Catch the cat. It is best to have two people control the cat. Wear gloves and cover the cat’s anus with a tissue. Use your right thumb and index finger to pinch the cat’s anal glands and squeeze upward toward the anus. Pay attention. Do not use excessive force. If there is fluid in the cat's anal glands, it will spurt out after squeezing. Squeeze a few more times until there is no more fluid.

How to express the anal glands of a cat

Under normal circumstances, cats do not need to express their anal glands. Because cats squeeze their anal glands during defecation, causing the fluid in the anal glands to be discharged, and cats also lick their own anuses to clean them, so it is rare for cats to have anal gland fluid excretion disorders. , generally no special cleaning is required. However, if the cat wears an Elizabethan ring for a long time or is too lazy to lick its fur, the owner needs to pay more attention to the status of the cat's anal glands. If the anal glands have a strong smell, or there is some yellow or smelly liquid around the anus, Or there is redness and swelling, in which case the pet owner needs to squeeze the cat's anal glands.

The anal glands are mainly distributed at the four o'clock and eight o'clock directions around the anus. You can use your thumb and index finger to press the corresponding parts, push the glands out from the inside, and then help the cat clean the surrounding hair. can. If the operation cannot be performed, you can take it to the relevant pet hospital or pet shop for operation.