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This morning I noticed a faint but certain whiff of anal gland smell when Chilli was lying near me. I lifted her tail and looked and the glands seemed more noticeable than usual, almost whitish. There’s no redness but I wondered if they were full and having trouble draining. However, she has a very fluffy butt so I admittedly rarely see them unless I purposely look, so maybe they don’t look out of the ordinary... I wiped them gently with a damp paper towel, and pressed gently, which she complained about but tolerated. No bursts of liquid or any change that I could see. I watched her closely today and haven’t seen ANY licking, scooting, signs of pain, difficulty pooping or changes in poop. The smell isn’t bad at all and I can only smell it if she sticks her butt in my face (like she often does in the mornings). Paranoid cat mom that I am, though, I wonder if it is something I should be worried about, based on visual difference alone? One of our dogs has had trouble with impacted anal glands, but with him there was always a lot of obvious redness and swelling and it bothered him a lot. Chilli doesn’t seem bothered at all except when I’m restraining her and holding her tail... which she’s always bothered by anyway.