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| Name: | patrick |
| E-mail address: | patrickire@yahoo.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hello, My second sheperd developed PF after I had changed his dry food to a half half mix of Purina Beta and Wagg in july of 2009. By august he was licking himself a lot and had loose and muddy stools. I took him off the Wagg but he developed PF. This ties in with the irritable bowel syndrome as a trigger as a factor in excess immune response. He was put on predazone, then imuran without success but after one week on 200mg of cyclosporine the PF looks to have stopped spreading and in fact the perianal area look like it's closing over. I read extensively on dog food and switched him to Origin 6 Fish. A fish and potato diet with NO grains what so ever. This has been reported to be a likely significant factor in allowing healing and discouraging future PFs, but time will tell. I'm not pushing a brand, I just use Origin as a base meal. I feed him liver and organ meats as well, so the Origin will last a month or so. |
| Name: | Rita Reed |
| E-mail address: | realrita@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | My little Min Pin started with blood on her anus all of a sudden...Feb. 14,09. I thought she had eaten a bone that tore her colen...long story short 3 vets later and a colonostophy
and her anal glands removed, she then developed "perianal modules" (says Vet) which looked liked "perianal fistules" The Vet gave her many different anti-biotic meds, then Prednisone (didn't work) then Cyclosporine which I used for two months and it cleared somewhat. I took her off Cyclosporine and within a month it was back totally. I have tried all kinds of creams and at night I put Gold Bond Medicated powder on to keep her from licking. The Zinc oxcide in the powder helps dry it as well. I will now try the zinc oxcide cream and powder at night and continue the Cyclo. although I really hate to take chances on immune supressive drugs; I'll have her blood tested for liver damage after a month. It has been 10 months of drugs and in my opinion she didn't have the fistulas until AFTER the anal gland removal, however, the vet will not admit that and it's not the issue at this point. Any advice is very much appreciated Rita |
| Name: | Bill Weeks |
| E-mail address: | wsweeks2@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I wish I had come across this site sooner. We had to put our beloved Bearden down this past Monday, October 19, 2009. He was 22 months old at the time. We welcomed Bearden into our home as a vibrant, loving, energetic 9 month old puppy just over 1 year ago. He was protection and obediance trained and on his way to bite work as he had quite a drive.
At around 15 months when we switched him from his puppy food to his adult food, we started to notice a change in his bowel movements. One week he would have diarrhea and the next it would be constipation. He was never a great eater and the switch made it even worse. We had no clue what the road ahead would bring. Over the next 5 months, he would be off and on antibiotics and was also diagnosed with having parasites at one point even. It wasn't until 3 days before the arrival of our first child that one of his anal glands expressed itself and we started noticing more of a change in him. About 10 days later after bringing our first child home from the hospital, I got the call from the vet with news I wasn't ready for - perianal fistulas. We started treatment with cyclosporine the next day, and that lasted for just over a month. When Bearden started losing weight, we went back to our vet and got a referral to the Vet Hospital at University of Georgia just up the road. He went from a 95 pound growing boy to a 75 pound anorexic dog. By the time we got from our vet to the appointment at UGA in just under a week, he was down to 71 pounds. They did a full physical, and determined that surgery was not imminent at that point. We started the Tacrolimus at that time along with a change in his diet as well. In less than 2 weeks, he put on almost 10 pounds and was eating anything we threw in front of him during his regular feeding times - something he had never done since we brought him home. The Tacrolimus appeared to be working on the exterior fistulas and the cyclosporine was being continued as well. We thought we had turned a corner. We were wrong. He started to lose weight again, had to be force fed, and anything that previously got him excited didn't seem to matter any longer. "Want to go for a walk?" didn't even elicit his head being lifted. "Want to go in Daddy's car?" barely got a sigh. His toys sat scattered where he last played with them and weren't objects of interest, but obstacles on his path to his crate, which is where he spent most of his time with the door open. "When a dog stops being a dog, it's time" is a saying that my father always said when we had pets growing up. I didn't want to accept it, but we knew what the answer was. Sunday, October 18th found me returning home from weekend drill with the State Guard. When I got home, the weather was nice, so I took him to his place of solace - the back yard. I sat with him curled up in my lap for what seemed like forever just talking to him and enjoying the weather. He seemed to sniff a few things out there but just looked up at me while I gazed back at him. My wife had her time with him as well. That night, he was up most of the night chewing on his favorite nylabone which hadn't been touched in months. I guess he wanted one last hurrah. The next morning, we got ready for the day, waited for the babysitter to arrive so we could deal with this together as he was our first "child" and the first thing that we had taken on as a couple. We were with him until the end, and I held him and looked him in the eyes through his last breaths. May God bless him and all animals who suffer from this affliction. |
| Name: | Jackie McIntyre |
| E-mail address: | 42ndmom@comcast.net |
| Comments: | What a beautiful web site. Looking at the dogs and remembering our JD brought tears to my eyes.
