advice about a cat health issue

Hello

I would be pleased to receive some advice . I think the cats owner is
likely to go to have to go to see the vet. She has a loss of fur and
angry looking lesions/reddening around her anus. She isnt biting or
scratching at the area nor is she avoiding sitting. See
http://members.lycos.co.uk/waweldragon5/catrectum.jpg for a picture of
the problem.
It has arisen in recent weeks, she eats normally, drinks, has lost no
weight, is if anything a bit restless and out of sorts. Apparently
clingy with the owner. She is am approximately 6 year old spayed
female in otherwise good health historically

I am keen to help and so advice from experienced cat owners would be
appreciated and I can then pass on the advice.

Kind regards and thanks in advance

Andrew

I am keen to help and so advice from experienced cat owners would be
appreciated and I can then pass on the advice.

It looks awful and must be painful. I would definitely take the cat to the vet
immediately before the condition becomes difficult to treat. I seriously doubt
if that is going to go away on its own. Please tell your friend to take their
cat right away. It may be an abscess that requires draining or who knows what.
Maybe the cat's anal sacs are infected. It looks terrible.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

I am keen to help and so advice from experienced cat owners would be
appreciated and I can then pass on the advice.

It looks awful and must be painful. I would definitely take the cat to the vet
immediately before the condition becomes difficult to treat. I seriously doubt
if that is going to go away on its own. Please tell your friend to take their
cat right away. It may be an abscess that requires draining or who knows what.
Maybe the cat's anal sacs are infected. It looks terrible.

Candace
(take the litter out before replying by e-mail)

See my cats:
http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace

"One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other
than human." (Loren Eisely)

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav",
(Andrew Brown) artfully composed this
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2004:

It has arisen in recent weeks, she eats normally, drinks, has
lost no weight, is if anything a bit restless and out of sorts.
Apparently clingy with the owner. She is am approximately 6
year old spayed female in otherwise good health historically


I can't believe that is all from something other than licking, or
biting. Maybe she bites it when no one is around to see her? My cat
has allergies and it used to get like that between vet visits
because my old vet didn't know what to do, yet didn't want to give
him steroid shots. But his wasn't just that area; his legs, top of
back and sometimes the side of his torso would look JUST like that.
I wouldn't imagine that an allergy just started within weeks unless
she is now exposed to fleas and previously wasn't. I'd take her to
the vet because it can't be comfortable and it could become
infected if it isn't already. Anal sac issues also come to mind
with that.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav",
(Andrew Brown) artfully composed this
message within
. com on 06 Sep
2004:

It has arisen in recent weeks, she eats normally, drinks, has
lost no weight, is if anything a bit restless and out of sorts.
Apparently clingy with the owner. She is am approximately 6
year old spayed female in otherwise good health historically


I can't believe that is all from something other than licking, or
biting. Maybe she bites it when no one is around to see her? My cat
has allergies and it used to get like that between vet visits
because my old vet didn't know what to do, yet didn't want to give
him steroid shots. But his wasn't just that area; his legs, top of
back and sometimes the side of his torso would look JUST like that.
I wouldn't imagine that an allergy just started within weeks unless
she is now exposed to fleas and previously wasn't. I'd take her to
the vet because it can't be comfortable and it could become
infected if it isn't already. Anal sac issues also come to mind
with that.

--
Cheryl