Bumpy's ruptured anal gland and high fever

Awwww, you and sweet Bumpy are having a rough time of it....
Calming and healing vibes are on the way.

oh poor baby!

hope she goes soon...

Bumpy finally pooped! We had a rough night, but she's doing ok. She kept on getting up every hour wanting to roam around. So, I let her out of her room early morning and kept an eye on her, and after pooping in her usual litterbox, she joined up with her sister Milukhu (well, kind of) to sleep under my bed. The gap under my bed is really low, so that makes me less worried that she'll lick her wound while being under there. She looks comfy all stretched out under there, but is making Milukhu nervous. But I'm glad she's being a good girl about taking her antibiotics, no struggles there. I finally got a few hours of sleep too. I really needed it.

Hooray ... Bumpy made a deposit in the poo bank.
More healing vibes on the way.

o good.
sweet little thing.

glad meowmy finally got some rest too.

I've let Bumpy out of her isolated room for most of the day now. But is it normal that Bumpy isn't eating as much as before? I don't want to give her meds on empty stomach... and she doesn't seem too fond of the dry food (Iams Indoor weight control and hairball formula) that her and Milukhu are on, so I had to give her some treats she loves before feeding her the antibiotics. Since these treats are like junk food, I really don't want to give them to her unless I have to. I hope she's alright.

Milukhu has started to hiss at her... I know she's jealous about how much time I'm spending with Bumpy, but how can I get her to accept Bumpy again? They were never best friends, but they grew up together and often enjoyed each other's company by playing chase and trotting around... but now when Bumpy walks by, Milukhu will ran nervously away from her and sometimes will let out a hiss. Maybe she doesn't like her sister's betadine smell that's still on the wound. Or maybe Milukhu just wants me all to herself; she's more spoiled than Bumpy.

Actually, it's normal for antibiotics to put them off their food. When Lola had her UTI (she was on 4 different consecutive antibiotics) she actually lost nearly 1/2 pound because she was nauseaus from the antibiotics. It could be either the antibiotics or the betadine that are making Bumpy smell funny to Milukhu, or as you said, she's jealous of the attention that Bumpy is getting. I imagine that things will work out eventually. You might want to get a Feliway plug in. They really do work to lower the stress levels. I had them going for months when I introduced Lola to Cleo and Maggie. Good luck!

I imagine your other kitty's getting the hissies from the vet smell. Something else you can do is put vanilla on both of them so they will smell the same. You might have to search where to put it. Off the top of my head I'm thinking top of head & base of tail...but check first if you do it. (less expensive than Feliway, at least)

Thanks for the advice. I will try to get either.

This may be a stupid question... but if I use vanilla, is in in an oil form? What form of vanilla do I use to rub on my kitties with? Thanks.

Originally Posted by nhlee529

Thanks for the advice. I will try to get either.

This may be a stupid question... but if I use vanilla, is in in an oil form? What form of vanilla do I use to rub on my kitties with? Thanks.

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Just regular cooking vanilla.

Thank you!

Bumpy and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas !!

Merry Christmas to you, Bumpy and Milukhu.

I just wanted to share with everyone that we had Bumpy's sutures removed today and her wound seems to be healing fine. But mostly I am elated to report that Bumpy does not have diabetes!! Her glucose was 111 and all seems to be normal. Vet says must have been the high fever and the infection with all her stress that shot the level so high up before. I was worried that Bumpy would be stressed from being in the carrier again (although I got her a new Sherpa soft carrier)... and with the Vet removing sutures before taking blood to do the test... He really should have done the blood first. I wished that he'd give more thought and cared more about what he needed to do. (He said, oh yeah...we should have done the blood test first huh?) Geez. I sprayed some "Comfort Zone w/ Feliway" in the soft carrier before going and Bumpy didn't cry at all while I was driving to the Vet's. I guess it worked a bit. I'm just glad all's over and Bumpy's going to be fine again! Now I can eat and sleep. Oh, and have to get Milukhu to like her again!

Thanks everyone for all the positive vibes and kindness! I am grateful for all the support. Happy New Year everyone!!

Glad to hear she is recovering and doing so good!

Sorry I didn't read the whol thread but what caused the rupture in the first place?

Originally Posted by fadeaway872

Sorry I didn't read the whol thread but what caused the rupture in the first place?

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I'm still not sure exactly why Bumpy got this. But according to my understanding, it's because the gland/sac did not drain well and somehow it got infected/swollen until the skin ripped open. Here's a link that I read on to understand more. http://www.sniksnak.com/cathealth/analsac.html
Bumpy didn't even have any signs except for being warmer the night before I took her to the Vet.

No diabetes is wonderful news.

To you and sweet Bumpy...
Happy New Year.

I'm so glad that everything is going so well for Bumpy! You're a good Meowmy! Give that sweetie a hug from me and my girls!

Pookie, XO, Jencat... you guys are so sweet! Thanks again for everything. You and your babies have a wonderful new year!

Im so happy Bumpy is getting better!! To come out okay after all that is one strong kitty!! & Meowmy too!! Good that the healing process continues smoothly!!

Happy New Year!!