Last weekend I noticed Miti kept licking her butt and saw a half inch cut below her ass. The area looked pink and swollen. Since she kept licking it, I was worried her wound would get infected so I brought her to the Vet. Turned out she had a "anal gland problem". (See here for an explanation.) The vet drained her anal grands and gave her a shot of antibiotics. Now I am administering antibiotic drops and applying ointment to her wound twice daily. (The cat antibiotics is actually banana flavored.) Since the condition may happen again, from now on I will have to pay attention to her ass and may have to do a draining myself! Wow, that's certainly a cat's definition of a "pain in the ass".
P.S. It seems high fiber food will alleviate the situation, so if you don't want your cat to have the anal gland problem, plant your cat grass diligently. Auntie Chinchih is feeling guilty now.
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