dbowes
Warren Scout
Hi,
Jessica was diagnosed with hip arthritis so we have had to make some adjustments to the setup (along with metacam for pain relief).
The cage has a doorway cut in and now has a ramp up to the cat litter tray we have. The litter tray has a grate/grid over it so any business drops in to the bag. We have had the litter tray this way for a couple of years and it works really well as not only is it easy to clean (throw away bag and replace) it also means she doesn't get her behind wet now she has arthritis.
Pre-diagnosis she lost her litter training (understandable now) and at times was getting her behind wet. Now she is back to 95% litter trained so it is less of a problem but the odd mishap can still happen. I think when she wees on the floor she manages to brush her backside as she is moving away. We will continue to try and re-train her but for when she does get messy we have found bathing her and drying her a nightmare, her fur is just so dense. I've found cutting her hair down helps a lot with the process which gave me the idea of trimming her with some kind of pet clippers. I dont intend to remove all hair - just keep it a short manageable length.
Has anyone tried this? Anything to consider? I know stress is an issue but we can see how she copes.
Thanks
Jessica was diagnosed with hip arthritis so we have had to make some adjustments to the setup (along with metacam for pain relief).
The cage has a doorway cut in and now has a ramp up to the cat litter tray we have. The litter tray has a grate/grid over it so any business drops in to the bag. We have had the litter tray this way for a couple of years and it works really well as not only is it easy to clean (throw away bag and replace) it also means she doesn't get her behind wet now she has arthritis.
Pre-diagnosis she lost her litter training (understandable now) and at times was getting her behind wet. Now she is back to 95% litter trained so it is less of a problem but the odd mishap can still happen. I think when she wees on the floor she manages to brush her backside as she is moving away. We will continue to try and re-train her but for when she does get messy we have found bathing her and drying her a nightmare, her fur is just so dense. I've found cutting her hair down helps a lot with the process which gave me the idea of trimming her with some kind of pet clippers. I dont intend to remove all hair - just keep it a short manageable length.
Has anyone tried this? Anything to consider? I know stress is an issue but we can see how she copes.
Thanks
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