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Mary is an 8 year old Tabby Cat, who instead of stripes, has wonderful circles on her side — like a bullseye. She is a little butterball and for an adult cat, has the smallest facial features and paws I’ve even seen. But Mary has a problem: the hair around her rectum is missing for about 1/2 inch. That area is very pink and a little bloody, but not swollen.

Mary

What was the problem?
Mary is my friend’s cat. My friend was taking care of her very sick husband, so I took Mary to the vet. The conclusion was that Mary was too fat to clean her butt! It seems that this little cat could not reach her bottom to clean, so it got infected and her hair fell out.

The solution?
1. My friend will clean Mary’s butt a couple times a day using a Baby Wipe. This will keep the area clean and the Baby Wipes have a salve on them that will ease the burning of this raw area.

2. Mary has also been put on a diet. She weighed 10 pounds, but for her size, should only weigh 6 pounds! Instead of food being left out all day long, Mary will be fed 1 to 1-1/4 cups of food per day — split in half, so she gets about 1/4+ cup twice a day.

Hopefully, Mary will be able to clean herself soon!

Purrs, Frankie

Kira here. That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard! Too fat to clean her own butt! I’m a svelte 7 pounds myself and I can clean myself quite easily. Now, Lee’s another story. I’m surprised he can reach his fat butt. I’ve noticed Mom and Dad feeding him less so maybe he’ll slim down. I’ll still be able to out run him anyway. I’m the indoor champ in my house! Hold it — something is happening at the other end of the house. Gotta go. Kira out.

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