----- Original Message ----- From: <ALL4MORIAH@xxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 7:40 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Anal Glands > You may remember me talking about my 11 year old girl that had her gall > bladder removed. > > I noticed shortly after her coming home, some blood spotting. I marked it > off to her surgery. > > Then got her up on the table for a brushing and noticed her butt was very > nasty. Again , I thought probably some soft stool after the surgery. I > cleaned > her up good but she was nasty again within a couple of days. > > We took her into the vet and he said she had an anal gland infection. 2 > weeks of Clavamox. She did a little better for a while but even before her > pills > were done she started dripping blood from the glands again. > Took her in today. He said to try Baytril ($200) worth. He also > suggested > that she may need to have her glands removed ($400) and their could be a > tumor behind them , although he couldn't feel anything. He also said she > could > have a bowel control problem afterwards. (she already has that). > My feeling is to take the pills back and just have the surgery. I think > their is something more going on than just an infection, and don't want > to > waste time. Any thoughts? Judi Bendt > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > It may be a fistula---saved one of my darlin girls for 4 years after diagnosis with antibiotic and steroids. Just kinda of an on and off deal. When it got active--we treated. When it was in remission we did no meds etc.. It is just so hard to control and the animal seems to be so embarrassed. Just nasty! Sandi ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================