Feline anus problem... 5 days.... HELP!

My cat whom I've had for the past 10 years has been suffering from a huge hemmerhoid problem in his anus for the past 7 years. She is being scheduled to be put to sleep next Tuesday, and I am in dire need for a cure. when the problem first came to my attention I had doctors make several attempts at curing it, but none have been successful.. After seven years, the hemmorhoid is now beginning to open up and leak, and my cat keeps licking it..It is wet, but there is no blood, and it leaves gross marks wherever my cat goes.
please help!

Hmm- it is my understanding that cats do not get hemorrhoids. Is the cat a manx or a bobtail? You could just be seeing a prolapsed rectum, or anal tissue and not hemorrhoids.

My cat is a bit chubby and is all black. It has a long black tail. Its fur is about 2 inches long. the cat spends most of its time outdoors. It's about 10 years old and has had the condition for about 7 years. im pretty sure it is a manx but im not 100% sure. What can i do to treat her if it is anal tissue or the prolapsed rectum? Is aloe vera or tea tree oil a good idea for the time being as a suppressant?

Originally Posted by BlackBeauty

My cat is a bit chubby and is all black. It has a long black tail. Its fur is about 2 inches long. the cat spends most of its time outdoors. It's about 10 years old and has had the condition for about 7 years. im pretty sure it is a manx but im not 100% sure. What can i do to treat her if it is anal tissue or the prolapsed rectum? Is aloe vera or tea tree oil a good idea for the time being as a suppressant?

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I know Hissy will get back to you in the morning, but in the meantime wanted to say, please do not use tea tree oil! It can be very harmful to cats, as some TCS members have found. I would not use it.

From information other members have posted, I would advise you NOT to use tea tree oil. I'm not sure about the aloe vera, so unless a vet advises you this is safe, don't use it.

Like Hissy, I've never heard of cats having hemorrhoids. A hemorrhoid would bleed and from what you've described you haven't seen this. How many vets have you been to about her condition? Your cat is only 10 years old. If she has no other health issues besides this, I would urge you to get another opinion before you do something so drastic as to put her to sleep. Try to find a feline specialist.

There have been other members who've had cats with prolapsed rectums and I hope they'll soon post about their experiences with this.

Your cat has lived the past 7 years with this problem. If she were my cat, I'd cancel the appointment for Tuesday, and do as much research as possible about the problem, as well as consult at least one, if not two, new vets.

Has your vet mentioned anal prolapse or impacted anal glands to you? They also can leak and smell very offensive and if they become infected can be a literal 'pain in the butt' for the cat and the owner. It can be treated even if it is a re-occuring problem. I too would cancel the vet appointment for Tuesday and consult with another vet as well to get a definite diagnosis.

If you needed to do anything, warm water compresses applied gently would be the best. If the area is raw you could also use a 100% lanolin ointment. They sell it in baby sections at pharmacies for nursing mothers to use on cracked nipples and is not harmful when licked by the cat. You will probably have to warm it up a bit to soften it enough to spread easily. I would ask the vet about any other options.

A Manx has no or very little tail so your's having a long black tail makes it unlikely to be a manx.

Kathryn

If the condition comes and goes, it can be a prolapsed rectum, rectal polyp, tumor, really anything, but hemmorhoids don't occur in cats. It could even be a hernia. I would advise you find another vet, a specialist that can help you. If you have been seeing the same vet for seven years when this first occurred, it is clear that you need another set of eyes of the situation. And as mentioned Manx cats have little or no tails to speak of. They are prone to prolapsed rectums because of that.

Please...get a 2nd opinion from a cat specialist. It may be expensive...but it could save your furbaby's life and that is priceless.

Sometimes when a cat is constipated or has worms- they will rub their behind so much that it is raw- and it can swell and get impacted with excrement, or rupture, etc. Continual rubbing only reinfects the area and prevents it from healing. It can go away on it's own if the area is kept clean and it's not being continually irritated- try some vitamin E applied thickly on the area- it's very protective and healing. Also boost the cat's
immune system -Transfer Factor Plus, echinicea capsules, even bee propolis(you can get it from any health food store) will help to do that.