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anal growths?
This is kinda gross, but I can't figure out what's going on.
For a good bit of her life, my kitty has occasionally had little "growths" on the hairless bit of her anus. Their makeup is a bit difficult to describe, but reminds me of what an overgrown chestnut's made of, on a horse. They've gotten to over 1/4" long. I pull them off when they get big enough to; never bleeds and aside from the discomfort of removal, doesn't seem to cause her any pain. There's no scarring or damage that I can see after I've pulled one off. They come off pretty easily. She hadn't had any in a good while, but I recently noticed they've returned, and I've just removed two small ones. There's another still there but it's too flat to pull off. I suspect they're actually an accumulation of litter dust. I use organic litters, grain based. She got these often with Swheat Scoop, but as far as I remember, not at all with Worlds Best Cat Litter. Now that I've changed to another brand (it's expensive to ship WBC overseas), it's started up again. But the cause-and-effect could be coincidental, or I'm just not remembering well. I did ask a vet once, many years ago. Vet didn't seem concerned, but also I don't remember her knowing what it was, either. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a weird litter buildup, or maybe a reaction to certain types of litter? Any other ideas? She's been getting these for perhaps 8 of her 10 years, so I doubt very much they're anything dangerous. Just annoying, I don't like having to pull these things off her butt, but they continue to 'grow' if I do not. Any help appreciated. jmc |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:05:57 +0930, jmc wrote:
This is kinda gross, but I can't figure out what's going on. For a good bit of her life, my kitty has occasionally had little "growths" on the hairless bit of her anus. Their makeup is a bit difficult to describe, but reminds me of what an overgrown chestnut's made of, on a horse. They've gotten to over 1/4" long. I pull them off when they get big enough to; never bleeds and aside from the discomfort of removal, doesn't seem to cause her any pain. There's no scarring or damage that I can see after I've pulled one off. They come off pretty easily. She hadn't had any in a good while, but I recently noticed they've returned, and I've just removed two small ones. There's another still there but it's too flat to pull off. I suspect they're actually an accumulation of litter dust. I use organic litters, grain based. She got these often with Swheat Scoop, but as far as I remember, not at all with Worlds Best Cat Litter. Now that I've changed to another brand (it's expensive to ship WBC overseas), it's started up again. But the cause-and-effect could be coincidental, or I'm just not remembering well. I did ask a vet once, many years ago. Vet didn't seem concerned, but also I don't remember her knowing what it was, either. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a weird litter buildup, or maybe a reaction to certain types of litter? Any other ideas? She's been getting these for perhaps 8 of her 10 years, so I doubt very much they're anything dangerous. Just annoying, I don't like having to pull these things off her butt, but they continue to 'grow' if I do not. Any help appreciated. jmc Have you tried washing her behind to help her keep it clean? Then, perhaps putting a little petroleum jelly on it? It might be worth a try. Good luck. MLB |
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Suddenly, without warning, mlbriggs exclaimed (28-Oct-06 3:18 AM):
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:05:57 +0930, jmc wrote: This is kinda gross, but I can't figure out what's going on. For a good bit of her life, my kitty has occasionally had little "growths" on the hairless bit of her anus. Their makeup is a bit difficult to describe, but reminds me of what an overgrown chestnut's made of, on a horse. They've gotten to over 1/4" long. I pull them off when they get big enough to; never bleeds and aside from the discomfort of removal, doesn't seem to cause her any pain. There's no scarring or damage that I can see after I've pulled one off. They come off pretty easily. She hadn't had any in a good while, but I recently noticed they've returned, and I've just removed two small ones. There's another still there but it's too flat to pull off. I suspect they're actually an accumulation of litter dust. I use organic litters, grain based. She got these often with Swheat Scoop, but as far as I remember, not at all with Worlds Best Cat Litter. Now that I've changed to another brand (it's expensive to ship WBC overseas), it's started up again. But the cause-and-effect could be coincidental, or I'm just not remembering well. I did ask a vet once, many years ago. Vet didn't seem concerned, but also I don't remember her knowing what it was, either. Has anyone seen this before? Could it be a weird litter buildup, or maybe a reaction to certain types of litter? Any other ideas? She's been getting these for perhaps 8 of her 10 years, so I doubt very much they're anything dangerous. Just annoying, I don't like having to pull these things off her butt, but they continue to 'grow' if I do not. Any help appreciated. jmc Have you tried washing her behind to help her keep it clean? Then, perhaps putting a little petroleum jelly on it? It might be worth a try. Good luck. MLB Well, she does the washing, and thus I doubt the petroleum jelly would last long. But maybe she isn't, and that would make this worth a try. I'd know soon enuf which is true, huh? jmc |
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anal growths?
jmc wrote: This is kinda gross, but I can't figure out what's going on. If there is one on each side of her anus, she is having problems with her anal glands. She's probably over-secreting anal gland flud, which is drying and accumulating (and possibly getting litter dust stuck in it). Next time you are at the vet, ask to have her anal glands emptied. If they remained blocked too long, they can get infected. -L. |
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on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:21:44 GMT, "-L." wrote:
If there is one on each side of her anus, she is having problems with her anal glands. She's probably over-secreting anal gland flud, which is drying and accumulating (and possibly getting litter dust stuck in it). Next time you are at the vet, ask to have her anal glands emptied. If they remained blocked too long, they can get infected. more evidence that my current vet needs to be fired. I just had my adult cat to see him last week and asked about what appear to be 2 specks of poo on either side of my cat's anus and he said it was just his anal glands secreting, yet he didn't express them. I didn't know this was an indication they need to be expressed. ARGH! -- Lynne |
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Lynne wrote: more evidence that my current vet needs to be fired. I just had my adult cat to see him last week and asked about what appear to be 2 specks of poo on either side of my cat's anus and he said it was just his anal glands secreting, yet he didn't express them. I didn't know this was an indication they need to be expressed. ARGH! In most cats they don't but if the accumulation continues or reoccurs, yes, they need to be expressed. If you had been treated in our clinic, the vet wouls have expressed them for you. I would express them when I did exams or grooms on a cat because a lot of the time a scared cat would squirt them on me. You can clean them with a baby wipe to keep the globs from smearing on things, but you have to get one that is safe for cats. Nothing grosser than cats' anal glad secretions. -L. |
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"-L." wrote:
Lynne wrote: more evidence that my current vet needs to be fired. I just had my adult cat to see him last week and asked about what appear to be 2 specks of poo on either side of my cat's anus and he said it was just his anal glands secreting, yet he didn't express them. I didn't know this was an indication they need to be expressed. ARGH! In most cats they don't but if the accumulation continues or reoccurs, yes, they need to be expressed. If you had been treated in our clinic, the vet wouls have expressed them for you. I would express them when I did exams or grooms on a cat because a lot of the time a scared cat would squirt them on me. You can clean them with a baby wipe to keep the globs from smearing on things, but you have to get one that is safe for cats. Nothing grosser than cats' anal glad secretions. -L. The one thing grosser is the abscess that infected glands can get. Then expressing is doubly painful for the poor cat. A tip to anyone reading this is if they ever have a cat go into hiding and licking a lot then check his butt for an abscess. -mhd |
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