[Dailydrool] We are a little worried

[Barbara]

After having our family cat, Sophie, at the vet yesterday to see how she is doing with her thyroid medication ( no improvement, She hasn't gained any weight in two months) and to again make the vet aware that she has had diarrhea for two months now despite her taking about 30 vials of medication and being on a prescription food for said length of time, we returned home to let our other two girls out to do their business.
Maggie, our Basset Hound, always seems like she has a hard time doing her business and doesn't seem to go poo as much as Molly, our Beagle. She assumed the position and I was horrified to see her relieve herself of a very runny substance. As she happily came running back to my husband (who she simply adores) I noticed she had blood dripping from her boomy (as we call it).
After reading some of the things in the Drool I knew this was not a good thing. We watched her the rest of the evening and her next bowel movement was a bit firmer and had blood in it. My husband and I are both very worried now. We will be making another trip to the vet today to have her checked. It is, however, time for both of them to have their anal glands expressed, and I was wondering if full anal glands could cause bleeding.
Maggie is our 10 yr. old rescue baby...she's only been with us for two years...if you have a little drool to spare, it couldn't go to a better senior lady.

Thank-you,
The Vasquez Family
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