My Corgi and possible hemroid HELP

[TeddysDaddy]

Hello I am new here I have a wonderful 6 yeaar old Corgi named Teddy.

A few days ago Teddy ate about a cup of another dogs food. The next day he had softer than usual poop and it was very bad smelling. For a few days he has been visibly bloated and has been passing gas.
I watched him poop this morning just to make sure he was going. It was a little darker than normal and might have been a little firmer than usual. Today I pucked him up and felt a bump on his butt. I looked closer and it looks like the tip of a pinky finger potruding from the edge of his little booty.

It does not seem to be bothering him too bad, He still barks at the door like its the end of the world. I gently pushed on it and it did not seem to bother him and he very well spoken when something bothers him.

He has been drinking plenty of water and eating his food (Iams mini chunks)

I am planning on taking him to a Vet tomorrow or making him an appointment. I have a terrible time finding a Vet I feel comfortable with. I had an absolutley awesome vet but she moved to Canada.

I feel so bad for him I am sick to my stomach

Has anyone's dog ever experienced this?
How did the vet treat it?
Is it a permenant thing?
Can they burst and possibly bleed to death?
Is there anything I can do to sooth it for him?

Thank you all for your help

[Michael Romanos]

Poor teddy. I can only say that him eating a bowl of dry food (i take it) for dogs which is not his regular meal, and the possible anal problem, would be totally unrelated.
The slight tummy upset and the change of colour and hardness to his stools is on par with a sudden change in diet to the extent of a full meal. The food he ate probably has not killed or harmed the other dog.
Several weeks ago when i had a female Corgi stay with me for a week or so, the first thing the little brat did, was follow her nose in a rush to my utility room where i keep huge bags of Taylor's ProPlan dry food, and she worked her way into one of them (the one for performance dogs) and gobbled up heaps before I discovered where she had gotten to. Well for two days her poops were quite soft and more frequent but after that she returned to normal apart from being fattened from uninterrupted self feeding (and boy, did I put her on a diet). Her normal diet is a supermarket-brought (non premium) dry food.

[Jane Austen]

I haven't read your other post yet but this is a great time to put in a reminder to corgi owners to feed a tablespoon of pure pumpkin to your dog each day. Especially if you have a fluffy butted dog who gets feces stuck on his or her butt. I haven't had any trouble of that kind with Duchess since I have followed this plan. Pumpkin canned without spice, or fresh cooked pumpkin pureed. I feed one heaping tablespoon every morning.

[TeddysDaddy]

I am really concerned with this, I thought it would get better but I can tell he is uncomfortable. He is a pretty fit dog and has a full bowl of food 24 hours a day. I just picked it up because he is so bloated I dont think he needs anymore.

He is having a hard time getting comfortable laying down.... I am concerned that bringing him to the vet will not help anything but I am also afraid he might need something to make him feel better.

Teddy usually has very normal regular nice consistancy poopies and the thing that scares me is his symtoms might not be caused by the other dogs food. it was hard food and looked like some cheap colorfull crap that my nephews chihuahas eat.

After reading through some other threads my mind is full of things he could be suffering from. How fast would a tick bourne illness affect him?

Should I give him something for the gas?

Thanks for your help. Im just gonna stay up with him tonight

[Jane Austen]

You are perfectly right to take up his food bowl. I wouldn't let him eat again until after he sees the vet later today.
Don't fret too much. Dogs have upset stomachs from time to time. Even though Teddy doesn't have a history of being unwell he still could have something very minor.
Keep us posted, I for one am concerned with the outcome. Jane

[TeddysDaddy]

Originally Posted by Jane Austen

You are perfectly right to take up his food bowl. I wouldn't let him eat again until after he sees the vet later today.
Don't fret too much. Dogs have upset stomachs from time to time. Even though Teddy doesn't have a history of being unwell he still could have something very minor.
Keep us posted, I for one am concerned with the outcome. Jane

Thanks, I will update you. I am just concerned with the bloating he is having a hard time breathing.

[MyPemCharlie]

The bump on his rear end is probably something minor (but should be checked). The bloating and having a hard time breathing sound very serious, like a partial blockage or possible torsion. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and Teddy. Let us know what the vet says.

[glencorgi]

So Teddy is looking bloated as an adjective - not showing signs of torsion/bloat correct? Bloat is an emergency vet situation:
Canine Bloat: Links

It is a rare corgi that can be free fed and not get overweight. I suspect he just over ate and the food that he gorged himself on, besides getting way too much food, likely didn't agree with him causing him some constipation. Taking away the food bowl was definitely a wise idea. Overeating like that can lead to the medical emergency bloat.

TBD's (tick borne diseases) can take a while for symptoms to be noticed. Limping can be an early indication of Lyme disease for example.

We will be waiting to hear what the vet says.

Debbie

[Louwants]

Is Teddy still intact? Because, my supervisor's dog had something like that on his booty and the vet said that getting him neutered would take care of it. He didn't believe the vet, but went ahead and had the dog neutered, and sure enough, the bump went away. Just a something I thought I should mention. I've never heard of anything like that before.

[glencorgi]

As far as the bump, sound like something maybe with the anal sacs/glands or prolapsed rectum:
Rectal Prolapse in Dogs
Rectal Prolapse (Protruding Rectum) in the Dog

Debbie

[Michael Romanos]

It could be a non-malignant tumour which are a fairly common occurrence in or near the anal gland of dogs.