Our home is not a home without a GSD in it. We are now getting too old to go through this again. Just "maybe" someone will come again to us and ask us to take their dog and then we will have something to think about. |
| Name: | bonnie lovett |
| E-mail address: | bonnielovette@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | my 3 year old female German Shepherd has Perianal Fistula. I live in Florida. Is there any Vets who performed this surgery successful? Is there any treatment without surgery that is successful? What are the side effects? My heart is sad ..If anyone has information will you please share with me?
Blessings and Prayers for others, Bonnie Lovett bonnielovette@bellsouth.net |
| Name: | S Reynolds |
| E-mail address: | susanreynolds@hughes.net |
| Comments: | My wonderful boy, Sonny, is a beautiful 92 lb. German Shepherd, with dark brindle colors. I rescued him from the local animal shelter when he was approx 9 months old. He is extremely loyal and suffers from separation anxiety. He is now 8 years old and started exhibiiting signs of the PFs a few months ago.I took him to one vet who sold me some "burn cream" and proceeded to tell me that the next step was probably tail removal...I immediately got a second opinion, and Sonny has been on a very high dose of Atopica for the last few months. Three days after we started the Atopica treatment, he quit licking his backside, and within one week, the protruding fistulas had disappeared. He is so happy and he thanks me everyday, gobbling the pills like he knows they are what is saving him. Atopica (AND my new Vet) gave me back my wonderful dog.I cannot think where he would be now if I hadn't found a vet who really knew what they were doing! Make sure you ask your Vet about Atopica and check lyour dog constantly! |
| Name: | Coriden |
| E-mail address: | coriden@juno.com |
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| Name: | Andrea Mulder |
| E-mail address: | mulderandrea@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for posting this info on Perianal Fistula...I will be forwarding link to my vet. |
| Name: | Jenn |
| E-mail address: | jenniferguevarra@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am currently awaiting word from my husband on our 8 yr. old GSD, Montegue. He started bleeding from a spot underneath his tail this morning and so we rushed him to the emergency vet (as today is a holiday). They've been there for 3 hours and have not yet been seen. Worried and stir-crazy, I went online and, sadly, the presentation of perianal fistula sound very close to what we saw.
I can't imagine what dealing with PF could be like, but your story helps me understand what may be to come in our future with our dog. Thank you for posting this. It will help many others. JG |
| Name: | Pat Wagner |
| E-mail address: | pwagner@montanasky.net |
| Comments: | My beautiful and hard headed liver and white Dalmatian has just been diagnosed with this problem. We are waiting for a biopsy to confirm. He is only 5 yrs old. Any help you can give us is sorely needed. |
| Name: | Genshu Chris Ro |
| E-mail address: | genshu@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | My GSD is nine. She was diagnosed with perianal fistula about 4-5 years ago. It has been difficult but she has been at a stable though not in a state of remission using a tracolimus plus ointment on her bum. This is a great web site! I know what others have gone through! |
| Name: | Christine Scalise |
| E-mail address: | cmscalise@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Our little girl didn't make it. The cost for treatment was too much for a widow on a fixed income and after doing the best we could for three years, we needed to put our sweet girl to sleep. |
| Name: | Susan Robinson |
| E-mail address: | susanr2002@aol.com |
| Comments: | Very helpful info.
Thanks! |
| Name: | Lana Abraham |
| E-mail address: | lanaabraham@ymail.com |
| Comments: | I have a rescued german shepherd named Joe, who has PAF. I have found this site to be an amazing help. Please keep up the good work. Joe and I appreciate as much information as we can find. |
| Name: | Shannon Munson |
| E-mail address: | ssowsun@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Our 2 1/2 yr old GSD has just been diagnosed with PF and we're going to try a few months of Cyclosporin and see how well he does on it. Keeping our fingers crossed :) |
| Name: | Michele Royalty |
| E-mail address: | micheleroyalty@aol.com |
| Comments: | My Krystal with AF is on salmon and sweet potatoes. I have tried several brands and settled on Taste of the Wild which she loves. I now have all my dogs on it.
