the house and garage), and then walked up to me calmly, sat down on the newspaper I was reading, then underlined a paragraph in her own special way. Again, I yelled, and locked her in her transport to get her to clean herself.
Last night, in the garage, again, she scooted on the concrete. Same thing, yell, lock her up, then clean up. And she was hyper-crazy again.
It was almost funny how she looked, after finishing in the box, she made a purrrrmeow sound, was bouncing around, and then comically plopped onto her tushy with her legs splayed out in front of her. She scooted a fair distance, and I was laughing at the sight of it, but still angry and disgusted. My guess is that she's irritated down there from something or other, and instead of licking, she's scooting (and I can't blame her- I'd scoot too, if I was to choose between the two)
The first time it happened, I checked her stool, and it was firm.
The second time was a little bit softer, but still firm.
Last night, her stool was firm, until the very end, where it got real runny.
The marks she left on the concrete were watery, but with a definite poo- content.
I have been checking her stool for worms and eggs, with no evidence.
I'm scared that she's scooting everyday without my finding the skidmarks- that'd be real gross!
Could there be something wrong with her anal sacs? Is scooting the normal method for a cat to empty an anal sac?
My wife is pregnant, and its taken a lot of talking to get her to allow me to keep kitty... But If kitty's gonna be scooting on a regular basis, I'll take her back to the shelter myself.
Is this is a behavior that she can be trained not to do, or just a reaction to soft poo or something?
The fact that I've seen evidence from when we first brought her home, and that I've seen it firsthand 3 times, warns me that See-Saw might be accustomed to scooting.
I have an appointment with the vet to get her checked out next week.
But again, if I can't stop this scooting, for the sake of hygene and our unborn baby, kitty will have to go.

Luckily, I cleaned it up before my wife saw :shock: I thought it was an isolated incident.
The first time I witnessed it, See-Saw came running up the stairs (probably just finished pooping in the litterbox) and she was all hyper-crazy. Then, she shifts into 2 wheel drive, and started scooting on our nice white carpet. I yelled at her, and put her in her transport to punish her, and to confine her 'till she cleaned herself off.
Another time, I was in the garage having a smoke, and kitty was there too. She used the litterbox (we have food, water and litter in both the house and garage), and then walked up to me calmly, sat down on the newspaper I was reading, then underlined a paragraph in her own special way. Again, I yelled, and locked her in her transport to get her to clean herself.
Last night, in the garage, again, she scooted on the concrete. Same thing, yell, lock her up, then clean up. And she was hyper-crazy again.
It was almost funny how she looked, after finishing in the box, she made a purrrrmeow sound, was bouncing around, and then comically plopped onto her tushy with her legs splayed out in front of her. She scooted a fair distance, and I was laughing at the sight of it, but still angry and disgusted. My guess is that she's irritated down there from something or other, and instead of licking, she's scooting (and I can't blame her- I'd scoot too, if I was to choose between the two)
The first time it happened, I checked her stool, and it was firm.
The second time was a little bit softer, but still firm.
Last night, her stool was firm, until the very end, where it got real runny.
The marks she left on the concrete were watery, but with a definite poo- content.
I have been checking her stool for worms and eggs, with no evidence.
I'm scared that she's scooting everyday without my finding the skidmarks- that'd be real gross!
Could there be something wrong with her anal sacs? Is scooting the normal method for a cat to empty an anal sac?
My wife is pregnant, and its taken a lot of talking to get her to allow me to keep kitty... But If kitty's gonna be scooting on a regular basis, I'll take her back to the shelter myself.
Is this is a behavior that she can be trained not to do, or just a reaction to soft poo or something?
The fact that I've seen evidence from when we first brought her home, and that I've seen it firsthand 3 times, warns me that See-Saw might be accustomed to scooting.
I have an appointment with the vet to get her checked out next week.
But again, if I can't stop this scooting, for the sake of hygene and our unborn baby, kitty will have to go.