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Originally Posted by mimimomo  You should just do the weekly baths at home (bonding time w/mom  ) & skip the anal glands, unless required. If expressed too often, they lose the muscle movement to release it on their own.
Once every two or three months a visit to the groomers sounds about right to get trims, depending on how fast her hair grows. |
Very interesting and very good to know -- I had no idea, but I have always opposed manually expressing the glands unless absolutely necessary.
Kaleigh's Mom: Maximo had gland problems after the vet (with large fingers
) manually retrieved a stool sample for a routine test during his first health exam. He was scooting and obviously in a great deal of discomfort. Our breeder told us to give him peas or green beans to add bulk to the stool to naturally express the glands.
Hence, I advocate proper diet and exercise to make things happen naturally.
Also, sometimes dogs will scoot if they have a dirty bottom, or if the trimmed hair around the area is bothering them.