Zinc oxide has been excellent for her AF. She is also on cyclosporine. |
| Name: | Rita Reed |
| E-mail address: | realrita@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | My Min Pin had a prolapse anus with blood in her stools.
I took her to a Specialist - they did a colon scope and found ulcers - she has been treated with Baytril & Prednisone and now cyclosporin. I also had them remove her anal glands at the same time. When she had the stitches out I notices these bumps - the Vet said they look like perianal fistulas...I am now putting zinc oxide on them and hoping the cyclosporin works. |
| Name: | Cathy Shelley |
| E-mail address: | beagleboys@roadrunner.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.shelleybb.petfinder.com |
| Comments: | Our Treeing Walker Coonhound was diagnosed with PF this week. He is on Prednisone, Clydymycin & Protopic. We are so worried since our Vet told us if he did not improve in 4-5 months trying various treatments we may chose to euthanize him due to his discomfort. I am looking for any information I can find to help my Vet with treating this.
Thank you for your website, Cathy Shelley |
| Name: | Cordelia |
| E-mail address: | cordelia@hotmail.com |
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| Name: | Mike Reed |
| E-mail address: | michaelpreed@rcn.com |
| Comments: | This is very informative to me since my vet just told us our gsd has anal furunculosis he is on Cephalexin 500mg and Cyclosporine 100mg. |
| Name: | Carole Ann Lee |
| E-mail address: | nacomaone@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://caroleannlee.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for this great information website. Very helpful. |
| Name: | Linda R. Poor |
| E-mail address: | poor41@aol.com |
| Comments: | My seven year old neutered male GSD was diagnosed in the fall of '09 with an infection of one anal sac and the potential for perianal fistula to develop. He received a variety of pharmaceutical interventions as well as flushing with an antibiotic. As of this month (5/09) he is diagnosed with Perianal Fistual and an anal sac that may need to be removed. He is currently on a combination of a high dose of Niacinamide and Tetracyline for 30 days in hope of not having to have surgery. This is a protocol my vet researched when she had a dog whose owners could not afford surgery. It worked for that dog who was a Boxer/Pit mix. I am wondering what your experts feel the chances of this working for my dog are given that he is a purebred GSD with some food allergies??? |
| Name: | kathy harris |
| E-mail address: | oldrider60@aol.com |
| Comments: | forgot to mention the vet also said he could get infection in the tail???????????????? |
| Name: | kathy harris |
| E-mail address: | oldrider60@aol.com |
| Comments: | This is a great site I tried to join but never reenterd the email I think My GSD has this from about 6 months old his anal glands had to be emptied about every 3-5 weeks and a lot of times he scoots on his but with his head up his ass and his penis hanging out ugh LOL took him to a new vet and she said he has the beginnings of Pannus just found out his mother has it (BYB who lied) he has ear margin dermatosis also and has itchy skin he is on wellness simple solutions venison and rice he has not gained weight since he was 6 months old and matter of fact he loses a bit because he does not eat well..... his poops now either look like large grapes or longer thin pieces he never does one nice regular piece,,,, the vet said that fiber is not the answer but it was more anatomy his glands are high up or something,,,, but after reading all you put out great job I might say and his scooting and licking I am wondering now... |
| Name: | kathy harris |
| E-mail address: | oldrider60@aol.com |
| Comments: | This is a great site I tried to join but never reenterd the email I think My GSD has this from about 6 months old his anal glands had to be emptied about every 3-5 weeks and a lot of times he scoots on his but with his head up his ass and his penis hanging out ugh LOL took him to a new vet and she said he has the beginnings of Pannus just found out his mother has it (BYB who lied) he has ear margin dermatosis also and has itchy skin he is on wellness simple solutions venison and rice he has not gained weight since he was 6 months old and matter of fact he loses a bit because he does not eat well..... his poops now either look like large grapes or longer thin pieces he never does one nice regular piece,,,, the vet said that fiber is not the answer but it was more anatomy his glands are high up or something,,,, but after reading all you put out great job I might say and his scooting and licking I am wondering now... |
| Name: | Michele Royalty |
| E-mail address: | micheleroyalty@mac.com |
| Comments: | My dog Crystal has just had her first fistula and I am going to every site I can find for information |
| Name: | Jacci |
| E-mail address: | JacHav7@aol.com |
| Comments: | I just found out that my 3 year old GSD, Trixie has perianal fistula. I never heard of this thing and I am lost. My vet put Trixie on metronidazole 500mg, vit.E withd-Alpha Tocopherol,and colloidal silver.Along with some pain killers. She also must have sit baths. |
| Name: | Kevin Fry |
| E-mail address: | kev_9@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | I've been dealing with PF in my Wolf-Akita mix for 6 months now. Such a frustrating illness. I've recently been instructed by the vet to use protopic and the instructions here on the web pages helped.
