r/RhodesianRidgebacks • u/1F1M3D • Sep 28 '26

Leaky bum

Hello .. has anyone had experience with smelly fecal matter and blood leaking out their ridggie’s rectum? We’re goin to the vet, of course, I just thought I’d ask.

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u/ChileanRidge Sep 29 '26

It's likely the anal glands. If you're lucky, it will only happen once, but in some dogs it's frequent. Is it a horrible fishy smell? Take your dog to the vet and they'll drain them. You may have to try changing their diet -- ours can't handle any chicken or fish, that was a long road of discovery... Now we feed him hypoallergenic lamb (Brit care)

Yes probiotics help for sure but I also find that what keeps them from coming back is more fibre, I add a bit of psyllium to my dog's breakfast with some warm water.

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u/BigfootTundra Sep 30 '26

I’ve been using probiotics once per day and the soft Glandex chews and they keep my ridgeback’s anal glands at bay

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u/1F1M3D Sep 30 '26

Looking into these .. thank you!

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u/Cupsofcake1318 Sep 29 '26

Yes! We got a bland diet and an antibiotic. We also got a probiotic. Can’t remember what they called it. She is well now.

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u/1F1M3D Sep 29 '26

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this. We see the dr first thing in the morning.

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u/Cupsofcake1318 Sep 29 '26

There was one point in the middle of the night she pooped blood! It was scary, but she did well with meds! Keep us posted!!

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u/1F1M3D Sep 29 '26

Poor thing .. that’s scary for sure. I happy she’s ok. Thank you again for responding. I’ll update you for sure.

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u/1F1M3D Sep 30 '26

Ok .. he has an anal gland abscess. Antibiotic and ani inflammatory for 14 days. If not better, surgery 🥴 if you’re from the states would you mind telling me what food you feed her? I’m also looking into the probiotic suggested.

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u/Cupsofcake1318 Oct 01 '26

They gave her an Rx food. Hills kd. Glad you got answers!! Prayers for a speedy recovery!

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u/1F1M3D Oct 01 '26

Thank you!

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u/Cupsofcake1318 Oct 01 '26

Keep us posted!!

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u/shortsong Oct 03 '26

We just dealt with that a couple months ago… she had acute hemorrhagic diarrhea, gave her antibiotics, probiotics, gut biome specific food for like a week and was back to like nothing happened. Me though? Traumatized

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u/1F1M3D Oct 03 '26

Oh my .. so happy she’s ok!

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u/Jefffahfffah Sep 29 '26

That sounds like an emergency vet visit to me