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Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nancy, Ned, and Clancy Jul 4, 2012. 10 Replies 0 Favorites
Hello to all. I am new to Doodle Kisses. I have some health issues with my Doodle and I noticed other people have posted similar experiences. I'd like to share what we are going thru. Maybe someone…Continue
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Nancy, Ned, and Clancy replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"I am so sorry your dog is having such problems. Thank you for rescuing her and for searching out her problems and trying to provide the best life for her. I send wishes for a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan sooner rather than…"
Angela Melton replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Wow. Thanks!"
Karen & Jackdoodle replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine- find an internist
http://www.acvim.org/websites/acvim/index.php?p=3
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Karen & Jackdoodle replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"My Jack is under the care of both a dermatology specialist and an internal medicine specialist. general practice vets usually cannot do the testing required for a diagnosis of either IBD or Atopic Dermatitis.
I belong to a very large ad active…"
Angela Melton replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Thank you for sharing your experiences. I"m sorry to hear about your Doodle being sick, too. I posted a lot of info, for sure, but there was more that I left out! Its very kind of you (and others) to take the time to respond.
You are…"
F, Calla & Luca replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Yes, Addison's is from adrenal gland dysfunction and the gland can atrophy. It can occur any time in life. Steroids do suppress the body's own production of cortisol, which is why when someone is on a high dose or long term steroids the…"
Angela Melton replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Thanks so much for your response. I really appreciate it. My understanding is that Addison's Disease is a malfunction of the adrenal glands which can occur later in life and that they can atrophy. If I understand this right, then a person or an…"
Karen & Jackdoodle replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Oh, and the impacted anal glands would be due to your dog having chronic soft, unformed stools. The anal galnds normally express themselves each time a healthy dog defecates, as form stools put pressure on the galnds on their way out…"
Karen & Jackdoodle replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"Hi Angela, welcome to DK. I am sorry to hear that your doodle is experiencing all of these health problems.
You have a lot of info here, and a lot of questions. I can't address them all, but I can address a few. My own dog has Inflammatory…"
F, Calla & Luca replied to Angela Melton's discussion Impacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis"I'm sorry your dog has been ill. There is a lot of information here about food, allergies which are not all that often due to food, Irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and even Addison's disease. I suggest…"
Angela Melton posted a discussionImpacted Anal Glands, Food Allergies, Pancreatitis
Hello to all. I am new to Doodle Kisses. I have some health issues with my Doodle and I noticed other people have posted similar experiences. I'd like to share what we are going thru. Maybe someone has some information for us...or we can help someone else by sharing.I have a lovely 2 year old spayed female Aussiedoodle rescue. Unfortunately, she's never acted like a healthy, happy, energetic, happy-to-eat 2 year old dog should.I don't know anything about her breeding but I did get to talk with…See More
Kemp Rader left a comment for Angela Melton"Hello Angela,
Thank you for joining us here on DoodleKisses!! If you love doodles, you've come to the right place. This is a great site for doodle lovers....the community members are very friendly and we love to talk about all things related to…"
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- Sydney, female Aussiedoodle
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- At 6:47pm on July 5, 2012,
Julie, Izzie & Max said… 
- At 6:25pm on July 4, 2012, Nancy, Ned, and Clancy said…
Welcome! This is a great place to share about doodles. There are many groups that you can join. For example, there are groups for grooming, nutrition, health/medical, types of doodles, puppy groups etc. Look at the top of your page and click on Groups - check them out. Enjoy!
- At 7:28am on July 4, 2012, Kemp Rader said…
Hello Angela,
Thank you for joining us here on DoodleKisses!! If you love doodles, you've come to the right place. This is a great site for doodle lovers....the community members are very friendly and we love to talk about all things related to doodles. I'm sure you will discover many informative discussions, specific interest groups and frequent fun contests here at DoodleKisses.
Adina (DK's creator) and the rest of the Doodle Kisses Community are a fun and supportive group. I know you'll enjoy the website & getting to know everyone as much as I do. Welcome!!
Kemp (and my four doodles)
Ripley, Shiloh, Oliver and Truman
Pataskala, Ohio
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