|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
09-10-2008, 10:18 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: santa clara
Posts: 216
| Ok this is gross but i need advice So bowie is only 3 months old but i noticed something strange last night....... He bottom smells fishy, like actual fish and im confused. Isnt it too early for him to get his anal glands drained? i havent had him groomed yet. Is there anything i can do? PS He is still annoyingly barking at ava anytime he is around her, for hours non stop harassment. I still dont know how to handle this. Ava, btw, is with me every other week so im really at a loss. HELP
__________________ Lucky mommy of Ava belle and Bowie Last edited by avasmama75; 09-10-2008 at 10:19 AM. |
Welcome Guest! | |
09-10-2008, 10:22 AM | #2 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgia
Posts: 6,234
| I would have thought about anal glands, too.
__________________ Jeanne: Mom to Betty & Juju Bean |
09-10-2008, 10:26 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,042
| Put some change in a can or empty bottles of water... and shake it when he bark(I read that on on tread here last week). It is helping for my dogs . Now WASH your dog REALLY good. If the smell doesn't go away..I would go to the vet for a little check up.. You probably have to go in a few weeks for his next shot anyways. Good luck |
09-10-2008, 10:32 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hmm, have you changed his food lately or added anything new? If he's a puppy, it sounds like maybe his glands may be irritated. If possible, you do want to avoid getting in the habit of having a human empty them - bc, ideally, they shouldn't really fill up too terribly unless they're eating something that isn't agreeing with their system, or if there is something structurally amiss. Otherwise, a dog's nice firm poo should push out anything in the glands, thereby avoiding human intervention.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
09-10-2008, 11:22 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: santa clara
Posts: 216
| YES! We have started mixing some hard food with his soft food.
__________________ Lucky mommy of Ava belle and Bowie |
09-10-2008, 11:26 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 3,154
| Thanks for this thread! I've had the same thing happen a few times with Layla, but after a day or two the smell goes away and I always wondered why it was there in the first place. Looks like she probably ended up emptying her anal glands herself.
__________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash |
09-10-2008, 11:39 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: santa clara
Posts: 216
| hanks for tahnking me!! get so much info here!
__________________ Lucky mommy of Ava belle and Bowie |
09-10-2008, 12:11 PM | #8 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | The vet told me that some puppies don't push hard enough when they poop, and don't empty the glands on their own, so consequently they fill up. It is indeed a fishy smell. Joey needed some help with this for about first six months, and if the glands weren't emptied, he did a little scooting thing on the floor. I think it's best if the vet shows you the proper procedure, if done wrong, you can push the contents further up, and this can lead to a serious problem. This is automatically done by some groomers, however many vets believe it's not necessary unless your dog has a problem. Joey outgrew this condition, and hasn't had any problems with it for over 1½ years.
__________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals |
09-10-2008, 01:14 PM | #9 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: santa clara
Posts: 216
| Quote:
__________________ Lucky mommy of Ava belle and Bowie | |
09-10-2008, 01:16 PM | #10 |
Just me 'n my boys Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Murphy, TX
Posts: 4,596
| My bet is the glands. I got Murphy at about that age and he'd walk with his back end out to the side, almost like it was going to surpass his head. LOL When I took him to the vet she did his glands. Said they were full but not too bad.
__________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting some kind of battle." Alphy 's Roxy |
09-10-2008, 01:24 PM | #11 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 779
| Anal glands would be my first guess here as well. They do indeed produce a rather noxious odor. I would just have your vet or even groomer give them a look!
__________________ Bruce's Dogster Page http://www.dogster.com/?177273 |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Thread Tools | |
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart