My cat pulls fur & scoots again after anal gland expression.

These signs are usually related to anal glands infection/inflammation. Anal glands need to be expressed and, if infected, treated with antibiotics. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

I'm sorry but I'm not 100% sure what your question is so I hope I appropriately address you issue. If not, you are welcome to post again. If the anal glands have been expressed it is irritating to the animal so they will often scoot for a couple days after expression. Since it is irritating, they will sometimes poop small amounts like that. The URI should have nothing to do with this issue. They are two separate problems. I do not know what her diet is but I would strongly recommend you use Purina ProPlan Sensitive Skin and Stomach. I have had great luck with this food and issues like this. She is very young to already have anal gland problems and this food may help. You should be able to easily find this food locally. ( https://www.purina.com/pro-plan/cats/sensitive-stomach-skin-cat-food ) Change the diet slowly over about a week's time so that you cause he any GI upset. Start with mostly her old food and a tiny amount of new food and then each day increase the amount of new food and decrease the amount of old food. After 7 days she should be eating all the new food. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

You can try a diet change to a different ingredient or a hypoallergenic diet or a sensitive stomach formula to see if that helps with the problem. Also I would talk to your vet about an infection in the gland since it has recurred so quickly. Sometimes an antibiotic can help with this

Have him rechecked before giving him up. I wiukd strat with getting him checked for worms or just deworming as this can a song of parasites. They also have 2 small glands just inside their rectum. If the glands get clogged or full, they will do that tobtry to relieve and empty them. This may require a diet change or more fiber to prevent this in the future Lastly check the incisions site. If there is a skin infection or scabs around the area it can itch. If the hair is growing back it may itch some. After this surgery they can be prone to bladder infections since the opening is so much bigger now

They are likely not full again but may be a bit irritated due to the expression. If your dog keeps scooting for more than a day or two then I suggest you take him back to your veterinarian for a recheck.

Hi there. It sounds like Lucky's anal glands are probably full again. This can be a recurring issue in some dogs, unfortunately. I would recommend taking him back to the vet tomorrow to have them checked and expressed again, if needed. You can ask your veterinarian to show you how to do this at home if you want to, to help avoid frequent vet visits for this problem in the future.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! If Barri Bonds (great name!) needs his anal glands expressed due to scooting, infections or abscesses I would consider that a chronic problem. Cats should be able to express them on their own. I would consider it under wellness not hospitalization. If he only had them expressed once and we think he won't have to have them done often then it would be a "little" problem and still under wellness. I hope this answers your question! Have a great day!