Cat Stud tail
it's really grease and hormones
Below are two views of a cats tail shaved that has a pretty bad case of stud tail. Stud tail can start upward on the back near the tail and can actually climb all the way towards the cats tail tip.
It is caused by hormones and it is pure waxy - greasy! Ok- think about this like you would a teenager hitting puberty. hormones began to play havick with their body- extra oil is produces and acne becomes an everyday issue to deal with. Not until the teenager outgrows the hormonal age do the zits began to become less of a deal to handle.
The same is with cats- both males and female- even tho males tends to have stud tail more often than females.
Cat Stud tail-
Its like small little blackheads Cats that tend to be greasy, also tend to have stud tail.
The best way to clean up cat stud tail is degreasing with goop- dawn dish soap or even one of the ANNA Stud Tail Soap bars- found at Castle Baths
Other areas of excess grease during this time is armpits, between legs and even chins- chin acne seems to be found in certain lines. Where as the stud tail is more hormonal- the chin acne is more genetic.
Some ways to help with cat stud tail
1. Keep the cat tail fur area shaved and cleaned.
2. Make certain the male is either neutered or has at least 3 females to breed in the year.
3. Talk to your vet about this condition- if left up kept- it can actually become quite infected - sore - raw and oozing!
I've seen several males cats and female cats with cat stud tail over the years and have found cleaning the tail with goop or dawn, and then adding in some corn starch to the area really helps quite a bit. The corn starch is the same thing you buy at your grocers in the baking isle and it actually will absorb the oils pretty nicely.
You can also use baby powder- which by the way is actually 100% corn starch with a tad of fragrance.
Hope you enjoyed learning how to solve a few of the main cat grooming problems. In review - here is the comb section and the nail section:-)
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