From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-01-25 23:45:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Infected anal glands and vaginal discharge?
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., wolfysluv@a... wrote:
> My 7 month old Marshal Farms girl seems to have impacted and
infected
> anal glands. They have burst right through , seeping, etc. My
ferret is on
> Baytril for now. The vet is hoping we can take care of this with
> antibiotics. My question is even if we get this cleared up, will
this
> reoccur ?
Dear Wolfy:
You said to tell you no matter what - OK.
If these are the truly the anal glands, this is a real mess. It
would appear that these glands have been incompletely removed, and
continue to produce a secretion. Problem is, the glands are not
secreting into the anal sacs, but directly into the muscle tissue
(yes I've seen this before a number of times.)
Here's how it plays out - thes will continue to seep and resultin
progressively larger areas of inflammation. You need to do surgery
and as soon as possible. Because the now inflamed tissue will need
to come out, it is better to do it while the area is small.
I know that your vet is conservative, but waiting on this only makes
it worse later.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM