Anal Prolapse(?) in Senior cat

I feel bad that I come here whenever there is trouble in my cat family but I've gotten some good direction here. Of course, I have a Vet and I will have him treat this but sometimes it pays to be an "informed consumer".

My 15 year old runt cat has about 1/2" of her colon(?) poking out. I took her in and she was given a shot and put on soft wet food only. It seemed to retract but now it is poking out again. She seems OK otherwise - playful, eating well, not showing any pain signs. BUT, this looks awful and I wonder:

Does it matter?

Is it fixable?

Any suggestions?

Thank you for anything at all you can tell me about this condition and her prospects. She was hit by a car in kittenhood and that's why her face looks a little off. She's a very sweet girl and I've had her for 13 of her 15 years. Her name is Molly Paper, she's pretty tiny.

What a lovely looking older gal

One of my senior kitties many years ago had an anal prolapse.  Initially it wasn't too much of an issue and my vet just kept an eye on it.  Once it began to prolapse more he tried manually returning it to it's original position but on our second visit it was decided that stiches were required to hold it in place.  The procedure itself didn't take very long.

Always best to have the prolapse checked out and monitored by a vet.  I know that in certain prolapses some of the tissue can die and complicate the situation.

All the best! 

Agreed on both counts, vet visit and what a pretty cat!

StephenQ said:

 
Agreed on both counts, vet visit and what a pretty cat!

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Miss Mew said:

 
What a lovely looking older gal

One of my senior kitties many years ago had an anal prolapse.  Initially it wasn't too much of an issue and my vet just kept an eye on it.  Once it began to prolapse more he tried manually returning it to it's original position but on our second visit it was decided that stiches were required to hold it in place.  The procedure itself didn't take very long.

Always best to have the prolapse checked out and monitored by a vet.  I know that in certain prolapses some of the tissue can die and complicate the situation.

All the best! 

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So, the Vet says this is not a true prolapse and there is nothing to be done. Stitching would likely do more harm than good. But it seems the Vetamycin(?) I've been cleaning her butt with is just the right thing and if she stays on soft food (her stool is kind of hard so I'll be giving her some med (can't remember the name) tonight to see if I can loosen her up a little.

So when she poops, she'll have an "extra tail" which over hours will retract. I have no reason to think she is losing any quality - or quantity - of life. 

Good thing. She's adored by her Mom and her Mom needs all the help she can get. That cat is her heart. Not to mention that I'm the one who found her 13 some years ago and brought her home. My 2 resident cats were most unkind to her and she spent her days on top of a bookcase. So, when my ex-wife came to me and begged me to rescue her from her alcoholic boyfriend, I made her the deal that I would buy her a house but she had to take the cat. She was no kind of pet person, trust me. It was the cat or the drunk, so she took the path of least resistance.  But of course, she fell in love and the 2 of them are very close. And she's MY cat as well.

So I think it's OK and if you see this happen, go to the vet but don't be too scared. 

Thanks everyone

she looks like she's resting but it's just a disguise. She has something big planned.

READY!

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SET!


FLIP! 


LIKE WOW! THAT WAS FUN. WHERE AM I?

Thanks for the update and great pics!!

Great update and love the pics!