What causes cats to keep rubbing their butts

1. Inflammation of the cat’s anal glands

There are anal glands on both sides of the cat’s anus. If the owner does not clean it for a long time, semi-solid or solid substances will appear in the cat’s anus, causing blockage, then inflammation, ulceration and erosion. At this time, the cat will appear to rub the floor or keep licking his ass. Therefore, when the owner sees the cat rubbing his butt all the time, he can touch the cat’s anus with his hands to see if there is a lump around the cat’s anus. If so, he can squeeze the cat’s anus with his hand to drain the anal gland fluid.

2. The cat is infected with parasites

If the owner does not deworm the cat for a long time, the parasites will grow and multiply in the cat, such as tapeworms When the segments fall off when mature, it will irritate the skin around the cat’s anus and anus, causing itching, causing the cat to try to relieve this discomfort by rubbing the buttocks on the ground. Therefore, the owner should deworm the cat on time every day to prevent parasitic infection of the cat, and prevent related complications and mutual transmission.

3. The cat’s butt is dirty

Because the cat loves to be clean, if it accidentally gets the poo on the butt hair during the excretion process, then it will rub the butt to get rid of the excrement on the hair, or after excretion, there is still in the anus Some residual feces, the cat will also rub the residual feces on the ground. Therefore, the owner should carefully observe the items that the cat has rubbed against to see if there is any residual feces. If there is, they should wash the cat in time to prevent the breeding of bacteria and viruses.

4. Attract the owner’s attention

If some cats are too boring and want to attract the owner’s attention, they will do some strange behaviors. For example: rolling on the ground, rubbing your butt, opening your round belly, or pointing your butt to the owner, etc. If this is the case, then the owner should set aside some time to play with the cat with cat sticks, snacks or other toys~

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