[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Anal glands
- From: Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Sara Ply <cowgirl_sass@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <all4moriah@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:05:28 -0700
I didn¹t have a specialist, just very competent vets. I don¹t think the
surgery is necessarily a ³big deal,² but I think it is a very precise
surgery, close to the bowel.
Fran Henry
On 12/11/07 8:39 AM, "Sara Ply" <cowgirl_sass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have had the same problems with a 5-year-old male GS that Luann described.
> We spent over $1000 trying to get him fixed. It got better after the
> treatment, but it is starting to bother him again...
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> How do you go about finding a specialist - is taking out the anal glands a
> "big" deal?
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>> > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:48:18 -0700
>> > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Anal glands
>> > From: fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > To: brendangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; ALL4MORIAH@xxxxxxx
>> > CC: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> > 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
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>> > 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
>>> > >
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