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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:35:15 PM EDT
German Shepherd. Oh boy here we go, hopefully not a Fistula
 Caught him licking his butt a few times over the past day, lifted up his tail and it looks like a baboon's ass. Poor little guy, earliest vet can see him is Wednesday morning. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:40:39 PM EDT
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If they're just swollen, you can try to express them yourself. It's not difficult. But it smells unholy.
From the sound of it, they might be impacted/infected. If they're that bad they'll probably need to be lanced or removed. Add a couple scoops of canned pumpkin (not pie filling) to his food. The extra fiber should help him naturally express them in the future. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:46:31 PM EDT
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He poops like a champ, doesn't have loose stools either shouldn't that express them naturally? Not disagreeing with you just surprised if that is the case. For now it is just swollen and not red, hopefully I can get him taken care of before it gets any worse.
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:29:08 PM EDT
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Maybe he is a she and in heat...LMAO sorry I could not resist...I have a Great Dane....you havent seen anything yet...LOL
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:56:25 PM EDT
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Yes, I used to have to express the glands on my Great Danes just about every couple of weeks. Glove up, grab the tail and pull it up and out of the way, put your index finger and thumb on the lowest part of the glands and gently push up/in and squeeze a little. Should squirt out some foul smelling brown liquid. Use a baby wipe to clean up dogs rear. May still smell bad after you wipe it, I used to get some odor spray from the pet store to spray around in his legs and rear.
Obviously, do this outside 
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Posted: 1/4/2016 3:44:09 PM EDT
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He poops like a champ, doesn't have loose stools either shouldn't that express them naturally? Not disagreeing with you just surprised if that is the case. For now it is just swollen and not red, hopefully I can get him taken care of before it gets any worse. All dogs are different. Our female GSD's stool is like a rock, I never see her express them. Our male GSD can have soft stool but he sprays out the anal gland secretions. It's pretty gross. Knock on wood neither have had issues. It sounds like yours may just be sensitive. After you get this resolved, I'd try the pumpkin first. Otherwise the vet will be up selling you on some high fiber prescription diet for $90/bag. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 3:54:14 PM EDT
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We use pumpkin for our Dane too
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Posted: 1/4/2016 6:56:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All dogs are different. Our female GSD's stool is like a rock, I never see her express them. Our male GSD can have soft stool but he sprays out the anal gland secretions. It's pretty gross. Knock on wood neither have had issues. It sounds like yours may just be sensitive. After you get this resolved, I'd try the pumpkin first. Otherwise the vet will be up selling you on some high fiber prescription diet for $90/bag. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: He poops like a champ, doesn't have loose stools either shouldn't that express them naturally? Not disagreeing with you just surprised if that is the case. For now it is just swollen and not red, hopefully I can get him taken care of before it gets any worse. All dogs are different. Our female GSD's stool is like a rock, I never see her express them. Our male GSD can have soft stool but he sprays out the anal gland secretions. It's pretty gross. Knock on wood neither have had issues. It sounds like yours may just be sensitive. After you get this resolved, I'd try the pumpkin first. Otherwise the vet will be up selling you on some high fiber prescription diet for $90/bag. Already doing $60 for 24 lbs.. what's 90? He glanded when they drew his blood for heartworm preventative shots a few months back... boy that smelled horrible  |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 8:33:32 PM EDT
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Already doing $60 for 24 lbs.. what's 90?
He glanded when they drew his blood for heartworm preventative shots a few months back... boy that smelled horrible
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He poops like a champ, doesn't have loose stools either shouldn't that express them naturally? Not disagreeing with you just surprised if that is the case. For now it is just swollen and not red, hopefully I can get him taken care of before it gets any worse. All dogs are different. Our female GSD's stool is like a rock, I never see her express them. Our male GSD can have soft stool but he sprays out the anal gland secretions. It's pretty gross. Knock on wood neither have had issues. It sounds like yours may just be sensitive. After you get this resolved, I'd try the pumpkin first. Otherwise the vet will be up selling you on some high fiber prescription diet for $90/bag. Already doing $60 for 24 lbs.. what's 90?
