mhabca
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Poor Mika has a ruptured anal sac. I feel so bad for her. When I got home from work yesterday, she was not her usual self at all - very subdued. When we went for a walk, I noticed that something about her hind end was off - she was walking with her back legs close together and her tail down. She wouldn't come up on the couch with me and preferred to lie behind it.
I was so scared - my last dog (Jackson) was very similar - not his usual peppy self in the morning - by the time I got home from school, he was completely paralyzed from the waist down. Of course my mind went there with Mika.
I checked her all over and couldn't find a problem. We went to bed with the hopes that she had just had a minor injury and would be fine in the morning. She slept under my bed all night, which was odd. In the morning, I could see that the fur on her backside was wet. When I took her out, I tried to get a look when she was pooping and could see blood.
Came back in, and although she fought me I managed to see she had an injury and was bleeding. I called our vet. Luckily they were in as they were delivering some pups.
The vet quickly established that it was a ruptured anal sac. I felt so bad for her, but it was also such a relief to know it was not something more serious.
Poor little girl has slept most of the day. I noticed she was finding den like places (under the desk, behind the couch), so I put her crate in the living room and she has happily been holed up in there most of the day.
The vet said to be sure she has a high fibre diet. Will definitely be following that advice so she hopefully doesn't have to go through this again.
I was so scared - my last dog (Jackson) was very similar - not his usual peppy self in the morning - by the time I got home from school, he was completely paralyzed from the waist down. Of course my mind went there with Mika.
I checked her all over and couldn't find a problem. We went to bed with the hopes that she had just had a minor injury and would be fine in the morning. She slept under my bed all night, which was odd. In the morning, I could see that the fur on her backside was wet. When I took her out, I tried to get a look when she was pooping and could see blood.
Came back in, and although she fought me I managed to see she had an injury and was bleeding. I called our vet. Luckily they were in as they were delivering some pups.
The vet quickly established that it was a ruptured anal sac. I felt so bad for her, but it was also such a relief to know it was not something more serious.
Poor little girl has slept most of the day. I noticed she was finding den like places (under the desk, behind the couch), so I put her crate in the living room and she has happily been holed up in there most of the day.
The vet said to be sure she has a high fibre diet. Will definitely be following that advice so she hopefully doesn't have to go through this again.