[Dailydrool] Impacted anal glands?

[Debbie Moran]

Please have it checked out again. We lost our 5 year old Basset to cancer suddenly a little over a year ago after spending $7,000 on surgery.  They had assured us he would have several years.  He didn’t make it 1 week after surgery. 6 months later, we adopted a Basset rescue- just for a year now.  I had blood work completed on him in July because he was so thirsty all the time.  I was told all was ok.  On December 20th, I noticed a slight swelling on the left side of his anus.  Thinking it was an impacted anal sac, I took him to the vet.  On Christmas Eve I found out he has cancer of the anal sac.  Long story short- we have decided to keep Henry at home with us and not do surgery.  We were told with surgery he would have 6 months- up to a year with additional chemo.  On top of all this, he has a heart condition (which no vet had ever mentioned)- A Fib so he might not make it through the surgery. We are heartbroken.  I truly think it could have been diagnosed back in July with the blood work. I hope everything works out for you.  Unfortunately, I think sometimes vets are in too big a rush and don’t throughly examine their patient. Debbie
On Jan 20, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Sally King <sallyemking at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

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> Back in the summer when Rolph's favourite vet, Kevin, was trying to understand his loss of appetite and lethargy, he did emptied Rolph's anal glands and found one side "quite full, but nothing unusual".
> The past three nights Rolph has been chewing at his butt a bit. Tonight he was really on it, so I had a look. There were black deposits around the anus. Thinking it might be dried poop and itchy, I got a wet wipe to removed them.
> First, I am not convinced it wasn't blood. Second, he was very tender, even though it didn't look inflamed, and third, I could feel a hard lump behind his anus, about the size of a small cob nut.
> Is this likely an impacted anal gland? If not, any suggestions what it might be? Any suggestions what to do next? 
> He is pooping normally.
> Fond as Rolph is of Kevin, my resources are a tad stretched right now. But go we will if we must.
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> Sally, with Rolph and Clara, UK
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