How Did This Happen? Update:

[FiveRoooooers]

9/19/15 Update: Aiden is doing well! He has had #5/10 Baytril so far and is such a good boy during his disinfecting. The hole is still there but there is only minimal oozing at this point. The bruise on his right thigh is also healing up nicely. While we will never know for sure how this happened, my suspicion is this:

We have a large row of perennials in the front yard, which is where the incident occurred. Aiden is a bush pooper and my best guess is that he sat on that dead stem and gave himself a new one. You think? Thanks for all the support and good wishes!

"It's a bizarre area to have occurred in without trauma but it is an abscess. It looks like it is associated with the anus but there is no penetration." Vet clipped and cleaned the area and is sending Aiden home with Nolvasan for disinfecting and 10 days' worth of Baytril. She is not convinced that the bruise on his thigh is related, saying it doesn't "go" anywhere. If with the rx and disinfecting he isn't healing then surgical exploration would be in order. I can pick him up now, yay! Thanks for all the good wishes, please keep them coming that this resolves *without surgical exploration*

 

This is Aiden tonight. He was fine, outside with Bea and Paddy, no rough-housing, nothing unusual that I saw or heard, no GSOD, no "Mom!!", no whining, no looking for help. We came in, they had dinner, all good. I noticed a spot of blood on the couch and did a grid search of everyone and found nothing until Aiden stretched out on the couch and then starting licking under his tail. It's a hole above his anus, it's not deep but looks like it's torn at the top. It is not actively bleeding but quietly oozy. There is also the bruise on his right thigh. Much of the stain in the photos is transfer, the area itself is not bruised nor swollen. He lets me clean it but isn't happy with me poking. How the hell did he do this? We have an appointment to drop off at clinic in the morning. The vet on call wondered about anal gland abscess but she thought that an express opening would occur at 4:00 and 8:00, not 12:00 as this presents.

 

Edited September 19, 2015 by FiveRoooooers

[XTRAWLD]

My goodness. No experience with this but these open wound things are what I keep CS on hand for, to keep bacteria away from that area in particular. Do you have any antihurt wash? Epsom salt otherwise? He must have fallen, that's the only thing I can think of. Taking a corner and wiped out based on the red sore on his bum?

Edited September 15, 2015 by XTRAWLD

[greysmom]

Yeah. I would say a wipe out with a good stick poke at the end (sorry!). Very strange! Hope he's OK tomorrow!

[MarcR]

Ouch! Does look like some sort of object poked him, but I really have no idea. Hope the vet hsa some answers.

[Guest lynne893]

Poor guy!

[Time4ANap]

Poor boy. Hope he is better riteawayquik. .

[Remolacha]

Well that is weird! Hope he is better tomorrow

[Busderpuddle]

OUCH............to me it looks like an emptied out pus pocket of some sort. That looks so sore. Poor guy. I hope he can sleep tonight and you get an answer from the vet tomorrow.

[macoduck]

Has he been straining when he poops? Like Busderpuddle, I wonder about an anal gland blowout too. It's not in the traditional place, but a fistula may have formed at a weaker section near the rectum.

 

Please dispense some kisses on the other end of Aiden for me.

Edited September 15, 2015 by macoduck

[FiveRoooooers]

Has he been straining when he poops? Like Busderpuddle, I wonder about an anal gland blowout too. It's not in the traditional place, but a fistula may have formed at a weaker section near the rectum.

 

Please dispense some kisses on the other end of Aiden for me.

No, no straining, nothing unusual with my best, most sensitive boy. I cleaned that entire area last night with baby wipes and this morning it is not oozy as it had been nor as angry looking but Aiden is clearly concerned. The bruise on his thigh is curious. Sigh. It's going to be interesting. Will update when we have info.

 

Ducky, will do Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Greyhounds are weird.

[greytpups]

Ben is just getting over an anal gland absess and it did look very similar. Hopefully, this is something easy to fix.

[DesiRayMom]

Well, that's certainly an owie. The spot further on down his "butt cheek" does look like a wipe out "burn" but that hole? What on earth?!

 

Another mystery of the universe. Many hugs & smooches to Aiden (his other end, of course).

[nessa]

Wow. no ideas. Hope Aiden is feeling OK. Let us know what the vet says.

[Rickiesmom]

Jan and Aiden . Hope you hear back soon from the vet and it's something simple that looks more dramatic than it is.

[FiveRoooooers]

Update in post #1.

[carronstar]

Ouch! Many kisses to Aiden's pointier end.

[schultzlc]

Eek, your poor boy! I hope his new meds do the trick.

[FiveRoooooers]

Ouch! Many kisses to Aiden's pointier end.

You bet, thank you.

[ramonaghan]

Poor Aiden! Hope the meds do the trick and no surgery will be needed.

[Guest xengab]

Healing hound wishes for you and Aiden. Hope the meds do the trick.

[bradymom]

Ouch Aiden! I hope the meds work and no surgery is needed!

 

Aiden, Mom says "No Licks" --- Brady-man.

[MarcR]

Well, I sure hope the meds fix Aiden up riteawayquik. How do they manage to accomplish the things they do?

[nmontgomery48]

Hope he heals up really soon, and that everything will be alright without surgery

[robinw]

Ouch! Poor guy.

[Houndtime]

Our collie, years ago, had something like that from an anal gland that was infected and oozed out.