Itchy Butt (Dog)

[Nyboy]

My father 's off the boat from Italy family, swore by epsom salt !!

 

[Beekissed]

I swear by it as well...one of the few things in my "medicine chest" for animals...and for us humans. Can take the throb and inflammation out of most things in just one session while speeding the healing.

 

[Nyboy]

From cuts to sprains

 

[Nyboy]

I used to buy $20 bottles of bath salts, then got smart now buy $1.99 box of epsom salt.

 

[so lucky]

Latest Butt Report: She has extremely impacted glands, and one is abscessed. The tech expressed the right one, but the left one was hard and swollen and so painful they decided it would need to be lanced. So she has to stay there and be tranquilized. I felt so bad; I don't think she has ever been in such pain, certainly not by my hand. And I bet she had never had expressing done before, in her life.
I was shown an estimate of costs; well over $400. They had a few things tacked on to the bottom that were "optional" which included a complete blood workup and a couple other things that did not seem pertinent to the issue at hand. Since they were "optional" I asked to strike those. She said these were due to her age. I don't know.....this is a good vet but I sometimes feel they try to pad the bill to make up for other non-profitable services. That's fine up to a point, but I am not Mrs Moneybags. I'm conflicted.

 

[so lucky]

Nyboy, do some dogs have more problems with anal glands than other dogs? Is it a matter of diet, or habits, or genetics?

 

[Nyboy]

Some breeds have more problems with them . The dogs i breed Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are the worse of any breed, they have to be done monthly. Diet can make a difference, if a dog has soft or loose stool it is more likely to happen. One of the best things you can do to prevent is feed her 2 table spoons of canned pumpkin everyday (not pumpkin pie filling, plain canned pumpkin) What is suppose to happen is when stool is passing though digestive tract it express the anal glands when passing over them, if stool is soft it willn't express the gland. Pumpkin is suppose to harden stool. It is very easy to learn how to express glands yourself, or find a dog groomer who does it, and of course your vet does it. Here it is cheaper for clients to bring dog for grooming then have vet do it. While we want to believe our Vet became a Dr for their love of animals it is a business for profit.

 

[Nyboy]

I am sure cooked fresh pumpkin will also work. I live in city where vegetables come frozen or canned not the garden.

 

[thistlebloom]

If she were my dog I would treat the issue you brought her in for. Period.
I know people that will go into debt to treat their dogs, but I guess I'm more pragmatic. It's a dog, not a child.

 

[Nyboy]

Do not feel guilty or beat yourself up over this. Most people don't know their dogs have anal glands till there a problem with them.