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Female felines with anal issues?
Posted: Oct 21, 2012
I have had my male cat's anal gland expressed before but this morning noticed a very obnoxious odor from the female, very similar and thinking it is the same as the male. Has anyone else had female who had a similar problem? I am taking her plus the other 2 males in the home tomorrow to have all done, if that is the issue. I am feeling perhaps late in having this done and feeling bad that perhaps I missed but then again did not consider perhaps it happening to the female population. Has anyone had any ongoing problems in perhaps letting this go too long before having it done? Thanks.
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this is what we are discussing pubically now? - disgusting
[ In Reply To ..]come on. This is just tasteless and bad form.
To Disgusting...SM - Old Anon
[ In Reply To ..]You have the option of skipping posts regarding pet health issues that you find distasteful. You don't have to read any of the replies either. I am truly sorry that are unable to handle this sort of post. For most animal lovers and pet owners/guardians this is just routine. Am I right gals and guys?
Yes - it's a common issue
[ In Reply To ..]for pet owners.
There is nothing wrong with posting about an issue with the health of a pet, human, plant--whatever.
Aggreed - Madonah
[ In Reply To ..]I agree...this is open forum. And people can choose to read or not read. Hopefully everyone will 'dislike' the negative posts and start being more supportive and positive. :)
And yes, I know I spelled 'Agreed' incorrectly - Madonah
[ In Reply To ..]for those who are waiting to jump on it :)
Disgusting? - Precious
[ In Reply To ..]We hear and type about anatomy all the time, male, female and all this is has to do with animal anatomy. I find nothing wrong about a body be it human or animal myself. Had no idea this would offend anyone.
you are wrong - we aint vets
[ In Reply To ..]and we have degraded appropriate social interaction by remaining faceless, as though that excuses social impoliteness. Imagine picking up a microphone at any social gathering and annoucing that this is the "right" venue for conversation. Just because you are old, don't make it right...
Well - I for one
[ In Reply To ..]consider this board to be more like a coffee chat amongst friends--apparently you're just out for the fancy dinner. Stop being so stuffy.
For the OP--I don't know anything about cats, but my sister's 2 female dogs had chronic problems with their anal glands. Not to the point of infection, but they don't drain properly. Apparently this is a common problem in older female dogs. She has her husband express them, since she can't do it =]
It was costing her $40/dog/vet visit for an express and they were going every week at one point.
Are you talking to me?... - Old Anon
[ In Reply To ..]The concept is simple. This is a chat forum and you have a choice to participate or not. You are not sitting in an auditorium being forced to participate. My being old (63) has nothing to do with anything. The driving force behind your reaction, I think, is your intolerance to sensitive (to you) topics; so again I say, skip over topics that make you uncomfortable and do not participate. What else can I say?
Got ya beat Old Anon and update on cat - Precious
[ In Reply To ..]I will be 70 this coming March and way past the time of being turning red in the face because of language, anatomy talk, what have you. I absolutely think there is a place where you can discuss ideas and get the thoughts of others that may have had the same issues you have. I would think especially in the line of work we all do that to discuss anything related to a body, feline, canine, human, etc., should not only be informational but at the same time should never be standoffish.
The 1 cat that I was asking about did not have the issue but I took 3 and 1 of them did which the doctor took care of. However, 2 of the cats had worms and so those were treated. All had their toenails clipped and 2 of them had a hygiene clip at the rear because they are long-haired and makes cleaning easier. I appreciate the information all gave. Thanks.
Thanks for the update, Precious. sm - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Glad she didn't have to have her anal glands expressed. Good job!
What is so disgusting about the words "anal gland"? sm - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Surely you have heard much worse while transcribing. This is the Gab forum, and I am interested in pet health issues. This can be a serious problem in cats and dogs. One of my long-haired cats ended up with an infected anal gland and vet had to do surgery on it. Why so squeamish?
My question to the OP, are your cats fixed? If not, I was wondering if your female cat has issues with her female organs......ooooooopppps, is it okay to say "pyometria". Well, hoping it is not pyometria. Can you see any blood or pus on the anal gland itself? Hard to see with fur, particulary if you have a long-haired cat. Let us know what vet says.
get a grip! skip the post and move on! stop criticising others - anon
[ In Reply To ..]go read your newspaper then!
Are animals fixed? - Precious
[ In Reply To ..]Absolutely, all 4 of them, 2 female, 2 male, all animals that came to me from situations either be it rescued or from others to live the easy life here. There are too many animals in this world without my adding to the problem further. I have used wipes this morning but not really able to examine well so will leave that to the professional tomorrow.
I had a fixed female with that issue - MT
[ In Reply To ..]My dearly departed 17yro had that issue once in her life. One day, she just had some horrible smell come from her behind and I researched it online, and figured out what it was. I just got some gloves and a wet gauze and squeezed it out and cleaned her up, never had problems again. Good luck.
DIY - anon
[ In Reply To ..]There is a ton of you tubes on how to express your cat's anal glands- or your vet might even show you how to do it (unless he's greedy and wants to charge you for a procedure - and an office visit). It's a simple procedure.
Good luck!
DIY? oy sm - anon
[ In Reply To ..]Have you ever done it? Maybe for a dog, but cats are more difficult. I've seen my vet and a tech do it while the tech held my cat. No thanks. It is also very painful for the animal if infected. Think like if you had an infected boil....it has to hurt. Best left to the professionals if infected. If it is infected, cat will need to be seen by vet anyway and put on antibiotics.
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