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What about anal glands?
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 Next » » Fanny - Re: Expressing Anal Glands In response to message posted by JC84:I would suggest if she is having problems to get her to a vet to make sure they are not impacted or infected. Either case could be made worse by expressing them only from the outside and with too much pressure. It may require an internal expulsion and that is best left to the pros. If moderate pressure doesn't result in any fluid coming out then it is most likely in need of further investigation. Good Luck -- posted by Fanny » Fanny - Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands In response to message posted by sockov:Besides the obvious signs--- a foul odor from his rear end or if he scoots his bottom on the ground in an effort to express them himself, I would say do it as a general part of the routine in bathing. Most dogs who have a firm stool are able to express the glands solving this on their own. Sometimes, it is a job left to a vet to do, as some dogs can only have them done internally to the job thoroughly. Hope this helps. -- posted by Fanny » desertblue - Re: Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands In response to Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands posted by Fanny:Just a word of caution here to folks - you CAN express the glands wrong and seriously hurt your dog by rupturing the gland. If a dog can express his own glands by scooting, then great. leave him alone. if he's very sensitive, then take him to the vet and ask if he would do it each month or so. If you know what you are doing then by all means keep doing it yourself. but I really think it's best left to the vets. Another note: medium to large dogs should be able to handle their own glands. never manipulate a large dog's anal glands - they might be impacted. if there is more interest on this I will write an article on the subject for next month. -- posted by desertblue » StrmDncr - Re: expressing anal glands In response to expressing anal glands posted by Janettia: If you have never expressed anal glands before have your vet show you how it is done. You can cause more damage if you do it wrong. Pat -- posted by StrmDncr » desertblue - Re: Re: expressing anal glands In response to Re: expressing anal glands posted by StrmDncr:While what StrmDncr said about scooting is true, there is a caveat. Dogs will naturally scoot from time to time and that doesn't mean they need a vet. it's when they are scooting A LOT, OFTEN, and don't seem to be getting relief, that is the problem indicator. However, it never hurts to take your dog to the vet if you are worried, for peace of mind. -- posted by desertblue » ktomin - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands posted by desertblue:Tell me what you think. I have a 7 month old male golden retriever and the past month or so he has a foul oder all of the time. He does not scoot, lick, bite or any of the other symptoms. He just smells. Could this be a serious problem? -- posted by ktomin » desertblue - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: expressing anal glands posted by ktomin:Where does he smell? His hair/skin? From his anus? Mouth? Paws? Does it smell like anything you can describe? Poop, urine, vomit, bad breath, even sweetish? Meaty? It might well be a skin disease but we better ask down a few avenues here. -- posted by desertblue » pugs101 - anal gland expresson problem I am looking for information on my 2 pugs anal gland expression. Their anal glands are leaking. Niether of them scoot on the floor or lick. And they do not show any signs of being uncomftorable. But a coulpe of months ago they started spotting anal gland fluid where they are sitting or laying every once in a while. It does not correlate with them being afraid or excited. It just seems to leak out. Are there anal glands full or impacted and need to be expressed? Or is it just a normal occurance in some dogs?-- posted by pugs101 » chesterpug - anal gland expresson problem Pugs are rather notorious for their anal gland 'issues'. How notorious? No one told me about them until after we got our pug, at which time it seemed people tripped over themselves to tell us. Oh well. It definitely sounds like both of your pugs' anal glands are in overdrive, my pug's have no warning signs either. We express the glands ourselves when brave, to the vet when not. Check out the following for a how-to guide to expressing: http://www.pugvillage.com/forum/archive/... (if the address fails to load, go to pugvillage and search Mary Jo's anal gland thesis). Good luck.
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