About three days ago, I noticed what I think is swelling "right above" the anus. I’m not even sure if it is swollen, I am a worry wort BIG TIME when it comes to my cat. Right above the anus, it is about 3/4 the size of a pea. I have been told that my cats anal glands may need expressing, or it could be feline hemorrhoids. I understand how they express a felines anal glands, but what is the treatment for feline hemorrhoids? And why was I told to take my cat to the vet ASAP, if it is feline hemorrhoids as if it were an emergency?

I bought a teacup pomeranian about a month ago (I know that it was a bad decision on my part buying a teacup dog) however, ever since i’ve had him we had taken him to the vet about 7-8 times. The medical bills keep piling up because he’s not getting better. He had been treated for hypoglycemia and coccidiosis which one vet diagnosed him for, but now we’re giving him another medication for discomfort in his large intestines? Ever since I had my puppy (he was born on 3/16/08) he has been crying everytime he tries to poop, and sometimes it doesn’t even come out. We’ve been giving him this laxative for cats that the vet gave us, but he’s still not getting better and the doctors we’ve went to can’t seem to figure it out. His butthole is swollen, and he keeps tryin to poop every 20 mins, but only a small amount comes out. It’s not his anal glands, anal sacs, or anything like that. Please help me! I just want him to get better soon. His butt has been in discomfort for a whole month now!

I am a groomer and this is not a skin or dirty dog issue. Last night I woke up smelling what I thought was a pile of poop only to realize it was coming from my dog’s rear end. There was no poop on her bottom but her bottom reaks of fresh poop. This has never happened before, what could it be? And it is not anal glands i am very familiar with anal glands. Could she be constipated or what……………….impacted?

My sister woke up this morning to find 10 pie sized piles of diarrhea on the living room carpet. Her dog is only a ten pound POODLE she said it seemed like a gallon of poo… yuck I know.. is it possible she forgot to excrete his anal glands and he exploded??? I mean it was horrible! Is it seriously possible for a dog that small to have a GALLON of diarrhea. Do we need to have his anal glands excreted still?

Hi, I took my dog (black lab) to the vet with a very itchy bottom, she was constantly licking it and dragging it along the floor. I noticed a small pea sized swelling which was exactly like hemorrhoids. I made an appointment with the vet but on the day I took her the swelling had gone down. He told me her problem was her anal glands( which when he emptied were not even full) and when I said I thought she had hemorrhoids he poo pooed me and insisted dogs dont get hemorrhoids. (He also did a rectal exam with his finger and said she was fine). I took her home, the poor things itching had not improved and a few days later the pea sized hemorrhoid had returned. After looking this up I now know dogs DO get hemorrhoids and I am very annoyed with my vet. I am interested to know has anyone else had a similar experience with their vet and can I use a human treatment such as preparation H on her? Thank you.