Hello,
I am wondering if anyone else has had this with their cat, or might have a suggestion. My cat Leia, a shorthaired tortie who is about 4 years old, has this seemingly recurring issue of leaking a brownish or red-tinged mucus (sometimes more a jelly consistency, sometimes more liquidy) from her anus, randomly throughout the day. I have seen the vet about it a couple times now. Last time they expressed her anal glands and gave us probiotics to use for I think about a week, thinking that should clear it up. However, it hasn't really seemed to clear up completely, or has started up again... Over the past few weeks I've been finding little spots on the window sills or on the floor where she's been sitting, making it clear she's having that problem again. She is on a vet prescribed diet (has been for a couple years now), which is Hills c/d multicare + metabolic, she is at a healthy weight, and generally seems very content (other than the occassional tortitude). I try to mix in a small amount, about 1/4 tsp, of Metamucil into their food once a day, also recommended by the vet. Any suggestions on things I should try for her at home? Is it best to see the vet again? Just want her to be done with this but the few vet trips for this particular issue haven't seemed to provide a long-term solution. TIA!
I am wondering if anyone else has had this with their cat, or might have a suggestion. My cat Leia, a shorthaired tortie who is about 4 years old, has this seemingly recurring issue of leaking a brownish or red-tinged mucus (sometimes more a jelly consistency, sometimes more liquidy) from her anus, randomly throughout the day. I have seen the vet about it a couple times now. Last time they expressed her anal glands and gave us probiotics to use for I think about a week, thinking that should clear it up. However, it hasn't really seemed to clear up completely, or has started up again... Over the past few weeks I've been finding little spots on the window sills or on the floor where she's been sitting, making it clear she's having that problem again. She is on a vet prescribed diet (has been for a couple years now), which is Hills c/d multicare + metabolic, she is at a healthy weight, and generally seems very content (other than the occassional tortitude). I try to mix in a small amount, about 1/4 tsp, of Metamucil into their food once a day, also recommended by the vet. Any suggestions on things I should try for her at home? Is it best to see the vet again? Just want her to be done with this but the few vet trips for this particular issue haven't seemed to provide a long-term solution. TIA!
