*Pauline*
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Well needless to say, I feel very guilty because a couple of weeks ago I saw a little raw patch on Dylan's bottom. I washed it and put on some Sudocrem (baby's antiseptic nappy cream). I called the vet who said to see how he goes. Dylan didn't show any discomfort after that, so I left it.
Then last night he was clearly uncomfortable, straining to do a poo and crying when we picked him up. I took him to the vets this morning and he screamed the place down having it checked and loads of bloody puss came out.
He's had an antibiotic injection but because he's on so many painkillers already he just has some antibiotic pills and no extra pain meds, for now.
Dylan may not need an operation but, if he does, it's best to let it settle down first if possible. The vet explained to me that some vets fill the anal gland with plaster of paris or other substances that harden so they can distinguish it from the surrounding flesh then take it out. He doesn't do it like that I'm glad to hear. He said he'd done hundreds of them and can tell by pigmentation what is gland and what isn't. At least that's what I grasped from his explanation. He's the best vet I know, he's the one who took the sample of Poppy's ovary when she was spayed for Clare Rusbridge which was sent to Canada for research.
We'll see how it goes on the antibiotics and if he really is in a lot of pain he can have a low dose pain killer or steroids. We go back Tuesday week.
Then last night he was clearly uncomfortable, straining to do a poo and crying when we picked him up. I took him to the vets this morning and he screamed the place down having it checked and loads of bloody puss came out.
He's had an antibiotic injection but because he's on so many painkillers already he just has some antibiotic pills and no extra pain meds, for now.
Dylan may not need an operation but, if he does, it's best to let it settle down first if possible. The vet explained to me that some vets fill the anal gland with plaster of paris or other substances that harden so they can distinguish it from the surrounding flesh then take it out. He doesn't do it like that I'm glad to hear. He said he'd done hundreds of them and can tell by pigmentation what is gland and what isn't. At least that's what I grasped from his explanation. He's the best vet I know, he's the one who took the sample of Poppy's ovary when she was spayed for Clare Rusbridge which was sent to Canada for research.
We'll see how it goes on the antibiotics and if he really is in a lot of pain he can have a low dose pain killer or steroids. We go back Tuesday week.