Fishy odor?? 2 weeks ago my boyfriend and I were in the car with Coco and we started smelling a fishy odor. He lives near the water so we figured it was that. I realized it was coming from Coco. I Googled it and it said that it was from his anal glands. He had a problem with the glands draining as a puppy. He used to randomly yelp and turn to bite at his butt. We were having the vet do drain them, but it seemed he grew out of it. Then last night it happened again. I smelled the fishy odor. Its such an awful smell. It's like a cross btwn dead fish and body odor. I heard it can happen when the dog is frightened. The first time it happened, we had walked him at Coney Island and it was very loud and alot of commotion. Last night we had company over and he got scared too. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?? It's such a bad smell and there's no getting rid of it unless I bathe him. |
The anal glands sometimes empty on their own. Normally they will empty while pooing but sometimes they will empty a little out of the blue. |
Peanut has to get his anals done once a month. I use to have the groomer do it, and then ran into some issues- Apparently the groomers don't go "in" they express them from the outside, so I now take him into his Vet's to have them done the right way. It sounds like you should take him in and have the Vet check is anal's maybe he needs them expressed- |
my poodle mix was having to go to the vet every month to have her glands expressed since i switched her to a grain free diet i havent had take her to the vet. |
The ancestral canine/wolves had the ability to express anal glands naturally, to mark their territory, deter any danger or other animals...keeping their young safe from harm, etc. The domesticated dog has lost the ability to express naturally this way (thank goodness loll!). It can happen when they are frightened or if the glands are full. Like Breny mentioned, they do express some naturally while going # 2, so a diet consisting of fiber (green beans &/or kibble w/4-5% fiber) will help bulk/firm things up to help it along. It can also mean it's impacted, so a trip to the vet or groomer is in order...my vet taught me how to express @ home. When they do express, a butt wash is the only option to get rid of the smell.:D |
From my experience, the need for manual expressing is an individual thing. My Male Sneakers never has needed it be done, but My Female Becca occasionally "drags butt" which is most times an indicator of need, and I always have it done when She's at the groomer, AND, when visiting the Vet. Both get checked frequently though. PS: Very informative post mmimimomo ! :thumbup: |
If he has issues best to let the vet deal with it. I asked my vet about it because several of my friends have the groomer do it every hair cut. He said absolutely no. Unless there is a medical reason requiring the expressing of the anal glands, leave them alone. If you sense it's a blockage and he is having an issue pop into your vet. |
It is really an old wives tale that when dogs drag their butts it means they have worms. In many cases it is the anal glands bothering them. If you don't mind doing it yourself then have your vet or someone who is good at it show you how to do it. If it really bothers you then I'm sure you can arrange to take him into the vet's monthly to have it done. |
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I suppose you could ask them to do it the way you think has worked best for your dog. I'd ask the one with the best sense of humor though!:) |
HA, I just thought of something... When I've had Becca's glands expressed at the Vet, and they have actually done it, they put some absolutely nauseatingly sweet smelling perfume on her butt to mask the scent. If they hadn't, it would really smell bad. You might use that as an indicator of work preformed ! :D |
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Not all dogs need this done. However, once they do get it done, they lose the muscle movement to do it naturally, so it must be done every other week or month or so. Here's a great video: |
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