Does anybody know a practical method for helping tailless kittens keep a clean butt? I guess there's a pinch-muscle at the base of cat's tails..and that kittens with no tail don't have an adequately developed pincher-offer.

It would be really nice to be able to do something like oil their back end so they can leap cleanly from the litterbox..washing them frequently naturally gets rid of the unwanted lumps, but I'm not sure it's the healthiest way for them (plus, it's icky)

The tailed kitten of the same litter doesn't stash a stinkball and the tailless ones don't seem to have anything wrong with them. The mamacat had the same problem when she was a kitten (which is why I'm leaning toward the pinch-muscle theory)

Thanks,
M