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Hi all, My dog isn't a german shepherd but the forums here had many helpful threads regarding this disease! Been to two vets and both seem to think that our dog has PF though they've both mentioned that it is very rare and that they don't see it often. It started as a small opening back in Dec...

I had to leave my dog at the vet today with what they think are two ruptured anal glands and a 103 fever. I had her at the vet on May 31 with one ruptured anal gland (she was put on antibiotics and pain meds) and I have had her anal glands expressed by the vet once between then and now. She has...

My GSD was just diagnosed for perianal fistula. This was noticed during grooming and the groomer thought it was a ruptured gland so I took her to the vet immediately to find out it’s this perianal fistula. The vet prescribed cephalexin 500mg twice a day along with prednisone 20mg once a day. She...

I stumbled on this page while looking up different solutions for my 4 year old Achilles. He was diagnosed with PF back in march 2021 and 2 weeks ago they popped up again, i work as a veterinary technician and i do have great doctors around me but i’m always looking to try an alternative route...

My 9 year old shepherd has a fistula on her rear end. I've tried the cone of shame (she freaks out with that); I tried the inflatable doughnut, but she still can reach; I tried the diaper, but everytime she has it on she pees in it. I was wondering if anyone has any other ideas or has tried...

My 9.5 GSD has been on a raw diet for about 8.5 years. He was recently diagnosed with probable PF... not conclusive. I’ve been keeping his butt clean and putting hydrocortisone or aloe vera. With raw the poop is a lot harder and I think in his case causes more straining, so I reluctantly changed...