Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) on March 09, 2009, 12:08:42 PM
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It is a bit embarrasing too post about this but here goes,
The other day i noticed patch kept lickung her private parts so i thought i would have a look :shy:
when i looked i noticed ahe has a little lump just below her bits and around her bits there is a smelly white discharge,
Any ideas?
She is weeing normally, eating and drinking normally i wouldnt of known anything was wrong unless i looked :shy:
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No idea what it is but I think a vet trip is needed. Anything with discharge is infected and best to nip it in the bud before it gets painful and nasty. Any infection being licked will end up in the cat's system and give them an upset stomach/diarrhoea.
I would at least call the vet about it.
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Definately a vet trip needed :hug:
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I agree with the others a vet visit is needed. Let us know how you get on
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Have to agree with the vet visit I'm afraid hun, keep us posted :hug:
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Called the vets earliest she can go is tomora at 11am so im gna finish wrk early, do u think itd help to bath it wiv warm water?
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Can't do any harm to bathe it with boiled then cooled water with a bit of salt in :hug:
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I called the vets again a little earlier and actualy spoke to a vet, she told me 2 try and trim her hair around the area and try and have a closa luk im stil goin to take her tomora though, now goin to try and bathe it, this wil b fun lol
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'Bits' being her bum? Does it smell like rancid poo? Could be her anal glands, they get sore if they fill up and can also get infected, a simple job for the vet and she will feel much better afterwards ;D
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Bits as in her vagina, wat an embarasin subject, it stinks but hard to explain wat like bt not poo
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could she be in season?
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Didnt think of that, can cats that have been spayed stil cme into season?
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ah - didn't know she'd been spayed - don't think it could be linked then to a menstrual cycle
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Since i bathed it earlier there hasnt been nemre puss as yet, wil let u know how we get on at vets tomora
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We av bin to vets and im none the wiser of wats wrng, ther was no puss wen we went, told me to cary on bathein it n keep an eye on n if no beta by nxt wk go bak
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seems odd, did she have a temperature?
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Her temperature was ok, im goin of the vets i use very quickly as it seems as if its al about money now, sugestd blood tests, bt y exactly? They dint gve me ne explanation
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It seems odd they couldn't give any diagnosis at all, so as they say, I guess keep bathing it and see how it is in the next few days.
Can I just say, I find your posts quite hard to read sometimes with the text speak and abbreviations :shy:
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I would call the vets and say you are confused and would like the vet to call you back and give you a clearer explanation. Sometimes when we get in a situation where we are worried we don't take everything in so it may be that the vet explained but it just wasn't very clear. I know my vet would do this if I had gone away confused. I read that in a stressful situation people sometimes only hear one out of every four words said so definately worth a call.
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Sorry that u cant understand my posts hun ill type properly in the future x
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Ive called the vets and michelle the vet she saw is going to call after surgery this eveing, i know exactly what u mean as when they wanted to test sooty 4 fiv and felv i went home and didnt even remember why as i panicked.
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don't let her off the phone until you are happy with what she is saying - its awful when you put the phone down and think of other things you wanted to ask
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Sorry that u cant understand my posts hun ill type properly in the future x
Its just me being thick and no up with the times most probably :evillaugh:
I'm glad they will be calling back to explain everything too :hug: I had to call my vets 3 times after Max's kidney diagnosis, loads of new questions and things I just wanted them to clarify :shy:
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I done that with sooty then called them back straight away and felt like an idiot, wil update u all once ive spoken to them
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Had a very long chat wiv vet, basicaly as there was no pus there wen i took her its hard for her to say whats wrong at the moment, she thinks its an infection maybe caused by a hair entering her vagina and iritating it, she is going bak on friday.
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The tiny lump under her vagina is a spot which she said is nothing to worry about, i havent seen ne pus today but have bathed it twice, ive got to keep an eye on her wees so oh is on litter tray duty 2mora when im at work
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Is Friday the earliest she can go back ?
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If its worse before then il take her back sooner but michelle isnt back at the practice until then
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Poor Patch. Hope you find out what's wrong and its sorted soon :hug: :hug: :hug:
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Sending best wishes for Patch :hug: