I have a 10 year old male Boston Terrier, and I am desperate

I have a 10 year old male Boston Terrier, and I am desperate for your help. During the past 11 days, he has begun to expel feces without realizing it (during sleeping moments, or restful periods). Six days ago, I took him to a groomer and asked that his anal glands be expressed. She did so, and stated that he was very full of feces, that she had expressed about a cup full. She also stated that in the time he was with her, he continuously pooped, and she had cleaned his cage several times (4 hours). His rectum was red and inflamed from her procedure. Two days later (4 days ago), I took him to his vet. She explained that he was so inflamed and in pain that he was not excreting fully, and holding it in. She prescribed Clavamox 250mg bid, Rimadyl 25mg bid, sitz baths three times a day with Animax cream. Yesterday, I feel like I cleaned up poop (and stepped in it) all day long, and this morning he was simply caked in it. The amount of excriment is getting larger, and I am quite worried. We lost another Boston a year ago to a 12 month fight with colon cancer, but she did not excretions were not as heavy. Could this be a sign of something more serious? Could he have paralyzed nerve endings, and if so, what is the course of treatment for that? I have two small toddlers in this house, and I am worried about bacteria. Please, please help. Thank you.

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Age: 10; Male; Breed: Boston Terrier

Already Tried:
Antibiotics, sitz baths, anal gland expression, pain reliever/anti-inflammatory/p>

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It may be with less pain he is now able to get rid of the backed up feces. Once that is taken care of he may go back to being more regular.
For around the house cleanliness while you are working on this problem I'd suggest using disposable diapers. Does mean you will have to keep the dog clean but it will cut down on any issues of stool on the floor. Just cut a tail hole to help it fit right.
Another alternative would be to set up a play pen or a kid corral for him and layer it in news papers for quick and easy clean up.
There are some meds than can help with incontinence and toning up sphincter valves but you may just have to wait until the dog heals from all the trauma too.
If he seems like he is having diarrhea you may find some fiber will help him. A spoon or two of oatmeal, plain canned pumpkin, cooked winter squash or sweet potato in his food may help him.
You might find an easily digested bland diet for a couple of meals would also help him. I would suggest trying boiled chicken meat or hamburger with the fat drained off, mixed with really well cooked rice in a ratio of 1/3 meat to 2/3 rice to see if that works. It’s not a balanced diet but OK to use for a few meals just to see if it helps him. Less residue due to better digestion might slow the stool volume down.
I would talk to your vet again this week when they open.
If its a spine issue the rimadyl is one thing that might help. However rimadyl can cause digestive upset in some dogs too.
Hope this helps you!

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