He glanded when they drew his blood for heartworm preventative shots a few months back... boy that smelled horrible
Yea we are close to that for our male. He's on some hydrolized protein diet after some weird issues last year. What are you feeding him? |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 11:32:26 PM EDT
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Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Large Breed Puppy...phew that's a long name lol
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Posted: 1/5/2016 8:12:53 PM EDT
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Got an appointment today and had his anal glands expressed. They didn't look full by just lifting up his tail but the vet said that upon further inspection they were full lol. Also paid to have him chipped, he had a hell of a birthday today
From this:  To this:  In less than a year |
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Posted: 1/8/2016 10:27:55 PM EDT
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GSD's seem particularly prone to overactive anal glands and perianal fistula (PAF). My poor guy has been struggling with these issues for about three years now. He developed PAF and was bleeding really badly.
I was lucky to have a very good veterinary hospital with a doc who was familiar with this condition. cyclosporin cleared this up very effectively but he is going to be on it for the rest of his life. He is on a fairly low dose now but the stuff is expensive. I use baby wipes and Tuck's pads on his butt pretty regularly...  he doesn't like having his butt touched - I leave the expressing part to the professionals...
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Posted: 1/9/2016 2:14:01 PM EDT
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aww poor guy, that sucks. Hopefully that isn't the case with Otto. He had his glands expressed and is back to normal now.
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Posted: 1/10/2016 3:01:03 AM EDT
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I'm in the same boat, my 7 yr. old GSD is putting off some kind of odor.
Time to take him and get them expressed.
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Posted: 1/10/2016 3:13:05 AM EDT
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This is the first I've ever read about 'anal glands' and 'expressing the anal glands'...
mother of god 
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Posted: 1/10/2016 3:28:43 AM EDT
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low dose prednisone and antibiotics have been part of my dogs diet for years. he got to the point he couldn't shit and you
could tell it was hurting him. |
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Posted: 1/10/2016 3:33:28 AM EDT
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Nope and nope. Glad my blue eyed boxer mix (Was told she's a bull boxer) doesn't seem to have any issues like this, not sure what I would do if she did,
But I'm not fingering her ass hole! |
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Posted: 1/13/2016 3:17:11 PM EDT
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If they're just swollen, you can try to express them yourself. It's not difficult. But it smells unholy. From the sound of it, they might be impacted/infected. If they're that bad they'll probably need to be lanced or removed. Add a couple scoops of canned pumpkin (not pie filling) to his food. The extra fiber should help him naturally express them in the future. This, I have a Boston Terrier with the same problem. Once we added the canned pumpkin in to his diet, it seemed to help quite a bit. I still take him to a groomer who charges me $5 to have it pushed out completely. It is one of the worst smells there is so do not let it get on anything you want to keep in the house
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Posted: 1/13/2016 5:05:27 PM EDT
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Never owned a dog, whats express ?
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Posted: 1/13/2016 5:09:15 PM EDT
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Yes, I used to have to express the glands on my Great Danes just about every couple of weeks. Glove up, grab the tail and pull it up and out of the way, put your index finger and thumb on the lowest part of the glands and gently push up/in and squeeze a little. Should squirt out some foul smelling brown liquid. Use a baby wipe to clean up dogs rear. May still smell bad after you wipe it, I used to get some odor spray from the pet store to spray around in his legs and rear. Obviously, do this outside My dog leaked on the couch, thank GOD we had a towel on it. Holy shit, I could never hope to make a smell so foul... maggots in the next zip code were gagging!
