[Stellarbellar]

I've noticed that my newly adopted cat has a tendency to poop, then tear around the house at high speed. My friend says that her cat from college used to do that as well.

Does anyone else's cat do this? And any guesses as to why the sudden burst of energy after making a poopie? Is she just trying to get away from the stink as fast as she can?

 

[kittygirl04]

I don't have an answer for you--but I think the way you wrote this is hilarious!!! :lol:

 

[LiCieWishy]

hahaha... thats really funny... I don't know of any cats that poop then run... but my ex-housemate had a kitty that used to jump backwards when he puked... Like he was scared or freaked out by the sight of his puke...

 

[xTreaclex]

Eww yes my new kitten does that...when we first got him he had the *ahem* runs. So me and my friend were sitting casually in our living room...and he comes racing in at high speed, shakes his paw...and, you guessed it....he left us a little treat on the carpet...erughh. Was naaasty!

 

[Audrey]

Yep, when Gizmo was a kitten, she also ran away from her litterbox after pooping! Pebbles sometimes whipes her bum on the floor, she'll sit on her bum and pulls herself forward with her 2 frontpaws! Funny Picture!!
U can follow her trail all over the livingfloor!! :roll:

 

[Maleke]

My one cat Murphy used to drag his bum on the floor too....we called it "scooting". Hahahhaa. My kitten sometimes takes off after pooping, we always just thought it's cause he feels better. Who knows! But it's funny! Imagine if people did that???????????

 

[Jeanie]

Scooting across the floor on its bottom indicates that the cat's anal glands have to be expressed. The itch is probably intense. The vet will take care of it for you. Otherwise, if a baby crawls on that carpet or floor----well, not a good idea.

 

[Yanikin]

Yeah, Doodles used to do this when her litter wasn't entirely clean. We figured it was to get any dirt off her paws.

 

[ralphcor]

My 5 month old does this too, but not all the time. She's very inconsistant, sometimes walks slowly, other times runs fast or just a lil jog. Not sure if it relates to going pee or poop, or how clean the litterbox is... couple times she hasn't even bothered to cover her poo either - hope that's not a sign something's wrong? I'm just thankful she has used the box so far from day one and not the floor!

 

[kittygirl04]

My cats sometimes leave poo uncovered in the litterbox. Maybe they are in a hurry to get back to that perfect napping spot, or their food dish, or afraid that they might miss out on some human food. My cats follow me everywhere--they don't like it when I get out of sight. I sometimes think that they leave the poo uncovered because one of the other cats is stalking them waiting to attack once they step out of the litterbox. Just imagine if we had to go through that!

 

[queen of the nile]

My cat Levi often leaves the litter box without covering up "the deed". I used to just send Cleo in after him to clean up the mess!

 

[Jessica]

Sampson rushes out of the litter box after he's dropped a load. He doesn't even bother to cover it. It's like he's running away from the scene of a crime. :lol:

 

[Audrey]

Scooting across the floor on its bottom indicates that the cat's anal glands have to be expressed. The itch is probably intense. The vet will take care of it for you. Otherwise, if a baby crawls on that carpet or floor----well, not a good idea.

Pebbles only does this when there's still a little poo attached to her bum!
She likes staying clean! f.e. when i give her a little piece of beaf and she drops it and it falls on her fur...she'll go mad

, jumps backwards,shakes to get it off! :roll: When u want to pet her, u must pet her from head to tail , don't even think to go backwards, she'll scratch u or bite! Her fur has to be nice and clean! Strange cat!

 

[Lori]

Pebbles only does this when there's still a little poo attached to her bum!

I have seen this before! I usually go chasing after Velvet at this point to see where the poo ends up. She seems embarassed, doesn't want me around to see this.... cats... ==>
She would hate it if she could read this!! :mrgreen: