Posted Dec 23 2010 3:28 PM by
Angie Baldwin Tropper Bultman
Trooper Bultman is a 9yr old female/spayed Labroador mix. Trooper has been coming to Post Pet Hospital since her owner adopted her the summer of 2004. In 2006 we did anail trim and expressed her anal sacs. After that initial expression we started seeing her on a more regular basis addressing the anal sacs. Four years and multiple anal sac expreessions later the owner was ready to discuss the option of surgically removing the anal sacs. Dr. Grosser spent an extensive amount of time discussing the procedure with Ms. Bultman until she was finally ready to schedule the surgery.
An anal sacculectomy is delicate, challenging surgery that requires general anesthesia. The anal sacs have to be dissected from the anal sphincter muscle fibers, ligated and removed. We ran pre-operative bloodwork prior to surgery and it was normal, which meant Trooper was a healthy candidate for anesthesia and surgery. She exceeded everyone's expectations with her recovery and is doing very well today. Both client and patient are happy.
