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Question about secretion

post #1 of 3
5/2/11 at 7:25pm
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Mr Skittles had been scooting his butt on the floor for about a week and I noticed his anus was a bit swollen, so today he went to the vet and they did a secretion on him. They told me it was normal that it would still be irritated for another day or so, but would then get better. Well tonight he's been crying a bit (very low whining now and then) and I noticed that his anus had some blood around it. Is this normal after having his anus secreted? (BTW, the secretion was a bit thick and the vet explained it wasn't really normal and for us to keep an eye on him)

Oh, and the vet is not a 24-hr service, thus why I'm asking my fellow feline parents.

Thanks!
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post #2 of 3
5/3/11 at 6:35am
He is in pain. It must hurt really bad since he is crying. Cats hide pain instinctively and when they cry it's serious. I would take him in right away. Good luck to you and your little boy
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post #3 of 3
5/3/11 at 8:43am
He had his anal glands expressed. From the sounds of it, probably a bit too roughly. You can put a warm or cool compress against his anus to help sooth it a little but the concern here is that something was torn/ruptured or that there could be some infection in there now. He should probably go back to the vet … though I wonder if another vet would be better incase the vet that expressed his glands was too rough. (Some vets/docs won't admit if they cause harm because it opens them up to litigation)
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