Monday’s post was all about grooming your cat. You may have noticed we omitted some things from that lengthy post. There’s more to grooming a cat than taking care of that lovely fur. In fact, I know a woman who washed her cat’s face every morning. The cat would come into the bathroom with her while she was doing her morning routine and get her little face washed.
A cat can usually keep her own face clean, 
but some cats might need a little help as they age or just because they aren’t that good at grooming. A soft cloth and warm water should do the job.
It’s up to us, especially if the cat is indoors only, to keep her claws in good shape. I trim 
Olivia’s claws regularly—just taking off the sharp point so she is less likely to get a paw caught in something. I found her once dangling by one paw from a valance in the living room. Of course, I helped her down, then removed the valance for the time being. Still haven’t put it back.
I have an ulterior motive for keeping her nails trimmed—my furniture. Yes, she has several scratching 
posts and a rug that’s okay to claw. She has a wooden cat tree she likes to scratch, a couple of carpeted cat trees and two sisal posts. I’ll sometimes buy those cardboard scratchers. But a cat’s going to scratch where a cat wants to scratch. Sighhhhh.
Keep an eye on those cat ears. Cats get mites and other types of infections in their ears. You’ll want to make a veterinarian appointment at the first sign of goop or anything abnormal in her ears.
As for the back end of a cat. The fluffy-butt ones are prone to catch smears and bits and pieces of—you know… Some cats have looser stools than others, which can get caught up in the fur. Funny story: I once walked into the hallway and saw something odd at my eye level on the wall. Turns out it was a cat turd!!! I can only reason that one of the fluffy cats came out of the bathroom with one stuck to his tail, gave that tail a flick and you-know-what hit the wall. Cats can certainly be creative beings.
My advice about a fluffy-butt cat and grooming—watch out what you feed her so that what comes out the other end is a firm consistency and you won’t end up, as I have a time or two, with a gooey, stinky, fluffy butt to help the cat clean up. No one likes that scenario, especially the cat.
