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We had to take Conner to the emergency vet on Monday night (we left at about 8:30 p.m.). He had blood in the rectal area. I called my regular vet's cell phone, but he didn't answer so we decided not to wait for a call-back and just go to emergency (about 40 minutes away).

Conner had a ruptured anal gland. They cleaned him up, put him on an antibiotic and gave him pain medication/anti-inflamatory. He is back to normal now. He has to take the antibiotic for 10 days, and his regular vet wants to see him on Thursday to make sure everything is okay.

We did not get home until 12:30 a.m. I was so tired at work, but DH stayed home with Conner and I stayed home on Wednesday. They gave me one of those lamp shade collars for him, but I knew he would hate it, so we put a onsie on him (they did not want him licking the area).

It was a traumatic experience for me and DH, but Conner took it all in stride.

They asked if he was scooting or dragging his butt, but he was not. He was acting normal until he pooped, and then the bleeding started. Now he will probably have to have his anal glands expressed at the vet's office regularly.

I'll be glad when he is finished with the antibiotic because he finds the pill, no matter what I put it in. He is such a smartie.