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Originally Posted by juliaw04  Thank you for all of your comments! I love knowing that I can turn to YT when I need advice. 
As far as I know, her anal glands have never been expressed unless the groomer has did it and not told me-but I doubt that. She's a little over a year old. Dry kibble is all that she eats so I had assumed that her "hard poo" is taking care of it. I WILL be looking for those tapeworm segments though.
Currently, I am pleased to report that the butt-scooting has ceased and she is peacefully napping at my feet. We'll see how long that lasts!  |
I still think it's an anal gland problem, and even eating just hard kibble is no guarantee against it, in fact that's all Joey ate when he had the problem. One member wrote that her dog never had a problem, (there was no scooting and glands were never expressed) until it was so serious that the glands were impacted and infected, and required extensive surgery. Look for a little puffiness around the area, and most vets don't charge much for doing, but I sure wouldn't ignore it.