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I knew this day would come, I have a 11 year old male german shepherd, not nutered, he has been having problems lately. With his legs from age, and tonight he started to bleed from his rectrum, has stopped now, was not long after a bowel movement. I would of course rush him to a vet, but here is where my problem is, since I moved 1000 miles from orginal home in 2002 he has changed, very loving with me and husband, but no one else, is very aggressive, and I lock him in my bedroom if anyone comes. I can't get a muzzel over his mouth either, I have tried that a few tmes. I know he is probably going to have to be put to sleep soon which will break my heart, but what can I do now?

Submitted: 50 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Dog
Value: $9
Status: CLOSED

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Hi XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX~

 

Dogs may have a little bleeding or discharge from the rectum for a couple reasons: damage done to the rectum while defecating, certain types of cancer, impacted/infected anal glands, parasite infection and polyps are just a few.

 

If there is only a small amount of drainage around the area, I would just keep an eye on it for now. Sometimes dogs will try to pass a large amount of fecal material and can cause small tears in their rectum. These generally will heal on their own without any sort of medical intervention. Feeding the dog some canned pumpkin (make sure that it's only real canned pumpkin, not the pie filling) can help make the stool a little easier to pass, thereby helping to not tear things any further.

 

Parasites such as worms and protozoan infections such as coccidia and giardia can produce blood in the stool and blood from the rectum after bowel movements. You can read about these here:
http://www.thepetcenter.com/exa/worms.html
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1622&articleid=727

 

A problem with the anal glands can also cause a bit of bleeding. You can find more information on those here: http://www.dr-dan.com/analsac.htm .

 

You can read about rectal polyps here:
http://www.petcancer.co.uk/cgi-bin/articles/020.htm

 

Whatever the cause, rectal discharge is never normal and I think it's a VERY good idea to give your vet a call when they open and have them take a peek at him, just to be sure that this isn't something more serious than just a little tear from defecating.

 

And don't worry about your dog being aggressive at the vet...the staff at every vet clinic in the world is used to dealing with dogs of all temperaments and dispositions...your guy might seem scary and aggressive in your eyes...but trust me, his behavior is nothing new to the veterinary staff...they've probably seen worse!!!

 

I hope this helps!

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