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08-24-2018, 10:05 AM | #1 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Anal gland issues Does anyone have to get their pups anal glands emptied on like a regular schedule? Penny seems to have that issue. After a few months she starts to act weird and then starts leaking a little anal fluid so we take her to the vet and they check her anal glands and they aren't like overly full or infected or anything but after they empty them shes great again. It's so weird. I am capable of emptying them but I HATE it so much I would rather pay someone else to do it. So just wondering if anyone else had anal glad issues like that?
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08-24-2018, 02:47 PM | #2 |
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| I had a cocker spaniel once that had the issue but my yorkies never did .
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08-24-2018, 03:40 PM | #3 |
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| Hi Taylor, Katy never had a medical issue related to her glands but throughout the last year of her life, I had the vet's office regularly check them. If the vet found them to be overly full, I had them cleared. Katy's glands never leaked and I didn't consider having them checked and sometimes cleared to be an issue. I much preferred to have the vet's office clear her glands than to put her through a groomer's usual partial effort. Sorry I can't be of more help. --KatysMom |
08-24-2018, 04:52 PM | #4 |
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| Cody is my 5th yorkie, no anal glands issue.
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08-24-2018, 05:22 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I have never had this issue before with any of the others. Maybe it’s just a fluke. She gets probiotic every night so i have been trying that.
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08-24-2018, 09:32 PM | #6 |
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| Sophie needed hers done every 5 weeks. She was fine for the first 4 years of her life but ended up with an anal gland infection and after that she needed them done regularly. |
08-25-2018, 05:10 AM | #7 |
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| Anals I find my boy needs anals emptied at the vet every six weeks or so or he scoots, does not leak though. The groomers do not do a good job so I have the vet do it. I gather groomers do it from the outside but the vet from the inside. Ugh! |
08-25-2018, 05:16 AM | #8 |
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08-25-2018, 12:23 PM | #9 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Penny just turned 2 like this month so I wonder if it is just going to be an issue with her. They were full but not like bad full and she is acting much better. I told the tech I know I can do this but I just don't want to yet. She was willing to walk me through it to make sure I still know how but I just really don't feel that comfortable doing it.
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08-27-2018, 03:30 AM | #10 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I forget what she's eating -- is it hydrolyzed protein...? If yes, can you change it? Have you added fiber - not pumpkin. I mean Benefiber..? She may really benefit from it. Does she need more fat in her diet - ie fish oil?
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08-27-2018, 06:40 AM | #11 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Yeah that’s what she’s eating but I can’t really change it because if Callie accidentally gets other food (this happened with puppy food) she gets very sick. I’m not sure how to get the fiber into her. If I sprinkle it on food she won’t eat it.
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08-28-2018, 04:38 AM | #12 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
The Benefiber should basically be tasteless. But you've tried it before then? What if you added Benefiber, but then topped it off with a little broth or something?
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08-28-2018, 05:02 AM | #13 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| The vet had me try Metamucil which is the same thing right?
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08-28-2018, 06:36 AM | #14 | |
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08-28-2018, 08:23 AM | #15 |
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| In most cases watch the stool Dogs need a firm stool to naturally empty the glands, wet foods, jerky treats and such will cause runny, soft stools that are softer then the glands. they squeeze down as they pass rather then squeeze the gland to release its contents |
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