Friday, August 20, 2010

Dog has anal gland problems. They need to be expressed frequently. Diet/homeopathic treatment that will help?

Boxer, 5 years old. Diet or/and supplements that may help her. She is on Purina Pro Plan Sensative skin and stomach formula. Main ingredient is salmon. No snacks, gets plenty of excercise, 60lbs.

Dog has anal gland problems. They need to be expressed frequently. Diet/homeopathic treatment that will help?
Increasing fiber %26amp; expressing glands regularly.





I would not recommend having the glands removed. There is a nerve in the area that is frequently cut during the surgery (not all vets are good surgerons) leaving the dog with worse problems than before. Of the 5 dogs that I know have had the surgery, 3 have had the nerve cut "accidently". If you decide to go the surgery route, please shop around for the best surgeron possible.
Reply:My understanding from when our previous dog had this issue is that your option is to either keep expressing them or have them surgically removed. We never talked about the side effects of having them removed.





Has your vet shown you how to express them yourself so that you don't have to take your dog in every time? It's not a fun thing, that's for sure. You just need to take a look at the material that comes out to see if you detect blood in it. If you do, your dog should be put on a course of antibiotics in case any of the matter got into his/her blood stream.
Reply:Our lhasa apso/terrier has problems with his anal glands, too. Increasing his fiber will help pop those glands naturally. That doesn't always work, though. It's disgusting, but I usually have to pop them myself because the charges way too much for me to get this done every other week or so. If you'd like for me to tell you how to do this, message me because it's too gross to post here.





Best of luck!
Reply:I have one that had this problem. I started giving her, she's 50 lbs, a metamucil pill everyday. She's not had a problem since.


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