It was excised with narrow margins. He had radiation treatment and one dose of chemotherapy. He has been on Vetoryl for many years.
Around the middle of September, he started having increased urgency to defecate and could not hold his stool for as long. He has trouble passing stool and doesn't seem to know when he is finished defecating. More recently he has started shrieking when defecating and he prefers to lay on his side to defecate. He also has started eating his stools after he defecates and his stools are smaller, softer, and malodorous. Otherwise he is doing well. His appetite and energy level are good. He is drinking and urinating normal amounts.
His tongue is lavender, noise is moist. His ears are clean. He has a cataract and corneal cloudiness in his left eye. He has a 2/6 systolic heart murmur, normal rhythm, clear lungs. His pulse is thin, toned and slow. His abdomen is non painful and there are no palpable masses. He was painful on rectal exam and when his temperature was take. No masses or strictures were palpable on rectal exam. The anus/anal sphincter area is painful and doesn't relax well. His gait is normal. He has alopecia on the right side of his tail/anus. When he sits down, his penis often protrudes from the prepuce.
His radiation oncologist told his owner that these signs are not a result of the radiation therapy.
Do you think these signs could be a result of impaired circulation/innervation of this area?
Is there an herbal formula that could help with this problem?
Thank you,
Jennifer
Jennifer Katz, DVM
Veterinary Clinic of East Hampton