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UPDATE! Turns out that her anal glands were indeed full. I am glad I trusted my gut to take her to the vet, as I knew that smell wasn't urine! Now, the vet told me there isn't really anything that I can do to stop it from happening and it wasn't something that I have done in terms of feeding...

I forgot to give an update! After this post, I switched back to Tidy Cats litter and the smell seemed to disappear. I thought to myself that my family was right, she must have gotten the cheap and stinky litter smell on her. However, it came back with a vengeance last week. She is still acting...

Stupid question, lol, but I use Advantage II on both - would it be okay to use baby wipes to clean back there? There would be no chance of "rubbing" the medication off, would there? No, she has never scooted her butt across the floor. I definitely would notice, as I have a paranoia of worms...

She is medium to long-haired, especially in the bum. We do try to keep it trimmed back there, but it's a bit harder with her. She allows us to brush it, but that is about it.  I do not see any discharge, at least that I can see. It looks "normal".  Yes, she does tend to sit in her water when...

I apologize if this has been answered, I am new and tried to find my exact issue. :) My female cat is about 2 years and spayed. Recently, I noticed a weird smell coming from her back area. It almost smells like...oil or gasoline? Not that strong, mind you, but somewhere along those lines. ...