Has anyone had any luck with sorting out anal gland issues without having to take regular trips to the vet?
I have a 2.5 year old lab/golden retriever/poodle mix, 25kg so not overweight. Fed on a good quality dry food, with a probiotic supplement added and also different fresh toppers - eg eggs, berries, sardines, veg etc.
End of August he self expressed a small amount of his anal gland fluid, I called the vet and asked if he should be seen and they said he's probably sorted it out himself, and to keep an eye. It happened again 2 weeks later. I made an appointment to have them done at the vet 4 weeks ago, which it was but it wasn't a huge amount. Since then I've added a fibre supplement to his food also.
All has been fine, until this morning when he's done it again!
Obviously it's not been that long since he had them done at the vets, so although I will swallow the cost and take him monthly to have them done, I was wondering if anyone has had any success in sorting this kind of problem without having to take frequent trips to the vet?
The only change I have made in his diet since he started on this food at around 13 weeks old is that he used to get just chicken flavoured kibble, but since he was neutered in November and put on a little weight I changed it to 2 different flavours each time (so, fish and beef or lamb and beef etc) as chicken is the highest in calories.
I can't quite remember when I started doing this though, so not sure if that could have anything to do with it?
Stools aren't runny, but also not always the firmest, if that makes sense?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!