Hole near my cats anus

The first signs include scooting or dragging the anal area along the ground and licking or biting at the rectum or the tail. Anal sac disease is very painful and even a normally gentle cat may scratch or bite if you attempt to look at the affected area . If one or both anal sacs become abscessed, the area beside the rectum may be .

14 Feb It sounds like your cat has an anal gland abscess. Anal glands are scent glands that lie at 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock around the anus. If they get too full they can get infected and the infection will eventually open up and drain. When this happens, there is a hole and it is bloody. Full, infected anal glands are.