Odd dog question

wriglucy
wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! I have 2 a little over 1 year old lab mixes. We got them from a shelter...and this is an odd fiber question. One of our girls had some bootie licking issues and it was her anal glands...and the vet put her on some fiber 1 cereal too. So..the other one has been licking her bootie too......so, what's going one. obviously its not fiber.

And again...sorry to put this out there for people without dogs, but I was loggin my food today and was smelling their booties. (ok..really, it smells, and you know the smell after you smell it once.)

Any ideas??

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  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    If it smells gross, kind of metallic in nature, then it's def the anal glands. You can look up how to express them yourself, or you could take them to the vet to have it done. When the glands get full, the dogs will drag their butt on the ground and lick their butts too because it's uncomfortable for them. Hope this helps!
  • clemieux
    clemieux Posts: 3
    Our dog would always do the butt scootin boogy on our carpet,the vet expressed his anal glands. He said they could become impacted.:bigsmile:
  • aallison85
    aallison85 Posts: 97 Member
    We give our dog 1 Metamucil Wafer with every meal and she has since had no anal gland issues. Good luck! :)
  • wriglucy
    wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
    Wow...thanks for all the responses! We took one of our girls to the vet for it, and they expressed her, and put her on a higher fiber diet. So, with meals, we add fiber one, the original stuff, but they both have been doing it lately. The other one...I had to move couches today because I smelled her, and it was yucky..
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I add canned crushed pumpkin to my dog's food when he does the scootie-butt. And he's (thankfully) never had to have his anals expressed. He wouldn't appreciate it, and it's hard to muzzle a Pekingese... he has no nose!

    If it keeps up, it could be worms or parasites. Tapeworms in particular make for very itchy bottoms. They get them from exposure to fleas... if they're grooming themselves and swallow a flea that carries the tapeworm larva. And all it takes is one, so even if there's not a flea problem, it's a possibility. You should be able to take a poop sample to your vet to have it checked... shouldn't cost any more than $15 and you don't need an office visit.
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