My friend has a 2 yr. old Persian cat. It had surgery to open its nostrils more. Naturally it had anesthesia. After the recovery, it has been licking itself to the point of bleeding. (most recently, it's groin area) It has also begun to bite its penis area to the point of needing stitches...
I have an 11 yr old Himalayan. She had a ruptured anal gland about 2 yrs ago. Since then, she has periods of running through the house dropping her bowel movement. She has also had her anal glands expressed 3 or 4 times during that period. My vet does not feel that the dropping is related...