I can't comment on raw food with bones. For over 40 yrs. I've fed high protein, & med. to high fat content in kibble. Last year I had the first infected anal gland. This year I have two dogs that are over 10yrs. old and I'm treating them for peri-anal fistulas. My dogs all eat the same food and always have. No diarrhea or soft stools. It does seems strange that I've had very little problems at all, if your theory is correct. Mary -----Original Message----- From: edwinx <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: dmarc-noreply <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Showgsd-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, Mar 25, 2015 10:54 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: MEDICAL ADVICE One of the main causes of infected/impacted anal glands is a poor quality high carbohydrate processed diet of chemically preserved food. This causes toxins to build and they sit in the anal gland until eliminated. soft stools are a major problem because when a dog poops , a hard stool squeezes and empties the anal glands, soft stools many times don't get the job done.... Good method of prevention? Yes you guessed it. A raw diet including bones. Good luck Ed Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App ------ Original Message ------ From: Morton Goldfarb To: freelist Sent: March 25, 2015 at 7:20 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] MEDICAL ADVICE We have a dog that has an infected anal gland not a fistula and hopefully someone can give advice She has been treated and the culture showed several bacteria that we treated with appropriate antibiotics per culture Still with infected fluid when the vet expresses her and he puts antibiotic solution in the duct Today we started on chloramphenicol orally Any one with advice would be greatly appreciated You can email directly to me or put on the list as I'm sure others will be interested Janandmort@xxxxxxx Thanks Morton "You must live with a great dog to discover what makes them different and exceptional or you miss one of life's great joys" Morton Goldfarb,M.D. FACS CEO ENT Associates of Alabama PC ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2015. 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 both the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. POSTS CANNOT BE USED IN A COURT OF LAW. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ===========================================================================