Blu has been dragging her bottom for several months now (we just got her in September 05). We have been to the vet several times since she arrived, and she has been wormed, test for parasites, had her glands expressed at least 3 times, and been put on an antibiotic to make sure they weren't infected.
We have changed her diet more than once to try to rule out a food allergy. Nutro seemed to be the worst for her, we tried Science Diet with no luck, and now we are on Eukanuba (which the vet recommended).
Anyway, she drags every time she poops and sometimes out of the blue. I usually yell at her when she does it, but she pretty much ignores me and does it anyway.
Last night, after returning from the movies, we found a mass of dark pasty fluid outside her litter box. It almost had the consistency of runny poop, but had very little smell. I picked Blu up and noticed a strong smell and checked her behind and we could tell that she had gland drainage because it smelled TERRIBLE! We cleaned her backside with a cloth and warm water, and I then decided to try to drain her glands myself (I've seen the vet do it several times). I was able to get a moderate amount of fluid out with toilet paper and some pressure.
I really think the thick stuff we found outside the box was from her glands, because it didn't appear to be poop, and she always sits down to drag and she could have expressed her glands by doing that.
This is becoming an expensive problem with all the vet bills, changing foods, etc, plus we are now going to have to have the carpets cleaned.
Has anyone on this board had their cat's glands removed surgically, and if so, what was your experience? I don't want to put Blu thru any unnecessary pain, but it's getting to the point that I almost can't walk across my floors barefooted without getting grossed out.
We have changed her diet more than once to try to rule out a food allergy. Nutro seemed to be the worst for her, we tried Science Diet with no luck, and now we are on Eukanuba (which the vet recommended).
Anyway, she drags every time she poops and sometimes out of the blue. I usually yell at her when she does it, but she pretty much ignores me and does it anyway.
Last night, after returning from the movies, we found a mass of dark pasty fluid outside her litter box. It almost had the consistency of runny poop, but had very little smell. I picked Blu up and noticed a strong smell and checked her behind and we could tell that she had gland drainage because it smelled TERRIBLE! We cleaned her backside with a cloth and warm water, and I then decided to try to drain her glands myself (I've seen the vet do it several times). I was able to get a moderate amount of fluid out with toilet paper and some pressure.
I really think the thick stuff we found outside the box was from her glands, because it didn't appear to be poop, and she always sits down to drag and she could have expressed her glands by doing that.
This is becoming an expensive problem with all the vet bills, changing foods, etc, plus we are now going to have to have the carpets cleaned.
Has anyone on this board had their cat's glands removed surgically, and if so, what was your experience? I don't want to put Blu thru any unnecessary pain, but it's getting to the point that I almost can't walk across my floors barefooted without getting grossed out.