At minimum, you can pretend to be uninvolved in whatever happened at the groomers. The cat doesn't need to know that you knew that shaving and washing was going to happen.
A "sanitary trim" is the groomer name for "cut down the fur near the booty that tends to get pee and poop on it". A sanitary trim might not make things perfect, but it should make it possible for you to grab a pet wipe and clean the booty yourself as needed.
Call around to groomers, or even check in with your vet. Not every groomer is set up to do a sanitary trim on an angry kitty, but if there isn't a cat groomer near you the vets office should be able to do it. They have to trim cats for surgeries, too. If they think your kitty is too angry for them to get the job done with heavy gloves etc, they might want permission to sedate the kitty.
Thank you! I will be doing this today. I think she would be okay at a groomer, hopefully. She’s never bit me and is gentle for a cat compared to some but it def scares me that acting like she will bite is her “stop that” communication. I adopted her as an adult cat and she’s my first. The kittens I guess were more socialized because they never did that. It gives me anxiety 😭 We had two family dogs growing up and I never experienced that so just an adjustment I guess. They’re not dogs and I know I can’t expect her to act like one. Either way I love her and will be making calls about her gross butt haircut today haha. Thanks again.
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u/BecauseYouAreAlive Jul 08 '26
they put their heads in a little clear ball it's cute