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The Importance Of The Dogs Anal Gland

In the movie The Fisher King there is aexpense of a vet, however, it is
rather humorous scene in which Robinperfectly acceptable to express the anal
Williams character is scooting himselfglands yourself.
along the ground by digging his heels inExpressing the Dogs Anal Glands:
and dragging his bare bottom across theExpressing the anal glands is a simple
grass. In a jubilant voice he calls out,matter. Youll want to hold the tail up
Do you know why dogs do this? It feelsand pull it gently toward the dogs head.
GREAT!!In the other hand hold a tissue or paper
Actually, thats not the only reason.towel and place your thumb on the left
Dogs will exhibit this behavior if theside of the left gland and your
anus or hind quarters are itchy, but itforefinger on the right side of the
can be a sign of an impacted anal glandright gland. Squeeze firmly but not
which can be a problem for some dogs.roughly and the glands should empty a
The anal glands are located on eitherbrown or yellowish liquid onto the
side of a dogs anus and, in the wild,tissue or towel. Impacted glands will
serve as a method of marking the dogsnot empty as easily and may require an
territory. When a dog defecates theinternal draining technique. You can do
glands are naturally compressed andthe internal technique at home as well,
secrete a dark, foul smelling liquidbut youll need surgical gloves and a
along with the bowel movement. When thetube of KY jelly.
sacs are functioning normally they emptyInternal anal gland expression requires
whenever the animal has a bowelthat the sacs on either side of the anus
movement.be expressed individually and will
Sometimes, for various reasons, the dogsrequire that you place your thumb on one
anal sacs may become blocked. When thisside of the gland and your forefinger
happens a number of problems caninside the dogs rectum in order to
develop. Some are benign as a foul smellsqueeze and express the gland. Impacted
but the can lead to serious problemsglands will be harder to drain and the
like diarrhea and infection. Tofluid may be thick and pasty with a foul
intervene before a blocked anal glandodor and a dark brown, grey, or black
becomes an issue, the glands must becolor.
expressed.Infected anal glands may produce a
Expression of the anal glands is adischarge of bloody pus and can be an
simple medical procedure that can beindication of a more serious problem.
performed at home or by a veterinarian.The infection should be fought with
Some people prefer to let the vet takeantibiotics so a vet should be contacted
care of this task because they find itimmediately if the dog seems to have
to be an unattractive duty. To save thesuch an infection.



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