Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Agreed. This isn't routine maintenance for all dogs--only those that need it because they have a history. Of my five dogs, I only need to do this to one. All of them eat the same raw diet.
But for those individual dogs that do occasionally need manual expression, it's not a big deal. It's a skill worth knowing if you have a dog that requires it.
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Should I be concerned that Jethro scoots outside on the lawn? Not enough to be habitual, and not for very long, just a short 'bum wipe' when we are out walking sometimes.
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Should I be concerned that Jethro scoots outside on the lawn? Not enough to be habitual, and not for very long, just a short 'bum wipe' when we are out walking sometimes.
If he doesn't do it every day, and there's no licking going on back there, he's probably fine. But next time you go to the vet just have them check to see if he's keeping them empty or if they are full.
What Betty said about the RMB's is really true for Kasey. He tends to get soft stools if he doesn't have a lot of chicken backs, then the glands don't get emptied naturally when he poops and that's when we have more problems. The problem we had with them 'leaking' in the house was before we switched to raw a few years ago - now that doesn't happen anymore, although I do still have to attend to them once a month.
FYI - Kasey's derma vet told me that allergy dogs seem to have more anal gland issues than other dogs.
This isn't routine maintenance for all dogs--only those that need it because they have a history. Of my five dogs, I only need to do this to one. All of them eat the same raw diet.
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No, the leaky butt is Fanny, a Cardigan.
If I don't express her glands about once a month, she'll leave a foul stain while asleep--often on my pillow. Luca, who has a fastidious repulsion to anything associated with poop will often let me know it's time for Fanny's "proceedure." He'll sniff her butt and then look at me with an expression that I swear is disgust.
For dogs with a known issue is once a month how often it should be done? I ask because Cicero has had an infected anal gland on 2 separate occasions and I suspect is working on his 3rd and my vet suggested every 3-4 months. Would once a month be better?
For what it is worth he wasn't getting his anal glads expressed between infection 1 and 2. Vet only suggested having it done every 3-4 months after I asked how I could prevent another infection and has only had them done once between the last infection and this suspected case. Not sure if that affects whether or not it needs to be done by a vet. Maybe once a month could have prevented the current possible infection?
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Infection (of any kind) isn't something to deal with at home. Recurring infection seems like something that needs antibiotics? I've heard of anal glands being removed if they are a chronic problem that can't be cured otherwise, but that would be a last resort.
Oh yes absolutely will be getting antibiotics for the infection. I just thought Connie meant that the vet needed to be doing the monthly. He got antibiotics for the previous infections and it clears up for a while, about a year between the first 2 only 6 months this time though
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