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YoRkiE Te aMo · 01-13-2009, 12:54 PM

first i think the vet may have damaged the surrounding tissue around the anus if she had squeezed to hard to get the fluids out of the anal gland...
that would cause swelling in that area...i would for this try a cool compress epsom salts or u can make( a cup of boiled water with a teaspoon of horsetail herb..let it steep 10 20 minutes) and use a little on a wash cloth hold it on his butt for as long as they will let u 10 minutes or so and repeat as often as u can in the day..u can clean his butt with clay soap as it inhibits the bacteria there..and we put a touch zinc ointment on if it is red with baby powder every time he poops...
if it is impacted it means it is a thicker substance in the glands..so u need to soften the substance to get it out with the compress of epsom salt or horsetail...
it should be fluidy...
then as for diet ..fiber is needed...
most dog food are over processed and do not have the correct fiber content... add some veggies to the diet like a little shaved cabbage, broccoli, celery cooked till real soft or fruits apple cherry plum...also calcium is needed as it hardens the poops to get the softened stuff out of the glands...u can give as treats daily or change over to homecooked..as it may also be an immune related problem...
also walking is important to get things moving...
i would never let the vet use the latex gloves to squeeze the glands or he will for sure have an infection and then they will give antibiotics several times and then recommend surgery..
we have been through this with the vet several times but NOT with a puppy..Ours was 5 years old and we think it is due to the vet using the latex glove in the glands..and we finally after more problems arising from the antibiotics found our own way to help our little one ...there is so much information out that vets do not offer for these little ones...
holistic is the way to go with this problem...
we have resolved it for ours along with all the other problems created from the antibiotics ...but he gets no dog products at all...
Hope this will give u a little insight on the way we handled the anal gland problem...

01-13-2009, 12:54 PM	#14
YoRkiE Te aMo YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ont. Canada Posts: 421	first i think the vet may have damaged the surrounding tissue around the anus if she had squeezed to hard to get the fluids out of the anal gland... that would cause swelling in that area...i would for this try a cool compress epsom salts or u can make( a cup of boiled water with a teaspoon of horsetail herb..let it steep 10 20 minutes) and use a little on a wash cloth hold it on his butt for as long as they will let u 10 minutes or so and repeat as often as u can in the day..u can clean his butt with clay soap as it inhibits the bacteria there..and we put a touch zinc ointment on if it is red with baby powder every time he poops... if it is impacted it means it is a thicker substance in the glands..so u need to soften the substance to get it out with the compress of epsom salt or horsetail... it should be fluidy... then as for diet ..fiber is needed... most dog food are over processed and do not have the correct fiber content... add some veggies to the diet like a little shaved cabbage, broccoli, celery cooked till real soft or fruits apple cherry plum...also calcium is needed as it hardens the poops to get the softened stuff out of the glands...u can give as treats daily or change over to homecooked..as it may also be an immune related problem... also walking is important to get things moving... i would never let the vet use the latex gloves to squeeze the glands or he will for sure have an infection and then they will give antibiotics several times and then recommend surgery.. we have been through this with the vet several times but NOT with a puppy..Ours was 5 years old and we think it is due to the vet using the latex glove in the glands..and we finally after more problems arising from the antibiotics found our own way to help our little one ...there is so much information out that vets do not offer for these little ones... holistic is the way to go with this problem... we have resolved it for ours along with all the other problems created from the antibiotics ...but he gets no dog products at all... Hope this will give u a little insight on the way we handled the anal gland problem...