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Warm Welcome to Purrs! => Welcome to Newbies :) => Topic started by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 09:28:39 AM

Title: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 09:28:39 AM

Just to say hello and introduce you to my cat Chloe. We do not usually join forums, but Chloe is having ongoing anal gland problems and I am hoping I may find some useful advice here.

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Dawn F on September 25, 2012, 09:34:47 AM

hi and welcome, loads of advice here, I don't join forums either but seem to have been around here for years!

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Jiji on September 25, 2012, 09:41:15 AM

Hi,  :welcome: to Purrs  :) hope you enjoy being a member of the forum. Chloe looks  :Luv: :Luv: :Luv:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: sheilarose on September 25, 2012, 09:57:04 AM

 :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: Chloe is so pretty, but the upside down photo gave me a headache LOL  :evillaugh:

Try our health and behaviour section, post your question about her anal sacs in there, someone will be able to assist I'm sure. xx

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 10:35:26 AM

Hi all. Apologies for upside down picture. Taken with my Ipad and you can never tell up from down with them    :shy: . Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 25, 2012, 12:29:50 PM

Have you taken Chloe to a vet cos they can empty the anal sacs?

 :welcome: to Purrs  ;D

If you are going to join a forum, this is the one  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 14:58:18 PM

Hi Gill,

Yes - she has had 3 visits so far. First one they emptied the sacs. Second one involved going under anaesthetic, washing out the sacs and administering long lasting antibiotic. Problem still returned, sacs manually evacuated by vet on 3rd visit, scooting now back and getting worse. Dread having her sacs surgically removed but seems to be heading in that direction. That is why I am now seeking advice from the internet to see if the problem can be resolved in any other way. Not sure what to do for the best. She is a rescue cat and her previous foster parents suggested I bite the bullet and go for surgery, but she is only 5 (approx) years old and wondered if it was too traumatic. :thanks:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Dawn F on September 25, 2012, 15:01:05 PM

I assume you've tried high fibre diets and stuff?

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on September 25, 2012, 15:01:44 PM

This sounds rather serious and have not heard of removal before.......what are the side effects if any?

Is she insured, and if so is worth asking foir a referral to a specialist.

What does your vet advice and what part of the country are you in?

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on September 25, 2012, 18:47:34 PM

 :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

Hope you don't mind ... I've reposted Chloe the right way up  :rofl:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 19:04:13 PM

Very grateful - the blood has been rushing to her head all day  :Luv2:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on September 25, 2012, 19:20:51 PM

Hi all. Help coming in fast. Very grateful. To answer Dawn and Gill in no particular order...
1. Yes - I am with PetPlan. They have already helped with the cost of visits one and two.
2. Tried to put bran flakes in her dry food - she eats 'around it'. Would appreciate more help as internet searches suggest dry food may be part of the problem. However she ignores any wet food I put down. I assume she has been fed dry food all her life (I adopted her nearly 3 years ago, she was found living wild - long story).
3. It is my understanding that the anal sacs can be removed without side effects. Other than scent marking they seem to be redundant, but would be grateful to know if anyone out there has had this operation performed on their cat.
4. Vet said op was serious and hoped it would not be necessary.
5. I live in Bucks.

Apologies if I should have started this thread elsewhere.
Thanks to all. :thanks:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: Janeyk on September 30, 2012, 07:13:04 AM

 :welcome: to Purrs,

 :Luv: Chloe is lovely (both ways up  :evillaugh:)

You'd be best posting your query in Health & Behaviour section as you're more likely to get more replies there, some people don't read this section  :hug:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: thekittensmittens on September 30, 2012, 21:46:24 PM

 :welcome:
shes lovely :Luv2:
re glands..not an expert but my boy cat Pacey was taken to vets other week for this and given a course of anti biotics and put on a protien only diet for a week which helped him...obviously though you have probably been through all that and back again :hug:

Title: Re: Hello from Chloe
Post by: st84741 on October 01, 2012, 18:55:18 PM

Hi guys. Thanks for ongoing help, I may take your advice and restart thread in the health section. Just to answer latest question - she has had both long lasting antibiotics injected when her glands were 'washed out' and also pills (scrunched up in my pestle and mortar and added to dried food). Have not tried a total change of diet though have tried to add bran flakes to her current dried food but she eats around it. Have tried converting her to wet food but she ignores it. Any recommendations of dry food that is high protein gratefully received.