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In order for the anal glands to secrete normally, the stool needs to have some firmness to it, so watch for loose or liquid stools. Not to sound crass, but if you have to manually express them it is pretty easy on medium to large dogs as long as you use plenty of lube and aren’t too aggressive. I am sure your vet will let you know if it is needed or not. Be forewarned if you do though, that a sudden gush of yeasty smelling goop is not pleasant!🤣
 
beeinak said:
In order for the anal glands to secrete normally, the stool needs to have some firmness to it, so watch for loose or liquid stools. Not to sound crass, but if you have to manually express them it is pretty easy on medium to large dogs as long as you use plenty of lube and aren’t too aggressive. I am sure your vet will let you know if it is needed or not. Be forewarned if you do though, that a sudden gush of yeasty smelling goop is not pleasant!🤣
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Been down this road. There was a period, before we knew he had whipworm, where he had loose stools for a while.

I studied up and tried to express him myself, but was not successful, despite my best efforts.

When the vet tech did it, she told me it was no wonder as his anal glands were quite a bit deeper than most dogs, and hard to access.

The first time she said there wasn't much to release. But yesterday one was full, one wasn't. And he hadn't had a loose or watery stool in months.

So...that's why I'm trying to find a way to address it without having to subject him to being manually expressed more than absolutely necessary.

The Science Diet has prebiotic fiber in the form of beet root, barley, rice etc.
The FortiFlora has good probiotics, and I give him a packet daily.
But his glands still needed to be expressed yesterday.

I don't care about the extra expense of Glandex if it proves to keep the pup from the agony he was dealing with. I just don't know how much it will help.

(We keep pure pumpkin on hand at home, and white rice for the bad days.)
 
Blues said:
Been down this road. There was a period, before we knew he had whipworm, where he had loose stools for a while.

I studied up and tried to express him myself, but was not successful, despite my best efforts.

When the vet tech did it, she told me it was no wonder as his anal glands were quite a bit deeper than most dogs, and hard to access.

The first time she said there wasn't much to release. But yesterday one was full, one wasn't. And he hadn't had a loose or watery stool in months.

So...that's why I'm trying to find a way to address it without having to subject him to being manually expressed more than absolutely necessary.

The Science Diet has prebiotic fiber in the form of beet root, barley, rice etc.
The FortiFlora has good probiotics, and I give him a packet daily.
But his glands still needed to be expressed yesterday.

I don't care about the extra expense of Glandex if it proves to keep the pup from the agony he was dealing with. I just don't know how much it will help.

(We keep pure pumpkin on hand at home, and white rice for the bad days.)
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I have no experience with Glandex. I hope he is doing better soon. Y’all have been through a lot and need some relaxing time.
 
Haven't heard from the vet (yet) today, but if Kobe's behavior is any indication...he's well on the road to being himself again.

He challenged me to tug of war today, and growled as we play fought. That's the boy that was missing these past days.

Hopefully no surprises when we hear what the various tests indicate, if anything.


carnifex knifeworks carnifex knifeworks , we used to give our Weimaraner baby carrots pretty regularly.
 
Tests are back and all is reportedly good. They said the urine sample they collected in the office and sent out was "diluted", but there are several explanations that can cover that, many of which are quite benign. I'm not gonna worry about it at this point. (And I've never been successful capturing any of my dog's urine on the fly...they just turn and look at me with that "Do you mind?" look.)

I'm calling it good at this point. The anal glands seem to be the issue I have to remain vigilant on...and so I will be, even more than I was previously.
 
Blues said:
Tests are back and all is reportedly good. They said the urine sample they collected in the office and sent out was "diluted", but there are several explanations that can cover that, many of which are quite benign. I'm not gonna worry about it at this point. (And I've never been successful capturing any of my dog's urine on the fly...they just turn and look at me with that "Do you mind?" look.)

I'm calling it good at this point. The anal glands seem to be the issue I have to remain vigilant on...and so I will be, even more than I was previously.
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That’s great news mate 👍🏼
 
Blues said:
Tests are back and all is reportedly good. They said the urine sample they collected in the office and sent out was "diluted", but there are several explanations that can cover that, many of which are quite benign. I'm not gonna worry about it at this point. (And I've never been successful capturing any of my dog's urine on the fly...they just turn and look at me with that "Do you mind?" look.)

I'm calling it good at this point. The anal glands seem to be the issue I have to remain vigilant on...and so I will be, even more than I was previously.
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Ahhhhh……..the things that we do for our dogs!!!
 
Blues said:
Tests are back and all is reportedly good. They said the urine sample they collected in the office and sent out was "diluted", but there are several explanations that can cover that, many of which are quite benign. I'm not gonna worry about it at this point. (And I've never been successful capturing any of my dog's urine on the fly...they just turn and look at me with that "Do you mind?" look.)

I'm calling it good at this point. The anal glands seem to be the issue I have to remain vigilant on...and so I will be, even more than I was previously.
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Glad you got good news and hopefully Kobe contintues the improvement.
 
pease said:
So my buddy Rufus has lost a lot of weight over the last month 8 or so lbs and started around 35. Friday we got all the test results his liver has stop working he is 15 years old. He is still in good spirits and is getting around ok but it’s been hard on all of us we are going to see how he feels and acts over the next few weeks. It’s going to be a hard decision of when to put him down don’t want him to suffer but the tail keeps wagging.
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Oh man, that is rough. I'm sorry to hear it. It is so painful trying to figure out when to put a dog down. You don't want them to suffer, but you don't want them to lose any time. 11 years on, I still struggle with making that choice, even though I think I made it right and pushed it to the last moment I could.
 
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