Hello, I just took my chihuahua to the emergency vet because her anal gland ruptured. It was clipped, cleaned and flushed. She’s currently taking medication; clavamox antibiotic and carprofen for pain. It’s been a day since the incident and she still hasn’t pooped and I think she’s constipated. What kind of appt. do I have to set up? Should I give it a day or 2 more to see if things change? She’s never had issues like this before and I’m really scared and just don’t know how to best deal with this.

Could this make his back legs weak?

In the past few days Kersh refused to jump on couches and the bed, that night he also hide under the bed, cried, and didn’t sleep much. We took him into the vet and they expressed his glands. 1 morning later, he was crying again so we gave him the meds the vet gave us - vetprofen, and he seemed fine later that day. A day later and we tried to take him on a walk and he started crying again. Is it normal for dogs to be in this much pain after getting their glands expressed?? I do know my dog is very sensitive near his butthole region.

Hello, my 5 year old dachshund has recently started to not like jumping up on to things (not that he did it in abundance before, I know it is bad). He would usually jump up onto the couch or bed to lay with me but the last 2 days has not been able to. He will set his front paws up and wait to be hoisted. He does not seem to be in severe pain, maybe mild discomfort. He is walking fine, able to hold head/tail up, defecating, and seems maybe 90% himself in attitude. I am able to move all his legs without causing pain and nothing seems obviously wrong with his back. Any advice would be appreciated

So my female dog had her glands ruptured about 1.5 years ago. Had to be put under and flushed. Finally healed. Now 1.5 years later again the same anal gland has ruptured. Due to Covid-19 I have to wait 2 days to be seen at our vet. I'm nervous about having the surgery to have the glands removed as the vet said she would leak poop all over. I hate watching her go thru this and it's costly and keeps reoccurring. Please help?! Have you had the sacs removed?

My dog has been scooting, not frequently but sometimes she licks her bum which then results in the foul odor. I’ve tried to express her glands but find it hard to do, and also nothing comes out. She eats normal and is very playful. Her stool used to be soft but not anymore since I changed her food. Now I feed her Kirkland signature dog food healthy weight dog formula. Also, I have been giving her for two months Zesty paws probiotic bites. The symptoms don’t seem to go away. Her bum also looks normal no redness or swelling. Doesn’t seem to have trouble pooping either. I have been applying a warm compress for two days since I read that it helps encourage natural drainage. Are these symptoms maybe due to anal gland impaction?

My dog had pus coming out her but. Vet prescribed clindamycin for 10 days. At the end of that she still had pus coming out butt. she isn't biting and licking at her but like before. She acts fine but the pus isn't going away. What should I do? She did have the foul odor from her bottom for over a month, which prob were blocked glands. The smell went away then a few weeks later a thin watery brownish fluid began to leak and leave spots on her pallets. She ate and drank fine. Another week past and I was trimming the fur around her but and noticed pus. I dont know how long she had this and it took a few days to get her in at the vet. They expressed her (the vet said there wasn't much in the glands) my dog had a little fever as well. Clindamycin was been prescribed for 10 days I still see pus so clindamycin was prescribed another 7 days which we are on right now but I still see pus and I'm getting really worried why will the pus not go away where is it coming from what is our next step?

My dog the past 2 years has had blood in her stool. It was understood that it was anal gland issues and that they could worsen some day. Some days there was a lot of blood, others there was no blood for days in her stool. Well 2 days ago, my dog was taken out to go to the bathroom, had a bowel movement and urinated like normal, there was no blood this time. About 2 hours later we noticed an egg sized lump next to her anus. We took her to the emergency room, they lanced the anal gland and sent her home. She seems not be in pain anymore but the swelling hasn't decreased as much as I would like to see. I've done warm compresses and kept her away from the area very well. I'm just worried that this was a way to only buy more time for my dog and that in a week this could happen again and we will have to lance it again. So what are my chances that this helped enough to get her through the rest of her life that she may have with us? This has also caused her to urinate in the house a couple times because I believe the pressure of the anal gland being abscessed put so much pressure on her bladder.

So yeah l come from parents that no matter how its hurts it will clear up. So that how they treat my dog shopie but l discovered that my dog could have this but 100% sure she does. I will take to the vet soon but does the infection effect me? Can sit with her on the sofas and sleep with her on my bed? Can it transfer to me?