Less than perfect Hygiene

Ok, I'd really like some help here from any who can offer it. My little 4 month old kitty Gypsy is the sweetest, most affectionate girl in the world who'd rather be in my amrs than anywhere else in the world. The problem? Shes a pretty clean kitty except for her butt She always smells like, ahem.... 'litterbox butt'. She is a very healthy girl its just a matter of her not cleaning herself 'back there'. Is there any way I can kind of trian her to be more diligent about this? I don't really want to have to wipe her butt for the rest of her life, and shes still young enough to catch on to new concepts quickly. I might add she is also one of those, 'I love you so much I'm gonna put my butt in your face' cats which makes this an even bigger problem

Well I don't have any advice for you, but I can relate. Our newest addition, Cymone has a general smell about her that makes me believe she is also not the most hygienic person. I can just "smell" her, not a terrible smell but enough to know she needs a bath.
She was still adjusting, but once I feel she is comfy in her new home, she is hitting the tub!! Its funny, but her paws always smell terrible, yet I see her clean them a lot. Maybe some kitties are just stinkier than others!!!!

When we got Jinxy, he had the same problem. He stunk and did not clean his but or anything else very well for that matter. I was worried thatmaybe his momma did not teach him properly and was wondering how I could teach him!!

Anyway, it turned out that he was just too young. Give it some time. Jinxy is now 9 months old now and he cleans his butt and licks himself clean everywhere else all of the time. I am so pleased. He doesn't stink any more either.

My boy has the same problem - he tries - but then stops with his mouth halve open and his tounge hanging out and expression of YUK on his face. I have resigned myself to the fact that he'll never clean that area. What I do is wipe his butt once a day with a baby wipe ......might want to give it a try!!

Jake does too (sometimes)! :tounge2: It's kinda embarrasing when u have guests over and he gets up on them and nearly knocks them unconcious - thank goodness it's usually just my friends that have their own smelly bum cats I think it's just sometimes you might catch them after a visit to the "reading room". He's usually not smelly, but sometimes EEEEEWWWWWWW

Well, I am sure glad to see that my Cymone isn't the only stinky cat around!!!!!! Yikes, I thought something might have been physically wrong with her, she has such an odor sometimes!! Seems these kitty's need some hygiene classes!!!!!!!!

I swear Jake does it to gross me out - he gets a chuckle..... kinda looks up, half closes his eyes and smiles at me:tounge2:

As Feebe from "Friends" would sing:

SMELLY CAT, SMELLY CAT, WHAT ARE THEY FEEDING YOU?!??!

OOOOOOOOOOOOh - I love that song!!!