Anal gland issues

KC has been having issues with her anal glands since December.

We've had her to the vet many times since then and she was given meds to fight infections. It seemed like all was well ... then it would come back. One gland was always infected ... the vet said it was gross and fluorescent. Yuk :(

The vet sent a sample to be analyzed a couple weeks ago and two bacteria were found.

The vet prescribed two different meds for two weeks.

One of the side effects was that KC would lose her appetite ... she stopped eating her food. And she stopped pooing.

I switched her to soft food last week, which she is eating. Yay!

But she is still only pooing every three days.

I took her in to the vet for a check-up this afternoon.

The vet is pleased ... KC's anal glands are empty. Yay!

Tomorrow is the last day for meds. We have to take her back in a month to check things out to make sure things stay that way.

When I took her out this evening, she had a big black poo. Yay!

To get her pooing again on a regular basis, the vet suggested I mix Fibre 1 cereal with her soft food. I tried that tonight and KC ate it all. Yay!

Hopefully that will do the trick.