anal glands

How do you check if they are full?
Iza is doing a lot of skooshing and licking below lately she was wormed a few weeks ago and is getting another course just in case. She also eats fresh grass and it sometimes gets stuck coming out so might just be that but just want to make sure about the glands.

She would be scooting across the floor on her bum allot. Done of mine have ever had their glands impacted thankfully

I would go to the vet col but its a fishy discharge really strong smell. They should show you what to do. Hard to describe on here

You can tell by appearance sometimes.  Try googling it with images,
but be prepared

Just thought I would mention that its not a good idea to let them eat
grass.  Not only is it difficult for them to get it out the other end but
it can ferment inside and cause pain from gas. Her bottom might be
a bit sore from where the grass came out and that is why she is
scooting.

2 weeks ago it cost me over £500 at the Vets for Harry (x-rays under
sedation etc) because he became 'backed up' through grazing.  I now
shout at him every time his mouth gets near a blade of spring grass but
the little beggar still sneakily manages some when I look away  

yeah think it is the grass cause it started after she discovered the fresh grass and i have had to pull a couple bits out her bottom ugh try harder to stop her getting to it but its hard in the middle of the countryside ha

only thing i smell in this house is tripe Crystal shes in the vets to get spayed soon so will ask the vet to check when there if stilling doing it.

Aww bless wee iza

Yes Col you would smell it! its vile! Vin has had it but manages to clear it himself. There is a link here isnt there with diagrams to see where and what to look for. Vin thinks he is a cow atm with grass eating but do try to stop him as much as poss. Hope she is better soon

Had a wee touch and feel around that area no swelling or smell but Iza was a bit freaked out when i did it

thanks folks, good advice.

Rather you than me Col

Sure you would have smelt it Col tbh

Kinda glad i like chicken more than fish

It is one of the most horrendous smells ever next time i will let the vet nurse take care of it. as for the bum scooting... my boy took a dislike to one of my lodgers once. rule number one is never let my dogs into there room as I cant be responsible for the ensuing carnage. but with this guy Marley would take every opportunity to run in as far as he could and bum scoot all the way back to the door then run down the stairs and i swear there was a smile on his face while doing it... that lodger didn't last long

Nathan

eww glad i hav'nt smelt it sounds

oh no - I always thought grass was good for dogs digestion . Milo chomps it down, he even has his own little patch at bottom of garden. He's always loved it right from when we adopted him.

Our old staffy Bree used to love it too. Used to nickname her Daisy the cow cos of it (silly moo)

So weird about dogs eating grass.

Stanford University did a research study on dogs eating grass. Some ate grass and puked afterwards, some didn't, some were found to be sick in some way, some weren't. They concluded that they just couldn't find any rhyme nor reason behind grass eating. Or any ill-effects.

My mates akitas are sick if they eat it. Suppose its the marmite of the dog world