How to best care for elderly dogs
0 Jun 02,2024
What? After the dog pooped,
You actually rubbed your butt on my carpet??
What is the loss of morality?
Or a sudden mysophobia?!
Wait, don’t rush to beat it yet,
Because this is most likely caused by the anal glands!
It also means it’s time to squeeze their anal glands.
Eh? What are anal glands?
Why crowd?
Is regular operation required?
Where is it? How to squeeze?
Before talking about these issues, let’s talk about it first
The anal glands are located next to the dog’s anus
Two "little pockets" that emit odor,
Usually there will be oily, brown liquid flowing out,
Although it sounds useless,
But this pair of small pockets
Can be used by dogs to identify each other,
And used to mark territory.
So we can always see the family dog
Chasing and sniffing other dogs’ butts!
Anal glands can play a role in their social lives
plays a very important role.
In addition, the fluid produced by the anal glands,
It will also mix with the poop when the dog defecates
Staying together can play a role in marking the territory.
This is going back to the beginning of the article
It’s a shameless behavior~
When the dog’s anal gland fluid
When there is no way to excrete it together with the feces,
It will solidify together after a long time,
If you do not express the anal glands in time at this time,
It is easy to develop infection or abscess,
Possible causes:
There are many problems that may cause anal glands in dogs,
These are not all,
It can only be used as an auxiliary judgment when the liquid cannot be discharged.
The symptoms are as follows:
In fact, this cannot be generalized.
It also needs to be determined based on the current situation of the dog.
For example, when you take your dog to a pet store to take a bath,
The store clerk will clean the dog’s anal glands every time~
Under this regular situation,
You can continue to maintain it.
If the dog does not express its anal glands frequently,
When there are no symptoms such as rubbing the butt mentioned above,
Then there’s no need to help it,
Because it has excellent self-discharge function~
If you provoke it at this time,
Don’t blame me for not reminding you~
If there is a problem with the dog’s anal glands,
How can I help it squeeze?
The anal glands are at 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock,
You can feel the bumps on both sides;
Put on your gloves and grab a tissue,
Thumb and index finger squeeze from outside;
Keep repeating this behavior,
Until there is no secretion;
After squeezing, remember to wipe its butt.
Don’t smell the gloves out of curiosity.