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11-03-2017, 09:08 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Pa
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| Anal gland infection This has not been our year for fur baby health... Bella randomly got diarrhea and some vomitting a few weeks ago. Was treated with 7 days metronidazole and bland diet and eventually returned to normal stool and normal diet. While transitioning from bland diet, I wanted to switch back to Natural Balance fish and sweet potato. She had been on that for a few years but I had switched to Blue grain free chicken just because she can be picky sometimes. I figured best to go back to natural balance after the diarrhea episode. Now we have a new issue. Bella will be 10 this month and up until this year has never needed to have anal glands expressed. I took her for the first time in Feb of this year because she had a fishy smell and was licking back there. We again had to go again in Aug/sept to have them expressed again. Well, this past Friday (27th) she had them expressed again because she was sitting, looking back at her bum and licking a lot. There was a smell, but it was not the fishy smell, it was almost like dirt and metallic mixed together. The vet expressed them and said the left was empty and the right was full but the coloring was normal and not thick. Bella was fine until yesterday (only 6 days after last expression) when she started the smell again and was licking. Back to the vet we went and the left had very tiny amount but the doctor said the right had greenish tint to it so she believed it could possibly be infected. She put her on 14 days (twice a day) of metronidazole since she is so small and tolerates the metro well. I am just kind of shocked how this progressed so quickly. We just had them expressed 6 days before. I asked the vet how this could have happened and she said the colon is a dirty place. My concern now is that this is not going to cure her anal gland infection. Does anyone have any experience with anal gland infection and this treatment? Or just oral Antibiotic treatment alone? Her bum looks normal, the vet said I shouldn't have to worry about an abscess now. Her stool is very firm too on the natural balance and has been for about a week or so since the diarrhea has cleared. I could really use advise on anyone who has dealt with an anal gland infection on just oral antibiotics alone. Thanks!! |
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11-04-2017, 08:19 AM | #2 |
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| It should clear up just fine! I have never used anything but oral antibiotics for anal gland issues. I would definitely not change her food again. Blue is well known to cause GI issues. Stick with what works !
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11-04-2017, 08:58 AM | #3 |
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| Thank you so much for the response! We won't be switching from Natural Balance again, lesson learned. As my luck seems to go, we ended back at the vet this morning. The vet told me to call today if I experienced any vomitting or diarrhea. 8:45 this morning, Bella threw up some bile in bed. The vet checked her out and took her temp, no fever and said she looks good. We even checked the glands again and they are both empty and she doesn't feel anything off. She told us that more than likely the vomit was just from an empty tummy ( last food she ate was at 5:30 day before) with some acidity. In any event, she told us to stop the medicine and she doesn't think anything is going on with the anal glands. I will call if Bella starts acting up again. She came home and has some energy and ate food. Praying that we can catch a break and have healthy fur babies. I feel like I am losing my mind! |
11-04-2017, 09:20 AM | #4 | |
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I do hope she is ok now. I totally understand the stress. I hate when any of mine are having issues.
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11-04-2017, 09:22 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks again! I agree, just breaks your heart when they aren't well, especially since they can't talk and tell you what's wrong. |
11-04-2017, 09:48 AM | #6 |
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| I know. I have so much respect for vets for that reason....they have to rely on what they see and what the owner says.
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11-04-2017, 10:09 AM | #7 |
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| I couldn't agree more! |
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