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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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