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anal prolapse!???
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bunnyhuggger
Warren Veteran
I take it you mean in a bunny?
neeshkabeesh
Warren Scout
Well I know its not the same but I was watching Zoo Vet At Large on Sky Travel the other week and the vet had a lizard in with a prolapsed penis. They tried to prod it back inside with a cotton bud but it kept coming out :shock: In the end they pushed it in then glued over the hole and later removed the glue and it never happened again! Obviously used some sort of animal glue though :? Yep that had nothing to do with your question :lol:
Anyway with a prolapsed anus I think they may just push it back in, if the anus was torn they might stitch that back up and then prescribe an antiinflammatory, maybe a painkiller, lots of water and a high fibre diet for the poor mite! :lol:
Anyway with a prolapsed anus I think they may just push it back in, if the anus was torn they might stitch that back up and then prescribe an antiinflammatory, maybe a painkiller, lots of water and a high fibre diet for the poor mite! :lol:
Jazzy B Bunny
Wise Old Thumper
OMG what a topic :lol: no i dont knw anything about this sorry 
I saw that program too :lol: eeewww :shock:
I saw that program too :lol: eeewww :shock:
As far as I know there are 2 conditions which occur in this area, they are anal prolapse and a rectal prolapse.
An anal prolapse is where there are small protrusions of the red mucosal tissue lining the rectum that usually occur right after a bowel movement. It can sometimes be more of an irritating problem for an animal and the owner than it is a life threatening condition. Depending on how bad this problem is treatment often is to resolve the problem which causes it such as destroying intestinal parasites, reducing hair entrapment in long haired breeds and treating persistent diarrhea or straining by increasing the fibre content of the diet which can also for can lead to anal prolapse. Treatment with topical cortisone ointments or even a pet equivelent of Anusol can be used. Elimination of any and all causes of irritation in the anal area usually will resolve the problem if it can be accomplished.
Rectal prolapse is more life threatening. In this case, the inner rectal tissue is protruding from the anus, sometimes for several inches. If the rectal tissue is not returned to its proper place in the body it will die, which usually results in the death of the animal. Rectal prolapses may occur because of chronic irritation in the rectal tissues. Possible problems that contribute to rectal prolapse include intestinal parasites, enteritis from bacterial or viral causes, cancer, foreign body ingestion, straining associated with delivering babies, straining associated with bladder infections or lower urinary tract disease, congenital rectal problems, and inflammatory bowel disease. It is usually necessary to reduce the prolapse (return the tissue to its normal position inside the body) and then to place sutures around the rectum to hold it in place while treating whatever underlying problem can be identified at the same time, this usually is sufficient to control the problem.
Janice
An anal prolapse is where there are small protrusions of the red mucosal tissue lining the rectum that usually occur right after a bowel movement. It can sometimes be more of an irritating problem for an animal and the owner than it is a life threatening condition. Depending on how bad this problem is treatment often is to resolve the problem which causes it such as destroying intestinal parasites, reducing hair entrapment in long haired breeds and treating persistent diarrhea or straining by increasing the fibre content of the diet which can also for can lead to anal prolapse. Treatment with topical cortisone ointments or even a pet equivelent of Anusol can be used. Elimination of any and all causes of irritation in the anal area usually will resolve the problem if it can be accomplished.
Rectal prolapse is more life threatening. In this case, the inner rectal tissue is protruding from the anus, sometimes for several inches. If the rectal tissue is not returned to its proper place in the body it will die, which usually results in the death of the animal. Rectal prolapses may occur because of chronic irritation in the rectal tissues. Possible problems that contribute to rectal prolapse include intestinal parasites, enteritis from bacterial or viral causes, cancer, foreign body ingestion, straining associated with delivering babies, straining associated with bladder infections or lower urinary tract disease, congenital rectal problems, and inflammatory bowel disease. It is usually necessary to reduce the prolapse (return the tissue to its normal position inside the body) and then to place sutures around the rectum to hold it in place while treating whatever underlying problem can be identified at the same time, this usually is sufficient to control the problem.
Janice
animallover1989
Young Bun
I had a gerbil a few months ago with a rectal prolapse, his had become infected very quickly although he only had about a cm of it out of his bottom. Unfortunatly when they went to open him up they discovered that the whole lot of his tissue had become infected and things had twisted round each other, he had been v.unwell for the past few days so we decided to have him pts, as we felt that the recovery wouldn't be fair on him and the likely hood of him recovering anyway was very small.
I wish you luck with Holly, Merlin was a severe case I had rescued him and he had been left wih this for a long time before I had tried to sort it.
Love
Rachel xx
I wish you luck with Holly, Merlin was a severe case I had rescued him and he had been left wih this for a long time before I had tried to sort it.
Love
Rachel xx
neeshkabeesh
Warren Scout
Well I don't know about anyone else but I found what Janice said really interesting! How do you know all that stuff? Just from reading?
How do you know all that stuff? Just from reading?I know some bits from reading around different information and trying to find out things and understand them. As a volunteer for ARC I organise the guinea pig side of the rescue (and foster buns for Donna) I frequently get phone calls from people who own piggies looking for advice, by chance only 3 weeks ago I had a phone call from a lady who had a piggie who had got what sounded like a large rectal prolapse.
I currently work as a nurse and have done a lot of gastro surgery in the past. Although humans are some what different from guinea pigs and rabbits there are many things which also fairly similiar.
Janice
I currently work as a nurse and have done a lot of gastro surgery in the past. Although humans are some what different from guinea pigs and rabbits there are many things which also fairly similiar.
Janice
bunnyhuggger
Warren Veteran
Denny said:
:lol: No, thank God!!! My bum's always been in peachy perfect condition ('sept when I went to Egypt :roll: ) And I wouldn't dream of having a baby either cos you can get piles :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:
