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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I respectfully disagree strongly w/ your vet. If/when anal glad issues are recurrent, it is most definitely worth a diet change (rather than risk more gland issues) to see if it's a certain ingredient that is causing the anal gland issues. Again, said respectfully  . |
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Is there anything they could do perhaps with diet to help the anal glands express more naturally. I have heard that fiber when added to food helps by forcing pressure on the glands. Is this true?
Yes ... often times titrating the fiber content of the diet until you get the best results is successful.
You can experiment with this by feeding FIBER ONE or ALL BRAN breakfast cereal. For the average 30 lb dog, start off with ~1 Tsp/day and increase it by 1 Tsp weekly and see if things improve up to 6 tsp in total.