Always being a scooter.... do you know why? Maybe the years of scooting did something, and it is just now showing up. ?
I have wondered about that too. yes, she has always been a scooter and I always assumed it was because of her anal gland trouble, and that, even when they weren't bothering her (such as just after they'd been expressed) it had become an ingrained habit. But yes I do wonder if this is something to do with her anal glands.
It's also possible she's had a mild chicken (or even poultry) intolerance all along and it's just now developed to a major problem and now that she's off it, she needs time to heal.
Of course I suppose it seems dumb to "wonder" instead of just getting her in sooner, but I want to see this other vet. Like I said, if the situation becomes urgent, if she starts pouring blood from her bottom or anything, I'll bring her right in and see whoever they give me on an emergency basis.
She hasn't lost any weight.
Tonight just before supper she had a poop. It was soft but not loose. Light in color, which is probably from the pork. Furry, as they all are. And that bit of blood at the end, but not a lot, I really had to press the piece to see it on the paper towel.
I took a chance and gave her an s.boulardii this morning. Sometimes it seems it doesn't seem to help her, but after that liquid poop over night I thought I'd better try. I've stopped the Rad Cat, too, as that has egg yolk in it. Now it's just pork and beef, with egg shell calcium and the pancreas, and tomorrow I'll start introducing the beef liver.
Oh, I've also started cutting it into smaller pieces instead of one big chunk. Maybe she needs smaller bites to digest it better.
If she really can't have egg yolk either, I am going to have to learn to make my own supplement for her. The IBD group has recipes.
It's possible there is more than one thing going on, the anal gland thing, and an issue with chicken.
Something else.....Jennie's always been a... frequent groomer, always licking at herself and washing. Not in any one place, just all over. it's just been....who she is.
never any bare spots or thinning fur at all, just always licking at herself.
Except for the time, you may or may not remember she used to lick her abdomen bare (I called it her pink triangle) when she was on canned, but all that stopped, first it got quite a bit better, the fur grew back but she kept it very short, when I dropped carrageenan containing foods, then it stopped all together when I went raw.
Anyway since stopping the chicken, she is no longer constantly washing. She lies quietly.