My Yorkie, Puff, had her anal glands removed last summer. I was having to take her to the vet every 3-4 days to have them emptied! At the time of her surgery she was just over one year old. After the surgery the vet told me that things never would have gotten better without the surgery--there was a flaw in their structure that couldn't have been repaired.
What led up to having them removed in your pup's case?
__________________  Shannon & Puff 
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