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I have a female cat 7 yrs old that I just took to the vet because I thought she needed to have her anal glands expressed or had an infection back there.  The vet expressed the anal glands, said everything was fine and that she was just getting old and didn't want to clean/groom herself anymore.

Well every time she jumps up on the furniture or the bed she leaves this wet substance that smells like poop on the bed, and it's GROSS and I hate it and I want it to stop, LOL, are you laughing yet, how can I get it to stop?  Is it really that she isn't cleaning herself after she poops or is it pee or what?  It smells like a mixture of both but it gets on my hardwood floors, the mats in the bathroom and my ivory colored comforter and it's driving me insane.  What can I do?  Is the vet correct, is there really nothing else wrong?

Please help.

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Remember I am not a vet.  Your vet should have shown you how to express the anal glands of your female cat. Did the recurrence of the problem occur soon after the vet expressed her anal glands, or did it take quite some time?  If it occurred soon after, the real problem is why they keep getting impacted????????

A 7 year old cat is not, generally, considered "old", and I am not sure her cleaning herself back there is really the problem.  I do not belive your vet got to the root cause of the problem, so a return visit may be warranted.  If your vet still does not seem to have a handle on the problem, it may be time for a second opinion.

Best regards... Norm.

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Norman Auspitz

Expertise

I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.

Experience

I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.


Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.

Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook

Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.

Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.

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