Smokey went to the vets last night for his distemper vaccination. He was premedicated and all went well. That's the good news. The bad news is that he needs another surgery. He just had insulinoma/left adrenal surgery by Dr. Weiss on Dec.29th and next monday, he will have an abcess/growth? removed from his anal gland by Dr. Schaupp. Does anyone have experience with this? We won't be sure what it is until the biopsy results come back. He is miserable now. The exam was rough and his poor little heiney bled. He will be on antibiotics until monday to see what happens. It's strange--this is the first time in 2 years he's been healthy enough to be vaccinated and now we find this. I hope he's in good enough shape for the shows. He just loves the attention! Please keep Smokey in your prayers. He's been through alot and he's such a sweet old boy. [Posted in FML issue 3328]