behinds. I have a cat (and a dog) and virtually everyone I know, with few exceptions, have cats, so, I've been paying attention lately and noticed that none, so far, can actually reach that part of their bodies. Sure, they bend over, lift the back leg high up in the air like they're hailing a cab with all their might, but the base of the tail folds over the actual anus (pardon the graphic details) every single time the cats bend over to reach down there and they end up licking everything in the region but the most important part. I think this is why the dogs butts don't usually have specks (granted, they are small specks, but still) of poo on the furless area, and cats almost always do. Nine times out of ten, a dog will reach sideways to clean that part rather than bend forward which would result in the same problem (the base of tail folding over their butts).
There's nothing I can do about it, obviously, but I think it bears mentioning since we always tend to think of cats as clean animals. Mine spends hours (I'm not exaggerating) every day washing every bit of fur on his body. Unfortunately, his most important part is always speckled, and, some days, it is so bad that it necessitates I wash his butt myself. Sigh... Today was such a day. He spent several minutes bent over and washing what appeared to be his butt, then he got up, walked over to me and as he passed in front of me I saw he had a poo smear on his butt that required my attention. Which is what prompted this post.
The only time I've witnessed success in this area has been when a cat was washing another cat's rear end. The latter didn't look happy about it, probably because their tongues are so rough and that part is hairless.
Ok. I'm done complaining.
There's nothing I can do about it, obviously, but I think it bears mentioning since we always tend to think of cats as clean animals. Mine spends hours (I'm not exaggerating) every day washing every bit of fur on his body. Unfortunately, his most important part is always speckled, and, some days, it is so bad that it necessitates I wash his butt myself. Sigh... Today was such a day. He spent several minutes bent over and washing what appeared to be his butt, then he got up, walked over to me and as he passed in front of me I saw he had a poo smear on his butt that required my attention. Which is what prompted this post.
The only time I've witnessed success in this area has been when a cat was washing another cat's rear end. The latter didn't look happy about it, probably because their tongues are so rough and that part is hairless.
Ok. I'm done complaining.