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Posted: 1/25/2016 10:37:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Never owned a dog, whats express ? Squeeze it till the goo comes out. My dalmation had to have his expressed or they'd get swollen/infected, I found it easiest to do in the tub during bath time. If the dog is funny with your hands back there (I know I would be), have someone spray their head with the warm water while you do it...distracts them pretty good and when you're done you're in the right place for cleanup duty. The liquid that comes out is a musky, oily stuff and it can range from skunky smelling to "holy fuck this is the ball sweat of Sauron" funk. |
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Posted: 1/26/2016 2:27:22 AM EDT
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Squeeze it till the goo comes out. My dalmation had to have his expressed or they'd get swollen/infected, I found it easiest to do in the tub during bath time. If the dog is funny with your hands back there (I know I would be), have someone spray their head with the warm water while you do it...distracts them pretty good and when you're done you're in the right place for cleanup duty. The liquid that comes out is a musky, oily stuff and it can range from skunky smelling to "holy fuck this is the ball sweat of Sauron" funk. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Never owned a dog, whats express ? Squeeze it till the goo comes out. My dalmation had to have his expressed or they'd get swollen/infected, I found it easiest to do in the tub during bath time. If the dog is funny with your hands back there (I know I would be), have someone spray their head with the warm water while you do it...distracts them pretty good and when you're done you're in the right place for cleanup duty. The liquid that comes out is a musky, oily stuff and it can range from skunky smelling to "holy fuck this is the ball sweat of Sauron" funk. Can't believe we are discussing this... My dog's glands smell like a pile of rotting carp under the Saharan sun.
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Posted: 1/26/2016 11:11:06 AM EDT
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Can't believe we are discussing this... My dog's glands smell like a pile of rotting carp under the Saharan sun. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Never owned a dog, whats express ? Squeeze it till the goo comes out. My dalmation had to have his expressed or they'd get swollen/infected, I found it easiest to do in the tub during bath time. If the dog is funny with your hands back there (I know I would be), have someone spray their head with the warm water while you do it...distracts them pretty good and when you're done you're in the right place for cleanup duty. The liquid that comes out is a musky, oily stuff and it can range from skunky smelling to "holy fuck this is the ball sweat of Sauron" funk. Can't believe we are discussing this... My dog's glands smell like a pile of rotting carp under the Saharan sun. I took my parent's dog to the vet once for an ulcer in her eye. It apparently was quite painful and she got upset on the table at the two guys attempting to control her and she expressed that stuff all over the wall. The room cleared. Seriously. I've never seen two grown men go scurrying from a room so quickly in my entire life. One of the guys was gagging. LOL |
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Posted: 1/28/2016 5:17:33 PM EDT
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Doesn't Petsmart do this for like $20?
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Posted: 1/28/2016 5:45:25 PM EDT
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Doesn't Petsmart do this for like $20? My vet does it as part of the grooming process. $25 for a bath, nail trim and sack cleaning. Worth every penny! |
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Posted: 1/28/2016 6:11:41 PM EDT
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My vet does it as part of the grooming process. $25 for a bath, nail trim and sack cleaning. Worth every penny! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Doesn't Petsmart do this for like $20? My vet does it as part of the grooming process. $25 for a bath, nail trim and sack cleaning. Worth every penny! Without a doubt. Can they do it in a preventative fashion or do they have to wait for it to be a problem before doing it? |
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Posted: 1/28/2016 6:48:13 PM EDT
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Without a doubt. Can they do it in a preventative fashion or do they have to wait for it to be a problem before doing it? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Doesn't Petsmart do this for like $20? My vet does it as part of the grooming process. $25 for a bath, nail trim and sack cleaning. Worth every penny! Without a doubt. Can they do it in a preventative fashion or do they have to wait for it to be a problem before doing it? My dog needs it done at least once a month or he can get some major leakage on the furniture. Problem is I don't always have the time to get him to the groomer every month with my schedule. I'm going to put the wife unit on groomer duty to make sure it gets done. |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 10:13:34 AM EDT
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I think I was doing it every month or so with my Danes. After you have done it a few times you can lift up their tails and tell if it needs to be done.
Or, you can just wait until the dog does the scoots on the rug and hope it does not come out all over the carpet
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Posted: 1/30/2016 10:23:33 AM EDT
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We lost our beloved Cody to an aggressive anal gland tumor last year. Initially we thought his glands were impacted. It was the tumor though.
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Posted: 1/30/2016 11:35:29 AM EDT
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I think I was doing it every month or so with my Danes. After you have done it a few times you can lift up their tails and tell if it needs to be done. Or, you can just wait until the dog does the scoots on the rug and hope it does not come out all over the carpet or smell that rotten fish heads smell
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