Hi
Been told that when a dog scoots or whatever you call it that sometimes it's
because certain glands need draining and not worms.
I'd never heard of this before but it seems most dog people have. I would
search on the net for info but typing something like "dog wipes a..." may
turn up some odd results!
So if anyone knows about it and can give me some info i appreciate it. At
least I'd know what to search for.
Cheers BB

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Hi
Been told that when a dog scoots or whatever you call it that sometimes
it's because certain glands need draining and not worms.
I'd never heard of this before but it seems most dog people have. I
would search on the net for info but typing something like "dog wipes
a..." may turn up some odd results!
So if anyone knows about it and can give me some info i appreciate it.
At least I'd know what to search for.
Cheers BB




This should help
http://www.google.com/search?q=express+anal+glands+dog

Cheers me dears
BB


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"BB" . spoke these words of wisdom in
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Hi
Been told that when a dog scoots or whatever you call it that sometimes
it's because certain glands need draining and not worms.
I'd never heard of this before but it seems most dog people have. I
would search on the net for info but typing something like "dog wipes
a..." may turn up some odd results!
So if anyone knows about it and can give me some info i appreciate it.
At least I'd know what to search for.
Cheers BB




This should help
http://www.google.com/search?q=express+anal+glands+dog

"BB" . wrote in message
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Cheers me dears
BB


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"BB" . spoke these words of wisdom in
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Hi
Been told that when a dog scoots or whatever you call it that sometimes
it's because certain glands need draining and not worms.
I'd never heard of this before but it seems most dog people have. I
would search on the net for info but typing something like "dog wipes
a..." may turn up some odd results!
So if anyone knows about it and can give me some info i appreciate it.
At least I'd know what to search for.
Cheers BB




This should help
http://www.google.com/search?q=express+anal+glands+dog


Atty gets hers done at the vet. There are some things worth paying for.
Jadee's vet did them externally. Atty's vet does them internally. I've
asked why the difference, and Atty's vet seems to think a more complete job
can be done internally. Yet another reason to pay her to do them!

Sue and Atty

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Cheers me dears
BB


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"BB" . spoke these words of wisdom in
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Hi
Been told that when a dog scoots or whatever you call it that
sometimes it's because certain glands need draining and not worms.
I'd never heard of this before but it seems most dog people have. I
would search on the net for info but typing something like "dog wipes
a..." may turn up some odd results!
So if anyone knows about it and can give me some info i appreciate
it. At least I'd know what to search for.
Cheers BB




This should help
http://www.google.com/search?q=express+anal+glands+dog


Atty gets hers done at the vet. There are some things worth paying for.
Jadee's vet did them externally. Atty's vet does them internally. I've
asked why the difference, and Atty's vet seems to think a more complete
job can be done internally. Yet another reason to pay her to do them!

Sue and Atty




i pay the vet in the winter. In the summer, I do it outside, myself.
And when I see I need to do it. I up the fiber in my dogs diet. The dog
needs roughage in order to keep the dogs anal glands healthy.
The trend of people trying to feed all meat diets, I think, makes this a
growing problem. Dogs are NOT obligate carnivores.

On 2008-07-03 09:04:52 -0400, "Sue and Atty" said:

Atty gets hers done at the vet. There are some things worth paying for.

Our vet showed me how to do this and I decided then and there that this
was not a DIY project for me. I appreciate the fact that the vet
thought I should have the information, but...

montana wildhack said in
rec.pets.dogs.health:

Our vet showed me how to do this and I decided then and
there that this was not a DIY project for me. I appreciate
the fact that the vet thought I should have the
information, but...

I'm not sure what I'd do if I had a dog which needed expressing
on a regular basis. Suck it up (so to speak) and learn to do it
myself, I suppose.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

On 2008-07-03 12:12:43 -0400, Rocky said:

I'm not sure what I'd do if I had a dog which needed expressing
on a regular basis. Suck it up (so to speak) and learn to do it
myself, I suppose.

I'd find out which is less expensive: having a groomer or a vet tech do
it. There is just no way I'm ever going to deal with that process. I
think Diddy mentioned a change in diet and I'd sure try that.

Since I'm so averse to the job, that would translate right through the
doubled Vinyl gloves to the dog and probably make the whole experience
more traumatic.

It's not a job DH would do, either.

I suppose if we were in the middle of nowhere, I might change my mind. Ick.

montana wildhack said in
rec.pets.dogs.health:

I'd find out which is less expensive: having a groomer or a
vet tech do it. There is just no way I'm ever going to deal
with that process. I think Diddy mentioned a change in diet
and I'd sure try that.

My dogs have always eaten good roughage, like whole carrots.
My suspicion is that those undigested chunks do some good
going out.

Since I'm so averse to the job, that would translate right
through the doubled Vinyl gloves to the dog and probably
make the whole experience more traumatic.

Vinyl gloves would be a requirement.

I suppose if we were in the middle of nowhere, I might
change my mind. Ick.

My Ick Factor is being unlearned. There's stuff that I once
thought I couldn't do that I have done because circumstances
dictated.

Anal glands, though, I'm not sure. I think that I could do it
but count myself lucky that that test hasn't confronted me.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Usually a groomer will do it and it's included in the price of the groom or
bath. So if you get these services anyways, it may be cheaper for the
groomer to do it. I do it if the client requests it, but it's pretty gross
and it smells HORRIBLE. If you get it on anything fabric it never comes out.



--
Meg
"Aquiring a dog may be the only chance a human ever has to choose a
relative."
Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
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On 2008-07-03 12:12:43 -0400, Rocky said:

I'm not sure what I'd do if I had a dog which needed expressing
on a regular basis. Suck it up (so to speak) and learn to do it
myself, I suppose.

I'd find out which is less expensive: having a groomer or a vet tech do
it. There is just no way I'm ever going to deal with that process. I think
Diddy mentioned a change in diet and I'd sure try that.

Since I'm so averse to the job, that would translate right through the
doubled Vinyl gloves to the dog and probably make the whole experience
more traumatic.

It's not a job DH would do, either.

I suppose if we were in the middle of nowhere, I might change my mind.
Ick.