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Posted by PHMadameAlto on September 27, 2002 at 18:50:57:
In Reply to: Have you ever heard of a cat not cleaning itself? posted by schart01 on September 26, 2002 at 12:43:16:
We have picked up a stray 8-12 month old cat. We are still in the process of "house training" the cat. It didn't know how to to use the litter box, etc. However, I think it doesn't know that it is a cat. She is partially blind as well. But, the question is, I have never seen her clean herself - we have had to bath her every few weeks or use baby wipes. She leaves her self messy after using the liter box and even after just eating -food is left on her face. I'm wondering if she just never learned cat socialization. Thouhts?
Has she been examined by a vet? Perhaps there is some neurological reason related to the blindness that is causing the problem.
It definitely sounds like she didn't learn a lot of the things most kittens learn from their mothers like washing and using a litterbox. Unfortunately, I can't come up with a solution for teaching her to wash. Perhaps when she gets food on her face you could gently rub her paw on her mouth and then on her face. Maybe she would get the message that way. 