Thank you! |
| Name: | julia bentley |
| E-mail address: | gordon.bentley2@ntlworld.com |
| Comments: | My german Shepherd bitch was diagnosied 4 yrs ago and has in the past responded well to treatment. Not going so well at the moment and I am looking for further infromation regarding any treatment that may help. I beleive my vet may suggest nothing more can be done but not ready to accept that yet.Infromation on your site has been useful, thank you |
| Name: | michelle lavoie |
| E-mail address: | mixic@comast.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/michellelavoie |
| Name: | Linda SheehY |
| E-mail address: | lsheehy@sbcglobal.net |
| Name: | Dominique Drenth |
| E-mail address: | drenthd@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Finally a site with objective information about perianal fistulas and the pros and cons of the different treatment possiblities! I wish I discovered you earlier, a lot of what is written I had to find out myself while my dog was getting worse. After struggling for a year and a half we thankfully for the time being have won the fight....
The idea of talking to others with same experiences is excellent and I wish you all succes with this site and the gathering of the needed information. |
| Name: | Dominique Drenth |
| E-mail address: | drenthd@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Finally a site with objective information about perianal fistulas and the pros and cons of the different treatment possiblities! I wish I discovered you earlier, a lot of what is written I had to find out myself while my dog was getting worse. After struggling for a year and a half we thankfully for the time being have won the fight....
The idea of talking to others with same experiences is excellent and I wish you all succes with this site and the gathering of the needed information. |
| Name: | Maxamillion's Mom (Nichole) |
| E-mail address: | ear2ink@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I did not realize the extent of PF until I read your website and others. This is very painful for me because Max is my very first GSD. He has fathered 17 puppies and has a wife, Rosie. He is a great friend and personal confidant. I am afraid that I will be putting him down because we cannot heal him. So I want to say thank you for your website. |
| Name: | Ric & Lynne Maylott |
| E-mail address: | rmaylott22@aol.com |
| Comments: | Our GS , Casey, has been effected for 1 year now. The outlook is not very good. It was very nice to find this site and read how others have dealt with this terrible problem. |
| Name: | Barbara |
| E-mail address: | Barberoni@wildblue.net |
| Comments: | Hi I am the owner of Shenai which is on the memorial page. Every now and them I have to come back and visit. This site was such a big help to me! I now have another German Shepard that is 6 and so far so good with the health. I still miss my Shenai there will never be another friend like her! |
| Name: | Kelli |
| E-mail address: | klinn5@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thank you so much for all the wonderful information. My GSD was just diagnosed today with PF. I am just beside myself. He has had a multitude of problems since we got him. The breeder was reputable or so we thought!! Just now starting him on the cyclosporin and keta combo. Please say a prayer for him as I will say one for all of you going through this. Thanks again for this site. |
| Name: | shawn stone |
| E-mail address: | st0ne9@comcast.net |
| Comments: | my dog was just diagnosed with this please say a pray |
| Name: | Jackie and Zues |
| E-mail address: | jblondin@telus.net |
| Comments: | This site has given much needed information if not only for some knowledge and peice of mind. I took my shepherd to the Vet and she gave me a diagnosis I did not want to hear I tried the antibiotics and Tacrolimus and it seemed a bit better but when she said I needed to come back for her to see how he was doing I decided to get a second opinion. We tried a different antibiotic and stopped the cream now were back on the cream and more antibiotics. I have taken him off the prednizone because it seemed to be making him a mess but overall I think the first vet was right as much as I don't want her to be, I will hope for the best. I can't stand the thought of losing my best friend so I will keep trying. I'm gratful for the first vets diagnosis even though she wasn't sure at that first app't. I know in my heart she was right! I am grateful for her willingness to try the cream and meds to keep me from putting my friend down because I can't afford the surgery - Zues is back on this regimond and I'm hoping for the best In short thanks to Dr. Brookfield for the right diagnosis I'm sorry I doubted you (its only because I didn't want to believe you) :[ |
| Name: | Jackie and Zues |
| E-mail address: | jblondin@telus.net |
