Have just expressed My Skye's anal glands.

[Philip]

Gill I spoke to my vet.

Her anal glands just had a little too much fluid in and were getting slightly swollen. A more common problem now that modern cat foods contain more cereal bases.

I did it correctly and all is fine. Have one happy Skye today.

Thanks.

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

This really should only be done by a vet, I know phillip works in health care so maybe has more knowledge about this. A vet has done Sasas in the past but thats all I know, sorry

[Dawn F]

no experience of this philip hopefully someone will know, otherwise are your vets the type who you can phone for advice?

[Philip]

Hi.

One of my ragdoll girls Skye has been sitting in the litter tray (as in for a long time).

Wondered what was wrong and noticed some white/greyish fluid around her anal area either side (a bit light when you burst a white head).
Realised it was causing her some trouble and so looked it up and found out her anal glands might be causing her some discomfort.

So with a pair of gloves i managed to get all the fluid out and now she seems comfortable again. I cleaned the area thoroughly and made sure there was no further fluid that needed to come out.

The fluid didn't look infected and had a very slight fishy smell. I think I have caught it in time. She has eaten and is now asleep on the sofa.

Should I take her to the vets anyway or just keep an eye ? I'm guessing from the research I have done that the glands purpose is to provide lubrication for the passing of stools. She seems content now though.