Originally posted by Nancy Jocoy: Quite the strange topic, but when I was in college I worked for a vet and saw a few collies who had to have their tails amputated because of maggots.
I just want to add that this sort of thing doesn't jush happen overnight. It is from neglect.
I groomed a Komondor one summer in CT that had lived in a house with many cats. The dog stunk so bad that you could smell the cat pee over the SKUNKED dog in the grooming room. When shaved down he had multiple burns(nitrogen) to the skin from irritation and a nice batch of maggots. Animal control was called, and nothing was done. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> The owner got away with it "because this breed is supposed to be matted" (which it is, but not in cat piss and feces)
I am with VanCamp though. Aside from trimming the hairs on the toosh of long haired dogs, there is no immediate need to wipe your dogs hind end when he eliminates. If it somehow makes you feel better, then go for it...
Maggots are used medically for the purpose of debridement of diseased tissue...the neat thing is they consume ONLY the diseased tissue. It'd seem that the crap against skin is that which is causing the problem...like Richard said.
After giving this subject a little thought.....I must be a little weird cuz germs that I can get from people bother me more than the ones I can get from dogs.
I'm with you, Debbie. I don't mind taking a drink out of my water bottle after my pooch has had a drink, but I will not share an eating utensil with another human. Just won't do it.
I remember I cleaned my dog's butt once or twice in 15 years, but I always wrote down the last anal glands cleaning, and we go periodically to the vet. It depends on the individual organism, on the diet - firm poop is good for the glands, and also on the effort - a quick great effort may contract dog's muscles and glands may be cleaned automatically. I've had 2 dogs that needed glands cleaning once in 6 months, another one, once in 2-3 months, and another one, never ever. Neglecting glands may cause infections.
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