I've posted several times about Alvin's infected anal glands (search this blog for "dog dragging butt" or "scooting"). The poor dog's visited the vet several times this year to get rid of his anal gland infections.
Finally, after an expensive several months, we decided Alvin's vet should perform the surgery to remove Alvin's glands.
You can find the documentary about this surgery in this article: http://www.squidoo.com/anal-gland-removal-alvins-surgery
Lessons learned from this experience so far -
Buy a soft e-collar (see the link above) and see if the hospital will use it post-surgery.
Keep the surgical site as clean as possible.
Control the dog with a leash as much as possible. If he runs around and jumps up on furniture he can break stitches.
Lots of luck if your dog has this surgery. It's not pretty at all!
