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Hi Chris,
Thank you for answering.
We just found out today that there was a lot of mold in our kitchen sink, drains and all over the plumbing. The cat with the allergy symptoms likes to hang out on the kitchen counter and stare at the drain, there was one specific spot that he was sniffing very often and right under that spot we found a centimeter thick layer of black mold. This can explain the ears and eyes, but can it be responsible for diarrhea or especially the anal glands symptoms? I can’t rule out totally that he was not licking the drain but it seem unlikely, can only breathing the ‘fumes’ of mold cause digestive system issues or anal glands? The vet said she is almost sure that the anal glands symptoms are an allergic reaction, can it be because of mold or something else environnementale? We got rid of the mold and treated the symptoms.
The anal glands are not stuck, at least not completely, but they also don’t empty completely. The leak spontaneously, and instead of a normal anal glands discharge something white come out but smells like a normal anal gland secretion. I noticed that about a month after they were expressed just because they started to leak again, the cat doesn’t show any sign that it bothers him or even noticd it. I emptied them again yesterday (by myself, I am a vet nurse), they empty easily and normal anal discharge came out with that white stuff that leak on it’s own. The ears are also cleaned snd treated, and antibiotic was prescribed to treat the infection symptoms. Kaolin Pectin had no kaolin pectin had no effect, the cat still has diarrhea…
Thanks again,
Eve