I had thought Yogi had recovered from the anal gland infection diagnosed last tuesday. He finished the course of antibiotics last night and all seemed well, apart from one problem, he seemed to be having some difficulty in passing faeces. He would try and go at least a dozen times during a walk. Sometimes producing something, often not. When he did go it was solid for a while then over the last couple of days he was starting to become a bit loose.
I walked them this morning and Yogi as 'usual' had a few goes, then he seemed to be producing thick sludgy poo, which got all stuck to his 'trousers'. So I washed it off and it did seem to be poo. Otherwise he seemed fine. I had an appointment in town but when I got back, he had been sick and was again covered in 'bloody' discharge all over his back end, exactly the same as 10 days ago. Again he was hunched up, obviously in some discomfort and shivering. I called the vet to get an appt to bring him in and shortly after finishing the call he looked like he was trying to go again, so I put him out and he produced a fat, very solid, normal looking poo, except it seemed to have some of the bloody discharge on it. After his he brightened up considerably, but still not normal.
The vet checked his vitals again and everything was normal, she also checked the prostate, again normal. I related his history of digestive upsets, regular occasions when he has loose faeces. She checked the anal glands and while one had some bloody discharge, the other was OK. She seemed puzzled as I was why he should have gone from loose liquid motions to firm in the space of a couple of hours, so has decided some further investigation is necessary. I've got to collect samples over the next 5 days to be sent off for anaylsis.
He's back on the antibiotics, probiotics and has also been given a course of the corticosteriod Prednisolone, which I know can have some nasty side effects, so am a bit worried about. She's given this in case there is some bowel inflammation. He's also back on fish and rice for at least a week. At least he has not lost his appitite at all.
I'm sorry for the long post but I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on here?
Also, has anyone any experience of using prednisolone?
My wild little guy is not himself, and I want him back to normal again.
I walked them this morning and Yogi as 'usual' had a few goes, then he seemed to be producing thick sludgy poo, which got all stuck to his 'trousers'. So I washed it off and it did seem to be poo. Otherwise he seemed fine. I had an appointment in town but when I got back, he had been sick and was again covered in 'bloody' discharge all over his back end, exactly the same as 10 days ago. Again he was hunched up, obviously in some discomfort and shivering. I called the vet to get an appt to bring him in and shortly after finishing the call he looked like he was trying to go again, so I put him out and he produced a fat, very solid, normal looking poo, except it seemed to have some of the bloody discharge on it. After his he brightened up considerably, but still not normal.
The vet checked his vitals again and everything was normal, she also checked the prostate, again normal. I related his history of digestive upsets, regular occasions when he has loose faeces. She checked the anal glands and while one had some bloody discharge, the other was OK. She seemed puzzled as I was why he should have gone from loose liquid motions to firm in the space of a couple of hours, so has decided some further investigation is necessary. I've got to collect samples over the next 5 days to be sent off for anaylsis.
He's back on the antibiotics, probiotics and has also been given a course of the corticosteriod Prednisolone, which I know can have some nasty side effects, so am a bit worried about. She's given this in case there is some bowel inflammation. He's also back on fish and rice for at least a week. At least he has not lost his appitite at all.
I'm sorry for the long post but I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on here?
Also, has anyone any experience of using prednisolone?
My wild little guy is not himself, and I want him back to normal again.
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