[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Lolli_lah

Yes updates! Just been keeping an eye since we got home. Vet said since she's so picky about anyone touching her round the behind he wanted to sedate and clean, and do an enema since she hadn't pooped in 2 days so did that. Said she needs to poop in the next 2 days so just waiting to see, if not by tomorrow I'm supposed to call and he may do another enema and not sure what by then but I bet she will have one. I've been feeding her chicken and rice and a bit of kibble but she obviously won't eat the kibble. I also added a tablespoon of pumpkin once a day so the rice won't bind up her poops. That was the vets recommendation.

Switched her to iVet low fat food because he thinks she's overweight 30% and this may or may not have been a factor that could have had a hand in the glands. One was infected and ruptured, the other wasn't inflammed a lot but what was in it was so thick it never would have come out on it's own and it would have gotten like the other side. So a low fat diet is what she needs to be on. It has 6.5% fat, the food I was feeding her before was 15%. So it's a huge difference, I hope it works. It's also smaller kibble so maybe she'll like it.

She's been acting fine just sort of uncomfortable around the behind. It looks much, much better but still scabby. He said he fused the hole where it ruptured and hopefully it will heal and act as normal. I go for grooming next Tuesday so if everything is ok until then he will check her and do glands before the groomer sees her, since the groomer is at the office of the vet I see. I like it like that.

It's a new vet for me, omg he was soooooo nice and very thorough with all the information. They didn't do a single step without showing us what will happen and explaining, and showing us how much it cost and the various options (a wellness blood test vs a full CBC, etc). It was a great experience and I'm so grateful for finding the vet.

Not going to lie, we waited until today to take her. Yesterday she was walking around in a lot less pain and even bouncing around like she normally does, dancing for food, etc. So if she wasn't in extreme distress we wanted to wait because it was also a matter of establishing a new vet in the new area we live in that we wanted to do. If she had continued distress don't think we would not have taken her. We would have done anything and paid anything but we both felt it was not going to be horrible if we waited until early next morning and so we did.

So that's that. They cleaned out the sacs and did an enema, gave her a steroid shot and we give her half pill of antibiotic every day for 14 days. The new food is iVet brand, I never heard of it but I got a 50% off deal on a huge bag of it so I decided to try it. She needs to be 7 lbs for her patella not to act up on her and possibly for healthy gland drainage. She was 10.1 lbs today. She's not really fat, but I think just for her age he wants her down in weight plus how her problems are right now. She's healthy but adding weight can make these issues be problematic is how he described it, so I figure it can't hurt to lose a couple lbs for her.

I just keep praying that she goes poop. She's resting now. I was surprised after the sedation and all they did that she walked right out of that office. She wasn't groggy at all and wasn't scared, at least not more than the normal amount. The people there took time to notice you and smile at you and make you feel comfortable. I really like that. At my old vet, they were ok, but didn't take that extra second to give you a look and a smile. When you're stressed and worried half to death, those tiny gestures mean a LOT.

Oh and I almost forgot. I got 50% off this food so it literally cost me like $5.54. The ingredients aren't that GREAT, but the last couple years I been feeding her Purina One Beyond and it's not much better. She does fine on it and doesn't get intestinal problems so I figured it was fine. It was, except it was making her fat I guess! We even diligently feed her per instruction for weight.

Thanks for the update, I'm so glad you were able to get her treated, poor little thing has really been through the mill. Sending prayers her little bottom heals up fast, it's so easy for these little ones to become overweight, it's probably a good idea to get in the habit of weighing her, I've heard they tend to put on weight after the age of 5. So glad you like your new vet!