How do you clean a dirty bottom?

Gosh, I'm even embarrassed to ask this question.

Sounds kinda' silly, but . . . Bailey is a big guy, 28 pounds right now, and he's on a diet, so 28 pounds is good! He has trouble cleaning his bottom. He'll let me clean off any poop that gets on his fur (he's short-haired), but how do I clean off the pee? He doesn't get much on himself, but I guess it's right around his penis. Do I use soap and water? I usually use a comb to comb out any poop. He's not filthy or anything, but there's enough there that I don't like it and neither does he.

Help???

What I do with Damita is make a wash of kitty shampoo & water. Then I use a cloth to wipe her bum with that "mixture". You can buy kitty wipes in a whole bunch of places, or esle you can use baby wipes. I also trim some of the hair off her bum to help...but her problems are with "cling-ons"(poop).

I would skip the wipes and give your kitty a bath. I bought the wipes and they really didn't do much. Plus they are cold and Lucky didn't like that.
You could take Benson for a week. LoL He now takes care of Lucky's problem areas. Losing weight will help and it sounds like you started that.

Try warm water on a soft cotton cloth

i use baby wipes (without alcohol, usually the super sensitive ones for newborns) or a warm wet cloth to clean nabu. he sometimes gets the runs, and a little is left on his fur.

Thanks guys! I think I'll start with the cloth and warm water and if that doesn't work, then will try the wipes. He's so good about letting me clean him up, I don't think he'll mind too much, and he'll be happy with his glistening clean bottom!!

And, hey! Send Benson here for awhile, and I'll put him to work!!!

I guess I should add . . . I'm used to cleaning up girl kitties, not boys!

Originally Posted by Sadie's Mom

Try warm water on a soft cotton cloth

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If you can find microfibre towels, it will help a whole lot. The other alternative is cloth diapers...

Harriet is too chubs to clean her own butt so i keep it shaved and I clean it once or twice a day with baby butt wipes. She likes it.

It's pretty important to keep it all clean if your kitty can't. It can cause infections otherwise.