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Include excessive licking or chewing around tail base or anus, reluctance to sit or discomfort when sitting, scooting, dyschezia if extreme,tenesmus and sometimes draining tracts are present. | Include excessive licking or chewing around tail base or anus, reluctance to sit or discomfort when sitting, scooting, dyschezia if extreme,tenesmus and sometimes draining tracts are present. | ||
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Disease factors leading to anal sac disease include faecal consistency, looser faeces tend to result in retention of sac contents, diet, Poor muscle tone, inactivity, obesity, generalized seborrhoea, oestrus and anal furunculosis. | Disease factors leading to anal sac disease include faecal consistency, looser faeces tend to result in retention of sac contents, diet, Poor muscle tone, inactivity, obesity, generalized seborrhoea, oestrus and anal furunculosis. | ||
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Below is an overview of Anal sac disease presenting signs and disease factors.
For individual disease information see the pages under Recto-anal Conditions
Description
The anal sacs can become impacted,infected, abscessed, or neoplastic. Retention of sac contents predispose to bacterial overgrowth, infection, and inflammation.
Signalment
Small dog breeds and German Shepherd dogs are predisposed to anal sac disease, large dogs and cats are rarely affected. Obese dogs are also more frequently affected.
Clinical Signs
Include excessive licking or chewing around tail base or anus, reluctance to sit or discomfort when sitting, scooting, dyschezia if extreme,tenesmus and sometimes draining tracts are present.
Predisposing Factors
Disease factors leading to anal sac disease include faecal consistency, looser faeces tend to result in retention of sac contents, diet, Poor muscle tone, inactivity, obesity, generalized seborrhoea, oestrus and anal furunculosis.