Anal glands

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Cheryl composed with style:

I am not sure whether this can wait, don't know how to express them
myself, but not sure if its an emergency. Is it? He is eating
fine and not sick.

He still seems ok. I guess it's ok; I guess I was worried if this
could result in an infection so quickly. sigh

in article , Cheryl at wrote
on 8/7/03 9:23 PM:

In ,
Cheryl composed with style:

I am not sure whether this can wait, don't know how to express them
myself, but not sure if its an emergency. Is it? He is eating
fine and not sick.

He still seems ok. I guess it's ok; I guess I was worried if this
could result in an infection so quickly. sigh


I wouldn't think it would be too bad before tomorrow. I'd hate to wait until
Monday, but since he's going tomorrow it should be soon enough. Hope he
feels better soon.

Karen

in article , Cheryl at wrote
on 8/7/03 9:23 PM:

In ,
Cheryl composed with style:

I am not sure whether this can wait, don't know how to express them
myself, but not sure if its an emergency. Is it? He is eating
fine and not sick.

He still seems ok. I guess it's ok; I guess I was worried if this
could result in an infection so quickly. sigh


I wouldn't think it would be too bad before tomorrow. I'd hate to wait until
Monday, but since he's going tomorrow it should be soon enough. Hope he
feels better soon.

Karen

In article ,
enlightened us with...
Last night I saw Shamrock scooting. I haven't seen anything leading up
to this like problems in the litter box but when I got home from work
I looked at his anus and his glands are about the shape of peas and a
bit smaller than the size of baby peas. Reddish looking. No blood or
even anything resembling liquid there, but he's in a little distress
mostly coming out as aggression and meowing. As with any of my lil
wons I hate seeing them in any distress at all and want to fix it
immediately. I called our new vet and drawback to a single vets
office, no opening until Monday. Made appt just in case but called
old vet and they can see him tomorrow afternoon. I am not sure whether
this can wait, don't know how to express them myself, but not sure if
its an emergency. Is it? He is eating fine and not sick.


Just get him him as soon as you can. It's not an emergency, but if the
glands become impacted, which could happen by Monday, it's a lot harder
and more painful for the cat (not to mention your wallet) to fix.
If they just need expressed, it's no big deal. Impaction or abscess
needs surgery.

I would not suggest trying it yourself until you've seen someone do it
once. It is painful for the cat, although they feel better later, and
they can and do bite or scratch when it is being done. Also, if the
nerve cluster near the anus is accidentally damaged (say by your
fingernails or squeezing too hard), the cat has a risk of incontinence.

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The secret of the universe is @*&^^^ NO CARRIER
The more ridiculous a belief system, the higher
the probability of its success.
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In article ,
enlightened us with...
Last night I saw Shamrock scooting. I haven't seen anything leading up
to this like problems in the litter box but when I got home from work
I looked at his anus and his glands are about the shape of peas and a
bit smaller than the size of baby peas. Reddish looking. No blood or
even anything resembling liquid there, but he's in a little distress
mostly coming out as aggression and meowing. As with any of my lil
wons I hate seeing them in any distress at all and want to fix it
immediately. I called our new vet and drawback to a single vets
office, no opening until Monday. Made appt just in case but called
old vet and they can see him tomorrow afternoon. I am not sure whether
this can wait, don't know how to express them myself, but not sure if
its an emergency. Is it? He is eating fine and not sick.


Just get him him as soon as you can. It's not an emergency, but if the
glands become impacted, which could happen by Monday, it's a lot harder
and more painful for the cat (not to mention your wallet) to fix.
If they just need expressed, it's no big deal. Impaction or abscess
needs surgery.

I would not suggest trying it yourself until you've seen someone do it
once. It is painful for the cat, although they feel better later, and
they can and do bite or scratch when it is being done. Also, if the
nerve cluster near the anus is accidentally damaged (say by your
fingernails or squeezing too hard), the cat has a risk of incontinence.

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
The secret of the universe is @*&^^^ NO CARRIER
The more ridiculous a belief system, the higher
the probability of its success.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
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kaeli wrote in
:

I would not suggest trying it yourself until you've seen someone do it
once. It is painful for the cat, although they feel better later, and
they can and do bite or scratch when it is being done. Also, if the
nerve cluster near the anus is accidentally damaged (say by your
fingernails or squeezing too hard), the cat has a risk of incontinence.

Thanks Kaeli. I came home from work early today to take him to his appt and
had a look and he looked fine so he must have gotten them expressed on his
own. Called the vet to cancel the appt. and they said just keep an eye on
things.

--
Cheryl

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti.

kaeli wrote in
:

I would not suggest trying it yourself until you've seen someone do it
once. It is painful for the cat, although they feel better later, and
they can and do bite or scratch when it is being done. Also, if the
nerve cluster near the anus is accidentally damaged (say by your
fingernails or squeezing too hard), the cat has a risk of incontinence.

Thanks Kaeli. I came home from work early today to take him to his appt and
had a look and he looked fine so he must have gotten them expressed on his
own. Called the vet to cancel the appt. and they said just keep an eye on
things.

--
Cheryl

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti.