Topic: Pooches
Some of you may already know this, but for those of you who don't--I'm about to enlighten you with life changing knowledge...brace yourselves.
Your dog is NOT dragging his ass on your carpet because his butt itches!!!
The truth behind the ass dragging? It's simple--your dog's anal glands need to be expressed. Yes, you read that right, your dog has anal glands. As a matter of fact, it's these butt juices that dogs are smelling when they sniff other dogs' butts. True story.
Anyway, when your dog takes a poop, his anal glands are usually expressed on their own during this bowel movement. However, there are times when, for whatever reason, the glans are not completely expressed during this. Which will, in turn, result in your dog dragging his butt across your living room carpet. This means that he needs his anal glands expressed. It's possible that the situation will resolve itself the next time he goes outside and takes a dump. But it's also possible that the problem will get worse if your pooch doesn't get some help. Help requires a quick trip to your vet so the techs can express the glands...unless there's an infection or abscess, the trip usually doesn't require a full on exam by the vet.
Some groomers will also express anal glands, but be cautious because they do not use the proper procedure/technique like your vet will. This means that it's possible that the glands won't be fully expressed, which may bother your pooch even more. IT IS NOT YOUR GROOMER'S FAULT, so don't show back up with a vet bill expecting them to reimburse you.
So the next time Scrappy goes a-scootin...you know why.
Today's lesson was brought to you by the letters A and G.
Your dog is NOT dragging his ass on your carpet because his butt itches!!!
The truth behind the ass dragging? It's simple--your dog's anal glands need to be expressed. Yes, you read that right, your dog has anal glands. As a matter of fact, it's these butt juices that dogs are smelling when they sniff other dogs' butts. True story.
Anyway, when your dog takes a poop, his anal glands are usually expressed on their own during this bowel movement. However, there are times when, for whatever reason, the glans are not completely expressed during this. Which will, in turn, result in your dog dragging his butt across your living room carpet. This means that he needs his anal glands expressed. It's possible that the situation will resolve itself the next time he goes outside and takes a dump. But it's also possible that the problem will get worse if your pooch doesn't get some help. Help requires a quick trip to your vet so the techs can express the glands...unless there's an infection or abscess, the trip usually doesn't require a full on exam by the vet.
Some groomers will also express anal glands, but be cautious because they do not use the proper procedure/technique like your vet will. This means that it's possible that the glands won't be fully expressed, which may bother your pooch even more. IT IS NOT YOUR GROOMER'S FAULT, so don't show back up with a vet bill expecting them to reimburse you.
So the next time Scrappy goes a-scootin...you know why.
Today's lesson was brought to you by the letters A and G.
Oh--by the way, cats have anal glands too