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Originally Posted by Maximo  I am an advocate of using proper diet to express glands naturally and saving manual expressing for only when it is absolutely necessary. I would discontinue manually expressing her glands after each bath. Try adding green beans or baby sweet peas to her diet to ensure firm stools with enough bulk to naturally express the glands.
Use frozen, no added salt veggies. I microwave peas in a little water and cool them down with cool water. My 7 and 8 pound boys have about half a teaspoon of peas a day. They never need their glands expressed. |
I will try the veggies, Bellas stools are quite firm as I feed Orijen, so maybe they are too firm. I can understand the fear factor in releasing the glands and she is a bit wary around kids as she has never had any experience with them at the breeders. She and my other girl, Sophie, play wild and crazy chasing & wrestling games but they are equally matched and Bella is usually coming out on top.
Thanks for the input.