14-52 - Della - In High Contrast
A bit of a gray day this week when we were down at the beach so I made this kind of high contrast photo.
Della had a health concern this past week. I saw some blood on her back end after she went to the bathroom at the beach but no blood in her stool. When we got home as I was cleaning her up blood started pouring out from her backend. The trouble is she is so furry it was hard to tell where it was coming from. Of course it was after hours and the vet office where I work was closed. Fortunately I have a key and went down and got come clot it powder to stop the bleeding.
Della seemed fine through all this. The next morning I brought her to the office and we shaved all around her butt area. The doctors really couldn’t see anything the matter. So my husband took her for a walk, she seemed fine, had a normal stool and no blood anywhere He brought her back so the doctors could do a rectal exam.
My husband was holding her head and I was at the rear end with the doctor.
The doctor had just said it looks a little swollen by her anal gland and as he gently put some pressure from the outside of the area it exploded in his face and all over the wall. I suppose I shouldn’t have laughed but it was really funny and the doctor was laughing too. What wasn’t funny was the amount of blood coming out. He then did a rectal exam and said he didn’t feel any masses but the amount of blood was very unusual.
Della has never in all her life had an anal gland issue. She was not scooting or licking at herself. So the plan is antibiotics for a week and recheck her to see how things go. She is not eating as well as she used to so I am concerned the antibiotics are going to upset her stomach.
Keep your fingers crossed for my old girl. She was a real trooper through all the examining, shaving and washing.
14-52 - Della - In High Contrast
A bit of a gray day this week when we were down at the beach so I made this kind of high contrast photo.
Della had a health concern this past week. I saw some blood on her back end after she went to the bathroom at the beach but no blood in her stool. When we got home as I was cleaning her up blood started pouring out from her backend. The trouble is she is so furry it was hard to tell where it was coming from. Of course it was after hours and the vet office where I work was closed. Fortunately I have a key and went down and got come clot it powder to stop the bleeding.
Della seemed fine through all this. The next morning I brought her to the office and we shaved all around her butt area. The doctors really couldn’t see anything the matter. So my husband took her for a walk, she seemed fine, had a normal stool and no blood anywhere He brought her back so the doctors could do a rectal exam.
My husband was holding her head and I was at the rear end with the doctor.
The doctor had just said it looks a little swollen by her anal gland and as he gently put some pressure from the outside of the area it exploded in his face and all over the wall. I suppose I shouldn’t have laughed but it was really funny and the doctor was laughing too. What wasn’t funny was the amount of blood coming out. He then did a rectal exam and said he didn’t feel any masses but the amount of blood was very unusual.
Della has never in all her life had an anal gland issue. She was not scooting or licking at herself. So the plan is antibiotics for a week and recheck her to see how things go. She is not eating as well as she used to so I am concerned the antibiotics are going to upset her stomach.
Keep your fingers crossed for my old girl. She was a real trooper through all the examining, shaving and washing.