Anal Gland

thankfulheart · 04-22-2014, 04:48 PM

Our 5 month old puppy stinks. I put her in her kennel when I showered and came back to get her and it smelled so bad. I put her outside and had to wash her bedding. Just a bit ago she was sitting by my foot, got up and started licking where she'd been sitting...and then the smell hit me!

It does smell like the dogs do when the vet expresses the gland...but is she leaking anal gland fluid? I've never had a dog do this, but it's what it has to be. It's foul! I need to give her a bath!

I think her poop is normal...she eats 4Health puppy food. The gland should be expressing when she goes.

Any ideas? Why is she leaking?

Psyche · 04-22-2014, 05:19 PM

It can get clogged. Can you have the vet express it?

ProudMommaof2 · 04-22-2014, 05:21 PM

We have had a few dogs do this, it's soooo rank, I know!! You can google how to express it during her baths, but I have never been able to muster up the stomach to do it. My husband has done it. Blah!!!

thankfulheart · 04-22-2014, 05:40 PM

She is scheduled to go to the vet Friday for her last puppy shots. I'm going to call in the morning to see if they can do it tomorrow!

I just googled how to do it...I think I'll wait. I'm not squeamish but I don't know if I can hold her and do it. She's already pretty strong and dh won't be of any help...he has a SUPER weak stomach.

It's really is gross! lol

NeshamaMama · 04-22-2014, 07:59 PM

Ugh, I remember our dog used to have that issue all the time. Our groomer always expressed her anal glands when grooming as long as we asked. I don't think I could have done it myself.

Amber · 04-22-2014, 08:13 PM

I would have your vet check them when you take her in.

Sometimes anal glands will get expressed when a dog s scared. Maybe she got startled while in her kennel.

Honeybee2three · 04-28-2014, 07:40 PM

Sometimes it can be infected and rupture. If she is licking the area a lot,there could be some discomfort. Sounds like you'll be at the vet by soon. Best wishes.

thankfulheart · 04-28-2014, 07:45 PM

When we went to the vet he said her glands were empty. She probably emptied them in the kennel, floor and couch.

She hasn't done it since though! So maybe they were just blocked up or something and it worked itself out.

november · 04-28-2014, 09:12 PM

My pug has this issue fairly regularly and it is soooo gross.

We took her to the vet the first time and they charged $20 to express her anal glands. Ohhhh no! We Youtubed some vet DIY videos and I've made poor DH do it ever since and it works fine. Gross, though. Lol.

(And yes, she's on premium food so it's not a matter of her not having good nutrition. Some breeds are more prone to this than others. I always say it smells like metallic ... butt

lol )

04-22-2014, 04:48 PM	#1
thankfulheart Climbing Rose Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,241	Anal Gland Our 5 month old puppy stinks. I put her in her kennel when I showered and came back to get her and it smelled so bad. I put her outside and had to wash her bedding. Just a bit ago she was sitting by my foot, got up and started licking where she'd been sitting...and then the smell hit me! It does smell like the dogs do when the vet expresses the gland...but is she leaking anal gland fluid? I've never had a dog do this, but it's what it has to be. It's foul! I need to give her a bath! I think her poop is normal...she eats 4Health puppy food. The gland should be expressing when she goes. Any ideas? Why is she leaking? __________________ Ann, Wife of 32 years, Mom to Sunshine (31) Bear (23) Colt (19) and Bug (15) Grandma of Bean (9) and Lil Bub (4) Last edited by thankfulheart; 04-22-2014 at 05:37 PM.

04-22-2014, 05:19 PM	#2
Psyche Rose Garden Srsly? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 24,442	Re: Anal Gland It can get clogged. Can you have the vet express it? __________________ Heather (ISTJ) working full time, wife to Jason since '02, mom to C 12 years old, J 9 years old , and T 6 years old , mouse catching, Izzy, and rabbit chasing, Ellie.

04-22-2014, 05:21 PM	#3
ProudMommaof2 Rose Trellis Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: My family lives in a small rural town in Kansas. Posts: 2,347	Re: Anal Gland We have had a few dogs do this, it's soooo rank, I know!! You can google how to express it during her baths, but I have never been able to muster up the stomach to do it. My husband has done it. Blah!!! __________________ Traci Born Again daughter to my Lord and Savior since June 1996 Wife to my soulmate March 1998 Momma to my sonshine, Bug since August 2003 Momma to my little ladybug, Sweet Pea since June 2006 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1078967781 my blog http://oneladybugsjourney.blogspot.com

04-22-2014, 05:40 PM	#4
thankfulheart Climbing Rose Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,241	Re: Anal Gland She is scheduled to go to the vet Friday for her last puppy shots. I'm going to call in the morning to see if they can do it tomorrow! I just googled how to do it...I think I'll wait. I'm not squeamish but I don't know if I can hold her and do it. She's already pretty strong and dh won't be of any help...he has a SUPER weak stomach. It's really is gross! lol __________________ Ann, Wife of 32 years, Mom to Sunshine (31) Bear (23) Colt (19) and Bug (15) Grandma of Bean (9) and Lil Bub (4) Last edited by thankfulheart; 04-22-2014 at 08:02 PM.

04-22-2014, 07:59 PM	#5
NeshamaMama Rose Garden Formerly emilik :) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southeast CT Posts: 3,756	Re: Anal Gland Ugh, I remember our dog used to have that issue all the time. Our groomer always expressed her anal glands when grooming as long as we asked. I don't think I could have done it myself. __________________ Emili (INFJ, T2/4) wife to Christopher (INTP) Mama to Mayah Evangeline (01/10) and Miriam Anneliese (05/12) Living simply and loving my God!

04-22-2014, 08:13 PM	#6
Amber Rose Garden Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The rainy side of Washington. Posts: 18,232	Re: Anal Gland I would have your vet check them when you take her in. Sometimes anal glands will get expressed when a dog s scared. Maybe she got startled while in her kennel. __________________ Amber ISFJ Wife to my wonderful DH And keeper of the boys Big M (6/03) Forever ours Dec 2012 C (6/04), Little M (10/05) Forever ours Dec 2012 K (5/06) Missing our foster daughter Miss A

04-28-2014, 07:40 PM	#7
Honeybee2three Seedling Rose Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 19	Re: Anal Gland Sometimes it can be infected and rupture. If she is licking the area a lot,there could be some discomfort. Sounds like you'll be at the vet by soon. Best wishes.

04-28-2014, 07:45 PM	#8
thankfulheart Climbing Rose Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,241	Re: Anal Gland When we went to the vet he said her glands were empty. She probably emptied them in the kennel, floor and couch. She hasn't done it since though! So maybe they were just blocked up or something and it worked itself out. __________________ Ann, Wife of 32 years, Mom to Sunshine (31) Bear (23) Colt (19) and Bug (15) Grandma of Bean (9) and Lil Bub (4)

04-28-2014, 09:12 PM	#9
november Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,453	Re: Anal Gland My pug has this issue fairly regularly and it is soooo gross. We took her to the vet the first time and they charged $20 to express her anal glands. Ohhhh no! We Youtubed some vet DIY videos and I've made poor DH do it ever since and it works fine. Gross, though. Lol. (And yes, she's on premium food so it's not a matter of her not having good nutrition. Some breeds are more prone to this than others. I always say it smells like metallic ... butt lol ) __________________ Married to the love of my life Mama to (7) & (2) Save

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