Muscle Problem After Anal Gland Operation

[dogtress]

My mother in law recently got a lovely Jack Russell called Sammy from a rescue kennels. Within the first couple of days she took him to the local vets for a check up which led to him having an operation to remove his anal glands.
Because he didn't seem to be improving as he still didn't have any control over his toilet movements we took him to our vet for a second opinion.
Our vet is of the opinion that there may not have been a need for the operation in the first place as they very seldom take out anal glands because the muscles around the anal area usually do not function which is what has happened to poor old Sammy.
Does anyone know of a way of dealing with this problem because my mother in law cannot cope with an incontinent dog but she has become attached to Sammy and doesn't really want to let him go but may have to if we don't find an acceptable solution.
Thanks for helping.

Snowdrop

 

[Sweet72947]

You could learn what times he usually goes to the bathroom, and work the schedule so that you can be sure to get him outside when you know he'll go.

You could also try diapers. They sell dog ones, but those are expensive. You can just buy diapers made for human babies and cut a hole for the tail.

Otherwise I guess the problem will just have to be lived with. Alas, cleaning up urine and feces is part of owning a pet. Its really hard to rehome a healthy, young dog. It will be extremely difficult and take a long time to rehome an incontinent dog. Although I suppose she could just return him to the rescue and let them deal with it, as the rescue people grumble behind her back about throw-away societies...