Thank you for the very good advice Nina. I will talk to my vet about this. I think it's a great idea to do it preemptively, but not looking forward to it.
:) Wendy --- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Wendy, > My dog has anal impaction problems. It can > literally be a pain in the > a** for both of us. I can't imagine taking him into > the vet everytime > they need to be expressed. I have found that if I > do it before he > starts chewing at himself, things go easier for us. > The anal glands can > become inflamed/infected and be very painful to deal > with if you wait > too long. I do it regularly, (2x monthly). I think > it's a very good > idea for you to have your vet watch and talk you > through it the first > time at least. I looked into the surgery when I > first found out Vladdy > had this trouble, and decided against it because my > research showed that > it was a very delicate procedure and can leave them > worse off than > before. I wouldn't be looking for a bargain when it > comes to something > like this. If you decide to do the surgery look for > someone that has a > lot of experience no matter what they charge. It > could end up costing > you more in $ and misery if you don't. > Nina > > wendy wrote: > > Hey Marylyn, > > > > I'm taking her in this afternoon to have them > > expressed. I thought maybe I could do it after > > watching the vet do it a couple of times; it > didn't > > look like rocket science. Yesterday, I got a cot > for > > my finger, some vaseline, and took her in the > > bathroom. Put her in my arms like a baby, poked > > around a little bit, but mechanically it just > didn't > > look like things would fit, so I opted not to try > for > > fear of hurting her. I am going to ask the vet if > > he'll show me how to do it for future reference. > He > > doesn't do the surgery and didn't know anyone who > does > > around here, but I'm going to look into it > further. > > > > :) > > Wendy > > > > --- Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Have you tried having them expressed every (very) > >> few weeks and seeing if > >> they will clear up on their own? You can do this > >> yourself. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > If > >> you have men who will > >> exclude any of God's creatures > >> > >> from the shelter of > >> compassion and pity, you will have men who > >> > >> will deal likewise with > >> their fellow man. > >> > > >> St. > >> Francis > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:02 PM > >> Subject: OT: Anyone know how much it is for anal > sac > >> removal? > >> > >> > >> > >>> Hey guys, > >>> > >>> I think I might have to have my furbaby, > Pepper's, > >>> anal sacs removed. Hers are impacted again for > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> third time in a year and it's at least a hundred > >>> > >> bucks > >> > >>> everytime this happens. Does anyone know how > much > >>> > >> it > >> > >>> might cost? I'm scared to find out! > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Wendy > >>> > >>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > >>> > >> committed citizens can > >> > >>> change the world - indeed it is the only thing > >>> > >> that ever has!" ~~~ > >> > >>> Margaret Meade ~~~ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > >>> Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > >>> Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > >>> > >>> > > > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html > > > >> > >> > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world - indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret > Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in > alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green > Center. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
