Many people suffer from such a delicate disease as hemorrhoids. They say that this disease is a punishment for the sedentary lifestyle of a modern person, who spends most of the time during which he does not sleep. I wonder if such an ailment is typical for animals?
Sometimes, animal owners suspect that their pets have a disease such as hemorrhoids. Could this be the case at all? How to treat manifestations of hemorrhoids in animals?
Do animals have hemorrhoids?
Most of all, the answer to this generally reasonable question is occupied by the owners of cats and dogs. At times, some of these animals experience upset digestion, which can lead to constipation and blood flow during bowel movements. Frightened owners take the pet to the veterinarian, suspecting that he has an initial stage of hemorrhoids. A number of veterinarians confirm the diagnosis and prescribe medications for the animal to relieve exacerbation of hemorrhoids. How correct is this?
To this day, there is no consensus on whether animals have hemorrhoids. Some veterinarians fully agree with this statement, and for the treatment of animals with such a diagnosis, they suggest using drugs from a "human" pharmacy. In this case, of course, you need to take into account that the tablets are designed for the average adult, and you need to calculate their correct dosage based on how much your pet weighs.
In fact, most veterinarian practitioners are of the opinion that animals do not have hemorrhoids. This disease is specific to bipedals, which do not include cats and dogs. Moreover, even walking on two legs, like humans, large monkeys do not get sick with hemorrhoids, because they are much more mobile than modern homo sapiens.
What is mistaken for hemorrhoids in animals
If the diagnosis "hemorrhoids" is incorrectly given to cats and dogs, then what are these animals really suffering from? In most cases, hemorrhoids are mistaken for inflammation of the paraanal glands. It causes pain and bleeding during the animal's bowel movement, as well as swelling of the tissues around the anus; the symptoms are, in general, the same as those of hemorrhoids. The cause of the disease is a violation of the outflow of a special secret from the paraanal glands. Also, some owners mistake a prolapse of the rectum in an animal for hemorrhoids.
If your pet develops symptoms of this condition, contact your veterinarian. Inflammation not cured in time is fraught with the appearance of an abscess and severe pain in the animal, and rectal prolapse may indicate even more serious problems. In any case, the veterinarian should deal with the diagnosis and prescribing of drugs.
