[Dailydrool] Anal gland question

[Kathie Goblirsch]

Our Gabby (almost 5) has been needing the vet techs to express her anals 
much more frequently of late.
Last week, we took her in because she'd been constantly licking down 
there for at least a week.
Diagnosis: the material expressed was loaded with blood and pus.  The 
lab test said that it was an e-coli infection. The vet instilled a 
antibiotic into the glands at that time and put her on a ten day regimen 
of oral antibiotics (cephalexin).
We went in today for a re-check and it looks very good.
She had the glands expressed and more antibiotic instilled.  We're to 
bring her back in two weeks for a repeat and then in two more weeks for 
the same.
Our vet did say that if Gabby gets another bad anal infection, he'd 
recommend surgery to remove the glands permanently.
I'd appreciate comments from any Drooler who has had the surgery done on 
their hound.

Kathie G