The "Buttwalk": cute idiosyncrasy or medical concern?

[Beware the Beast Man]

Every now and then, my cat Coleman will walk on his hind legs, sitting upright, with his butt dragging on the floor. My wife thinks it may be worms, I say it's just an idiosyncratic thing he does only on occasion. Which one of us may be right? Anybody else see this with their kitty?

[lowreed]

1. scratching her ass

[SharonAnn]

See the vet, his anal glands are blocked and may need to be

lanced or removed. They can get infected.

It's easily corrected.

[SoCalDem]

2. Animals do this when their butt itches.. might be worms..

a trip to the vet can rule it out :)

White carpets might be a no-no , as well..:)

[truthspeaker]

3. Dogs do it to scratch an itchy anus

I'd mention it to your vet. Could be a digestive problem irritating his butt, or worms like your wife said. Or he could just be acting weird as cats do from time to time.

[oxymoron]

4. I agree with your wife.

I had a cat that also did that and worming her took care of it.

[boobooday]

5. It's the anal glands

hard to scratch any other way . . .

I hear Cheney does the same thing sometimes. :-)

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[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Thanks, folks

He's just about due for a checkup, so I'll ask. Like I said before, he doesn't do it often, so that's good. Oh, and I have an almond-colored carpet. Yikes!

[yellowcanine]

7. When male dogs do this it is anal glands - and then they need to be

"expressed" - very foul smelling and messy. A vet will do it though they charge an outrageous fee and it is actually possible to do it yourself with rubber gloves. The glands are at 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock. Stand clear and have a handfull of paper towels ready to catch the fluid. It's nasty!

I don't know if male cats have this problem as well. I would first suspect worms.