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For anyone who has a weak stomach, you should probably not read this as I am going to have to be somewhat graphic for the sake of an accurate description...
For about the past 6 months, I have been battling with Bullet and his anal gland secretions. He has a constant nasty smell (like rotten fish/nasty
smell x10), licks his rear very often, and I notice thick, green discharge coming from his rear almost every day. If we play with him, a bunch will come out and it is just absolutely disgusting. It is smelling up my entire house, I can't go near him without almost being sick to my stomach.
I have talked to my vet many times, unfortunately we only have 1 vet clinic on this little island I live on, it is a husband and wife vet team. Dr. Jeff thought it was allergies, so we put him on a very expensive hypoallergenic food (Prescription Diet Z/D, $60 for a 17lb bag!) and put him on some antibiotics, but that only seemed to make it worse. He tried squeezing his anal glands, but there was a normal amount in them, and no infection, and even the day after having them squeezed, I still noticed some coming out of his rear. Dr. Angie said she thought he might need more fiber in his diet, "the more they poop, the more the anal glands secrete, and the more density of the poop, the more the anal glands will secrete" she said, so I tried giving him pumpkin (like someone suggested on here in my last thread about this, and Dr. Angie said it would be a great way to get him more fiber), and that seemed to work for about a week, but then it was back and even worse. I tried feeding him more each feeding, but that didn't work, so I tried feeding him 3 times a day, and that didn't work. I tried each different way of feeding for at least a week, all to no avail.
The vet suggested we could surgically remove his anal glands, but since we only have one vet clinic and they monopolize the situation, they want over $1200.00 to remove them!!!!! And even then, there is a high risk of damaging the nerve around the anus and causing permanent incontinence, and he would be unable to hold his stool for the rest of his life.
I am at my wit's end... I don't know what to do anymore! Has anyone ever had this problem, and found a remedy? Or should I just go with the extremely expensive and risky surgery? It's gotten to the point now where I pretty much cannot interact with him at all, because every time I pet him, he tries to give me kisses, but his breath smells equally as bad from licking his behind. I have to keep air fresheners going constantly to keep the smell down, and he has to be locked up in his kennel whenever we have guests over because when he gets excited, the situation gets worse.
PLEASE HELP!!!
For about the past 6 months, I have been battling with Bullet and his anal gland secretions. He has a constant nasty smell (like rotten fish/nasty
I have talked to my vet many times, unfortunately we only have 1 vet clinic on this little island I live on, it is a husband and wife vet team. Dr. Jeff thought it was allergies, so we put him on a very expensive hypoallergenic food (Prescription Diet Z/D, $60 for a 17lb bag!) and put him on some antibiotics, but that only seemed to make it worse. He tried squeezing his anal glands, but there was a normal amount in them, and no infection, and even the day after having them squeezed, I still noticed some coming out of his rear. Dr. Angie said she thought he might need more fiber in his diet, "the more they poop, the more the anal glands secrete, and the more density of the poop, the more the anal glands will secrete" she said, so I tried giving him pumpkin (like someone suggested on here in my last thread about this, and Dr. Angie said it would be a great way to get him more fiber), and that seemed to work for about a week, but then it was back and even worse. I tried feeding him more each feeding, but that didn't work, so I tried feeding him 3 times a day, and that didn't work. I tried each different way of feeding for at least a week, all to no avail.
The vet suggested we could surgically remove his anal glands, but since we only have one vet clinic and they monopolize the situation, they want over $1200.00 to remove them!!!!! And even then, there is a high risk of damaging the nerve around the anus and causing permanent incontinence, and he would be unable to hold his stool for the rest of his life.
I am at my wit's end... I don't know what to do anymore! Has anyone ever had this problem, and found a remedy? Or should I just go with the extremely expensive and risky surgery? It's gotten to the point now where I pretty much cannot interact with him at all, because every time I pet him, he tries to give me kisses, but his breath smells equally as bad from licking his behind. I have to keep air fresheners going constantly to keep the smell down, and he has to be locked up in his kennel whenever we have guests over because when he gets excited, the situation gets worse.
PLEASE HELP!!!