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A personal question....about your dog
I have a rather personal question, which, if I offend anyone, I apologize upfront. Has anyone ever had problems with their dog's anal sacs? By that I mean have you had issues with them "leaking" in the most inopportune locales? It seems whenever we take a longer car ride, Ruby usually likes to sit on my lap and rest her chin on the driver's side door. Well, not only does she relax but something else relaxes and before you know it my nose hairs are curling from the odor. I've smelled some pretty bad things but anal sac discharge could peel paint off the walls. I'm wondering if this means they need to be expressed or is it just because Ruby becomes so relaxed? Does anyone have experience with these sorts of things? Let me know! 2 comments from 2 users
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posted by
Barb111
on Apr 23, 2008 at 10:22 PM
We use to have the same problem with my German Shepard. I didn't have a clue at the time about anal sacs. Lane, that was her name she was my first dog at least my first very own dog and I was clueless. But a friend of mine clued me in and actually drained the sac herself she was a harness racer and dealt with animals all her life. I was very grateful for that lesson and now I have boy cats and they have the same problem Percy mostly but i didn't know cats had the same issue. But I recognized the very fragrant oder ugh. Now I haven't dealt with it personally though,that is draining it myself. I would if I knew what to do so I will have to take my boy in to have it relieved. She told ne that they leak or you can smell them because the gland is so full and it hurts them if it it gets too full. So I don't know for sure but I am going to take my boy in.
posted by
caperkittn
on Apr 2, 2008 at 08:56 AM
We've had this problem a few times with a cat of ours... When we talked to our vet about it they said that it can either be because they are relaxed or because it's jsut a full gland. Most vets will recommend expressing the gland regularly to prevent incidents like these. If you haven't yet, talk to your vet or even a local groomer and they'll be able to help ya out so you don't have to deal with that.. :oP
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