Update on Henry

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wobbliebob — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:39:56 GMT

He is just happy with food lol it could be anything and he would eat it

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Busy bee — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:47:55 GMT

He will wonder whats goling on when he goes back onto dry!

Wishing him a speedy recovery

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wobbliebob — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:21:18 GMT

the pro fibre seemed to make him too soft so i have just added a small amount of wet food and that seems to be keeping it soft enough. plus he thinks its great cos he gets wet food. The brusing has come out the last couple of days so it looks worse than it porbably is.

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:53:20 GMT

Glad to hear Henry is doing well

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Busy bee — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:30:05 GMT

Poor pooch - will be worth it in the end though. Just a thought - are you adding fibre to his food to keep his stools soft until healing is complete? x

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Phrin Vernon RVN — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:41:39 GMT

Great news for Henry! Hope he continues to do well

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wobbliebob — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:37:52 GMT

well henry has had his surgery today and is home with me at the moment. he is on tramadol and metacam for pain relief plus baytril as an antibiotic. He is surprisingly well in himself he came straight in and sat by is food bowl lol. He has already pass two smallish hard poos and seems to have good control just a little sore.

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Mrs Dot Dot — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:06:15 GMT

I've been thru what your going thru now, with Dotty and came very close to having them removed because they were just causing her so much agro.... was / am really reluctant to have them done due to risks although have mainly seen very sucessful ops... it's just so different with your own dog, and having a little bit of knowledge is alot lot worse than having none, eh? Anyway one last course of a/b's after being infected again, and they settled down again and have been okish for a while now... have them checked, at the moment every 3 wks which is very good going for her... so for us, a/g removal is on hold but I can't say for sure that she won't ever have to have it done.... good luck! x

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wobbliebob — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:11 GMT

Hi mrs dot dot im definatley aware of the risks thats why im in a panic. The vet thats doing the op does them regulary and has never had any problems up to press so hopeful he will be ok. they use the gel method that hardens and makes removal easier.

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Mrs Dot Dot — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:33:33 GMT

Hey! Glad you did C & S... definately worth doing. Sorry it's come to anal gland removal..... not good short term as a not nice op.. but if all goes according to plan then long term is very good. Just make sure whoever does the op is experienced in it... and that you are aware of the risks involved... will be some pretty intensive nursing with good pain relief after but will be for the best... and once all healed up, you will both not look back

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wobbliebob — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:25:21 GMT

2 different kinds of bugs identfied both of which are resistant to everything except baytril and marbocyl. the vet has advised against flushing and packing as infection is likley to reoccur and may become resistent to the above, so he is unfortunatley going to have to have them removed.

needless to say im very upset

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wobbliebob — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:08:05 GMT

Well had a swab taken as Henry's anal glands are infected.. Need to wait for the results before going much further. However, have been warned that may need packing and flushing or even removal.

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:13:18 GMT

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ta very much will look into those, im sure i got some free samples from congress last year. he eats anything so it shouldnt be a problem changing his food lol.

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yeah that's the bonus with spaniels and retrievers! hahah

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wobbliebob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:04:02 GMT

ta very much will look into those, im sure i got some free samples from congress last year. he eats anything so it shouldnt be a problem changing his food lol.

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:55:14 GMT

oh just spotted this. http://www.fish4dogs.com/Categories/Samples/dog-samples.aspx

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:53:48 GMT

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Bless him its a good job i dont have kids i worry too much about him, he is sore with it now though, so will see what the vet says tomorrow and send the poo samples off to check no campylobactor. Hopefully can get hold of a small bag of fish for dogs to try.

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http://www.fish4dogs.com/

i think they will send you samples by request. :)

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wobbliebob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:49:17 GMT

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:40:57 GMT

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Thanks for the advice I may try the fish version of arden grange then. Its just that the last fish diet i tried 'wafcol salmon and potato and the burns ocean fish i think its is', both made his coat terrible. Although didnt change his bowels. It took me a long time to find arden grange and he has been spot on since he has been on it.

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Fish4Dogs is the only one i have never heard a bad thing about. I've only suggested Arden as that's what you're happy with now :) But if still no result I would suggest Fish4Dogs.

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wobbliebob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:37:57 GMT

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Anonymous — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:00:18 GMT

Lamb is not a natural diet for them and also a very pungent meat. I would try the fish version of Arden Grange if it were me. Can't hurt! You may be pleasantly surprised. Reports from others I know that made the change to fish diets, shinier coat, less dander, less excitable, regular poos, less emptying of anal glands, less smell from the backend and no more ear issues for the ones that were having them.

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wobbliebob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:40:59 GMT

Should have put his poo's are very normal looking and he doesnt have bad wind or anything like that, just this slight leaking all the time. I did think it was the anal gland fluid just getting trapped in his fur so he has had a bum trim. He loves me now lol

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wobbliebob — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:35:35 GMT

He is on arden grange lamb and rice and has been fine on that for about 2 yrs. I tried burns at one point but left his coat very dry. I have tried the pro fibre as suggested by mrs dot dot, but it hasnt really made a difference. He is going to the 'real vets' on monday (my 1st opinion place) as he is no better and is getting a little depressed. The strange thing is he is not scooting or particulary itchy?.

I am also collecting 3 days poo samples in case they need those. He had campylobactor at around 6 months old and does love his duck poo like mrs dot dots little dog.

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:18:05 GMT

I give Jack fish and rice burns, he's better on that than anything else (he still has the odd stinky bit of wind but nowhere near as bad!).

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:13:47 GMT

the bird dog breeds tend to do really well on fish based diets and have less problems with ears, skin and bowel problem. What sort of diet is he on? Fish 4 Dogs, Burns, Arden Grange, James Wellbeloved etc all have fish diets. You could that for starters and see if there is any change? did wonders for a friend and also for my mom's dog back in the US.

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Rachel Jayne — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:04:19 GMT

My pooch gets quite stinky sometimes & scoots, I use a scoop of Protexin Pro Fibre (well not at the moment cos I've run out!) in each meal & seems to sort things out.

Usually starts again when he's without it (ie now!) or when my hubby feeds him & forgets to put it in!