| Comments: | This site has given much needed information if not only for some knowledge and peice of mind. I took my shepherd to the Vet and she gave me a diagnosis I did not want to hear I tried the antibiotics and Tacrolimus and it seemed a bit better but when she said I needed to come back for her to see how he was doing I decided to get a second opinion. We tried a different antibiotic and stopped the cream now were back on the cream and more antibiotics. I have taken him off the prednizone because it seemed to be making him a mess but overall I think the first vet was right as much as I don't want her to be, I will hope for the best. I can't stand the thought of losing my best friend so I will keep trying. I'm gratful for the first vets diagnosis even though she wasn't sure at that first app't. I know in my heart she was right! I am grateful for her willingness to try the cream and meds to keep me from putting my friend down because I can't afford the surgery - Zues is back on this regimond and I'm hoping for the best In short thanks to Dr. Brookfield for the right diagnosis I'm sorry I doubted you (its only because I didn't want to believe you) :[ |
| Name: | susan |
| E-mail address: | faragos @sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | My seven year old GSD,Fredo, just had his anal gland removed due to a reoccuring infection which turned out to be a perianal fistula. He thankfully is recovering well(it's been 2 weeks)but I'm very worried about it returning or others forming. I just read everything on your website and have a little information overload but I'm also grateful that such a site exists for any future questions that I may have. I so want to prevent any further pain for Fredo and hope to compile a list of stategies for prevention and hopefully wont need any for treatment. Thank you for being so thorough ans informative, it helps to know that we are not alone in our fears and frustations, not that we would wish this on anyone. Sincerely, Susan&Fredo |
| Name: | Hunter |
| E-mail address: | hunter@earthlink.net |
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| Name: | Ping Lau |
| E-mail address: | pingart@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | Very helpful site. I do hope you can answer my emauil about PF.Thanks! |
| Name: | Larry & Janet |
| E-mail address: | lleblanc8@cox.net |
| Comments: | Update - We have taken our GSD off the cyclosporin and all conventional meds and have started homeopathic treatment through a holistic vet. Treatment has just started, but we feel really good about it. (see our Sept. 08 entry to see that the conventional meds were not working and Reign, our GSD, continued to get worse). Since finding this site, we started the daily sitz baths, which have helped tremendously!...thank you for sharing that info. We will continue to update as homeopathic treatments continue. |
| Name: | Laurie Dornacher |
| E-mail address: | lsneak@aol.com |
| Comments: | Please try the mix of Cyclosporine and ketoconazole. Go to www.pubmed.com for the exact dosage. Our dog has had PFs for the last two years - he usually flares up in late November. I found this information on this website and gave it to my vet. A month on the drugs and he is cleared up. We also feed him Natural Balance sweet potato and venison dog food - grain free. |
| Name: | Terri |
| E-mail address: | terri_j@rogers.com |
| Comments: | I have a Tibetan Terrier diagnosed in July. I had never heard of this disease in dogs until now! We have been using the Tacrolimus ointment and so far I have noticed that as soon as I stop using it the PF returns. This site has provided me with valuable information - thank you so much! I am now going to try the zinc oxide as well.
Terri |
| Name: | Douglas Burnett |
| E-mail address: | dburnett.mlewis@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My 3 year old German Shepard just came down with this and I am trying to consider all option because surgery seems to be the only choice. But I do not want his tail amputated.
Doug |
| Name: | Stephanie. Richard, & Junior |
| E-mail address: | stephannet@juno.com |
| Comments: | Thank You for these helpful stories. Junior (mixed miniature doberman/poodle was diagnosed with PF's in January 2008, nine months ago. We caught it late, and though he lost one of his anal sacs and part of his spinchter muscle, we found some relief with amoxicillan. Thankfully he is able to deficate without pain and we have noticed improvement in his stool (his ability to deficate has improved and the size of his stool is better than it used to be - in large part to a better and more regular diet than ever before, along with omega 3 fish oil to his meals). He had had one surgery to close 2 fistulas that had improved (filled in) on there own, however we are still experiencing new 'holes' on the surface of his skin (the beginning of new fistulas?.. or the breakdown of necrotice skin from the orginal damage done? we don't know). We are going back to the vet tomorrow to have our regular monthly assessment and to ask about trying cyclosporine.
Thank You again for this site which has given us more hope and encouragment. |
| Name: | Astrid Bradbury |
| E-mail address: | kaiforever@yahoo.ca |
| Comments: | Our 8 yrd old GSD was just diagnosed with PF. Thankfully it seems to be mild. I am still stunned. A friend sent me a link to this great and very helpful web site. I am waiting for the vet to call to discuss treatment options. I would like to go as holistic as possible. I am grateful for all the info here althoug I wished we didn't need it.
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| Name: | khalid |
| E-mail address: | k_jbaie@hotmail.com |