I am just starting to switch them to Nutro Natural Choice, Herring. The vet/ tech have expressed them. His bm's seem normal not hard very formed. No diarhea either. I am just worried as he is the pup that I had the throat problem with when he was younger. He had to have his palate trimmed twice and he had cherry eye too. I will have his sedated if this round of antibiotics don't help. He gets no treats, or human food of any kind. The only treat he gets is frozen green beans. I am switching the food as one of my other dogs has been eating the Nutro canned herring and her coat looks awesome (she is a shar-pei), her shedding is less and her coat is really thick now. I thought that since the California Natural is grain free , that they needed a little more in their food, The Natural Choice has oatmeal, egg and some other grains in it. I did do the grain free as I have one that bloats easily.

She is acting normal. She is eating no vomiting or diarhea, but she is passing more of the stringy bed nylon stuff. (last night) This mornings BM was normal not runny nor did I see anymore stuff in it I will watch her though. Thanks

his problem is a bit unusual...to have repeated trouble with his anal glands at this young age. A couple questions: WHO is expelling them, the vet, a technician, a groomer, or you? Probably the best option would be for the vet to do it himself...or a very experienced technician perhaps. I totally understand your reluctance to have him sedated but wouldn't it be better to try and 'prevent' further infection than just treating it 'after the fact'? What type of food are you giving him, and what consistency is that; what if any additives are you giving him such as canned pumpkin, Metamucil or similar human product, any stool softeners such as suppositories for children at recommendation of your vet? Have you talked with your vet about any adjustment in his food consistency to see if that would alter his anal infections?

Be very careful when 'pulling out' any thread or string from a dog's butt, as it can be long and 'twisted around some portion of the colon inside' and your best action would be to cut it off and let the rest come out naturally. I think I would feed this dog some starchy food like mashed potatoes for her next meal to help get all this material out of her system. The things to watch for if you are not certain what remains inside are: bloating or distended belly, lack of appetite, restless behavior showing the dog is uncomfortable, and of course, any unusual sightings in her poop such as blood, foreign objects, lots of mucus, etc. An x-ray won't usually show things like fabric/threads but it will show plastic toys/large bone fragments/things of this nature. If you see the above signs of trouble, I would take dog to the ER.