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Cat Health & Behaviour => Health & Behaviour General => Topic started by: sinead82 on August 12, 2013, 22:41:25 PM
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One of my cats has just been sleeping on the sofa for a couple of hours. When I went to get him down I noticed that he was soaking wet all down his right hand side and right rear leg. I am not exaggerating when I say that he is as wet as if I just plonked him in a bowl of water!
There is a creamy white discharge coming from his rear end. I have just given him a clean up with wet wipes and he was not happy at all. He is usually a very friendly cat especially with me and he is hissing and growling obviously in discomfort. I have googled this and it seems to be leaning towards a problem with his anal gland, however the discharge doesn't seem to have a smell. Plus there is no swelling or redness as I would expect from a problem with his glands. He refused his dinner too, which is very unlike him!
I am obviously going to ring our vets first thing and take him in. I just wondered if anyone else has experience of this. He ate a whole pigeon yesterday so I wonder if this could be causing some illness in him?
He is 7 months old. I don't know if that is any relevance.
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That doesn't sound good. I think I'd be tempted to ring sooner for advice. A whole pigeon :Crazy: One of the bones may have caused some damage or a bowel blockage or there could be an internal abscess. Have you seen him pass any poos today?
I hope he gets better soon and it is just an upset due to the bird eating.
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Good luck with the vet visit today Sinead. Hoping they can diagnose the cause and resolve it as soon as possible, so your boy can get back to normal again. :hug:
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How did it go, is he ok now?
My cat is having a runny bum problem too now!