My cat's rectum is swollen and bleeding. What home remedies help?

I'm so sorry to hear that Oliver is having this problem. A prolapsed rectum is very painful and the longer that tissue stays out the higher the chance that it will lose blood supply and need surgery. Prolapsed rectums in kittens are usually caused by excessive straining from diarrhea, constipation, or GI parasites. Unfortunately, there is no home remedy and I can only recommend that you have Oliver seen right away to correct this problem and find the underlying cause.

If your cat has a prolapsed rectum it needs to be reinserted. If you do this at home it will likely come right back out. Typically these need to be reinserted under anesthesia and a purse string suture placed around the rectum to keep it in. I wish there was more you could do at home but unfortunately this is one of those things that needs to be done by a vet. Good luck.

Oh my. Put some lubricating jelly on this prolapsed rectum right away. Multiple kitties straining to defecate and having loose stools with blood is highly suspicious for intestinal parasites or a bacterial infection. These kitties need to have their feces tested and then placed on the appropriate dewormer. Whipworms in particular are know for causing severe straining in pets. In the meantime I would suggest adding in 1-2 tsp of canned pumpkin (not the pie filling) in their food daily to add fiber and help reduce some of the straining. They could also use some probiotics as well. Over the counter Culturelle is equivalent to many of the pet formulated ones such as Fortiflora. Then it’s highly advised to take the kitty with the rectal prolapse to your local ER vet right away since your regular veterinarian is closed. The lubricating jelly can hopefully buy you some time if you can’t find an open vet right away. Good luck to you and your kitties and I hope they feel better soon. Take care.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Marley! Is there a way you can post a picture of the area? Is Marley having diarrhea? I would try not to loosen the scab when cleaning it. maybe just spray the area with water and not wipe. Continuing to remove the scab will not allow it to heal. Apply a triple antibiotic ointment to the area in a thin layer and use an Elizabethan collar (E-collar) to prevent Marley from licking the ointment off. With time, preventing him from licking it and not loosening the scab the area should heal. If he had or is having diarrhea the swelling should improve over time. I hope this helps and I wish Marley a speedy recovery!

It looks like Coco may have a small amount of rectal tissue prolapsed. This can occur if they have parasites, chronic diarrhea, foreign body or constipation. I recommend having her checked for intestinal parasites and possibly adding water to her food to help her pass stool more easily. If she is vomiting or showing any other signs of illness she should see a pet ASAP.

If your pets anal area is swollen and there was diarrhea before this happened, then there are two possible scenarios here 1) Your pet has severe colitis and needs antibiotics (Metronidazole helps with GI issues and inflammation of the gut) prescribed by a veterinarian. They will also recommend a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice or cottage cheese or a low fat dog formula like Hill's I/D or over the counter Purina EN Gastrointestinal and potential probiotics (you can try Culturelle it works great). 2) If the swelling is actually to the side of the anus then this could be an impacted anal gland- which also should be treated and express by a veterinarian.

Poor Lucky! Pets don't get hemorrhoids. I would be concerned this is rectal prolapse: https://www.petcoach.co/article/rectal-prolapse-protruding-rectum-in-the-cat/ Lucky needs to be examined by the veterinarian today. Bring in a fresh stool sample. The underlying cause needs to be identified and corrected. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.