siamese cat rectal Absess?

has anyone ever seen an open deep lesion near rectum? Cat just noted to have this going to take to vet tomorrow. Could it be absess...no pus, vagina swelling It looks clean and not painful but she keeps licking to clean...really has my daughter scared

Help!!
Arlene

It sounds like an anal gland that has ruptured due to an abscess. A trip to the vet is definately in order to get some antibiotics and cleean out the anal gland.

Anal glands are scent sacks located at 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock around the anus. Normally when a cat defecates, the feces will push on the anal glands emptying them on the way. Sometimes though the anal gland material will for one reason or another not be getting emptied, and will keep filling, get infected and then rupture causing a fistula.

I thought of that but it seems too far away from anus to be same can it be as far as 2cm away? She is going to vet today so we will know and I will post results. Thanks

Arlene
worried cat mom

poor baby...had just what you all said an anal gland absess. Yuck! Is doing better but quite distressed by the neck collar!! It is improving slowly with augmentin and neosporin ointment.

TY for questions answered