Is this normal? Okay this is really really gross and I feel like I'm exposing a big family secret and telling on my dogs here lol!! Last weekend, I noticed Kash licking Lucy's butt. He has never done this before, or at least I've never noticed it before. And he wasn't like, gingerly licking it, he was like RIGHT IN THERE and snorting because his nose was totally covered. And Lucy was just standing there, her tail right up over her back, letting him do it. I said his name and he stopped, and she sat down. But when they thought I wasn't looking, they'd do it again. I noticed this happening a few times. Do dogs just do this? Lol I feel dumb but until we brought Lucy and Kash into our family a year and a half ago, I've never had more than one dog in my family. I never really saw any of my dogs interact this way. They'd sniff sometimes, but never licking like that :eek::eek::eek::eek: I'm wondering if Lucy might be having an anal gland issue or something like that? She is still really timid so I don't want to traumatize her, but if this could be a sign of something more going on, maybe I should take her to a vet. And in the meantime, Kash has been banned from giving kisses!!! |
I've heard that dogs have a good type of bacteria in their mouths that helps get rid of the bad bacteria and most dog’s mouths are much cleaner than a human's mouth even though they do things like lick butts. I personally wouldn't worry about this, but I'm pretty relaxed about that sort of thing. One possible explanation is that she emptied her anal glands last time she pooped and the liquid, while most humans find it repulsive, most dogs think it’s wonderful and will lick it right up. |
I feel better if it's nothing to worry about. I haven't noticed it since the weekend, but I've been at work all day too so I'm just with them in the evenings. She had been scooting her butt around the house prior to this and I thought maybe it was because she recently had her hair cut. But maybe it was anal glands, and she had emptied them. I thought I'd bring it up here, just in case. I'm so glad YT is around to ask these questions on! |
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Added note, That is usually a sing of a female being in heat. Is your gal spayed ? |
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Could be that she has a cut on her bottom too from the groomers. |
Yep, Ask YT anything and someone will answer! The knowledge this group has is amazing! I had no clue about what was happening. I'm glad Nancy helped! |
And dawn, she posted when I was typing. |
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I have grown up with dogs and never seen that so she might need her anal glands checked. |
Thanks for all the replies!!! Yes, she is spayed. She's sort of elderly, probably about 9 to 11 years old. We think she was abandoned from a puppy mill - she was definitely a breeding dog before. I will try to have a closer look tonight but I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary in that area. |
I'm sure it is nothing to worry about if she is not acting like SHE is being uncomfortable at other times. I would also like to thank you for the laugh. I almost spit my coke out when I read the part about "right up in there" and "snorting" LOL!!!!! (My boy, Shelby-Dale, does that same thing to his own butt lol) |
Lol that is the only way I could think to describe it!!! Surprisingly, Lucy had no issue with me having a closer look at her butt! In fact, when I started petting her, she threw her tail right up in the air like she was saying just have a look, it's okay lol. Anyways, from what I could see, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. |
Yes, it is normal. My guess is her anal glands are full or she just emptied them. |
My chi does this to our Boxer. And her nose is really little compared to Kiki's (the Boxers) butt, so it gets right in there :eek: It's so gross! |
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