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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  He just ate some more. He's pretty frequently looking back at his bottom this early evening. He was lying on my stomach sleeping, jumped up suddenly and tried to bite at his bottom and ran to get into his airline carrier, which always stays between the couch and the wall in a corner of the room. I got him out and felt his anal glands - felt full and hard. I tried expressing them and got a bit of liquid and odor but not that much. I have gently tried a couple more times but still feel the fullness there. If I ask him if he wants me to "scratch his butt", which is what I called expressing his anals, he comes running and sort of presents his bottom area to me!
Wonder if he was just not eating or drinking or playing early because his bottom was hurting and I thought it was from his tummy/liver? Wonder if anal gland discomfort can cause a dog to feel bad? He's not scooting at all or even really going after his bottom the way I've seen dogs with really bad anals do in the past. But with Tibbe - it never takes much of a problems before he's showing you symptoms of some kind. Anyway, we'll be at the vet again tomorrow and this time for his anal glands to see if they are maybe his reason for not eating/drinking for the first half of the day. Hooray! Maybe this wasn't his liver/GI troubles! Hoping and crossing my fingers that it could be something that simple for a change. |
Hi Jeanie, I've been following Tibbe's story and I'm so sorry he's still not feeling well. I just happen to get this article below through my email and it reminded me of Tibbe. The second site I found through doing a little research.
I'm praying these articles may provide you with some answers and help for Tibbbe.
Anal Glands Can Be a Pain in the Butt | Pet Health Central Blog Anal Sacs Problems in Dogs (and Cats) | petMD