Over the years, I've had anal glands removed from two of my dogs. Afterwards, both were FINE and had no further trouble. Neither had problems with bowel control, but I agree -- find a vet who knows what he/she is doing. Fran Henry On 12/11/07 5:20 AM, "LuAnn Kennedy" <brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Judy, > I had a dog that developed an anal gland infection. He was on medication, we > cleaned, syringed them out, this was not pleasant and he hated it. The > infection didn't go away, so we took him to a specialist. The best thing in > his case was to have his anal glands removed. He was fine after that!! When > he was a teenage puppy, he started to chase his tail after someone kind of > pulled it some, and he did that for years - something seemed to bother him. > Then he had his surgery, and he never chased his tail again. > > There's always a chance that they could have problems going to the bathroom > (not being able to hold their bowels) from surgery, but I believe that's a > slim chance if the vet knows what he's doing. You might want to get a second > opinion or take her to a specialist that has done this surgery many times > before. Not sure where you live. If the infection lasts for several months, > they should be removed. > > LuAnn > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================