Blitzburggirl
New member
- Feb 21, 2012
- 64
- 3
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Paisley
Finding myself in an odd situation. And, it's actually how I found BDN.
My bulldog girl, who is 7, was recently diagnosed with Perineal fistulae. Between the symptoms, and reading about it, we are clearly in for some nastiness for the next couple months.
In short, this causes a seeping, nasty lesion in the anal area. In Paisley's case, it is about an inch to the right of her anus. And, the "hole" is about the size of a large... mmmm... mechanical pencil barrel, if that makes sense.
At first, we had a nasty, nasty back end going, and I thought it was anal glands and took her to the vet. She then pointed out "the hole." Well, she thought it was likely that Paisley's butt, met a stick and she poked herself while pottying. We did 2 weeks of antibiotics, and no such luck.
Now, she's on meds, and a novel diet, but, we are still dealing with the butt. At first, I was keeping it wiped, and covering it with a big bandaid (but it pulls her fur when I remove it, so I HATE doing it. Then I bought some dog underwear, but, because of the way the pad has to go in there, it doesn't cover her wound. ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND the wound sometimes seeps way more than those little pads can accomodate. Then, there is the issue that her badonkadonk isn't shaped like a normal dog, and she has no tail to keep them anchored.
Well.... I am thinking maybe diapers or pull ups? The vet said I can put neosporin on it (to keep it from sticking) if I want to cover it up while she's up and about in the house. I've been leaving it uncovered in her crate, thank God she can't reach her butt!!
Think about it like... in heat, times 5 as far as the amount of fluid...
Has anyone used either diapers or pull ups on their grown bully? She's 52 pounds, I wonder what size to buy..
My bulldog girl, who is 7, was recently diagnosed with Perineal fistulae. Between the symptoms, and reading about it, we are clearly in for some nastiness for the next couple months.
In short, this causes a seeping, nasty lesion in the anal area. In Paisley's case, it is about an inch to the right of her anus. And, the "hole" is about the size of a large... mmmm... mechanical pencil barrel, if that makes sense.
At first, we had a nasty, nasty back end going, and I thought it was anal glands and took her to the vet. She then pointed out "the hole." Well, she thought it was likely that Paisley's butt, met a stick and she poked herself while pottying. We did 2 weeks of antibiotics, and no such luck.
Now, she's on meds, and a novel diet, but, we are still dealing with the butt. At first, I was keeping it wiped, and covering it with a big bandaid (but it pulls her fur when I remove it, so I HATE doing it. Then I bought some dog underwear, but, because of the way the pad has to go in there, it doesn't cover her wound. ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND the wound sometimes seeps way more than those little pads can accomodate. Then, there is the issue that her badonkadonk isn't shaped like a normal dog, and she has no tail to keep them anchored.
Well.... I am thinking maybe diapers or pull ups? The vet said I can put neosporin on it (to keep it from sticking) if I want to cover it up while she's up and about in the house. I've been leaving it uncovered in her crate, thank God she can't reach her butt!!
Think about it like... in heat, times 5 as far as the amount of fluid...
Has anyone used either diapers or pull ups on their grown bully? She's 52 pounds, I wonder what size to buy..