Wandering Man
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The comment of fur trimming and nails prompted this post.
We take our dogs to the vet every 6 weeks or so for Anal gland expression and nail trimming.
We've had three short hairs, a Standard, a Tweenie, and now a Minnie. All of them have needed help expressing themselves. We didn't realize this until our Standard started scooting himself across the rug on his butt.
I thought he just had a strange way of getting to an itch, until I did a bit of research.
We took both dogs in and found that they really were having problems. My son then took his two minnies in, and learned they were both impacted. He eventually opted for surgery to have the anal glands removed.
We've decided it is better just to take the dogs in on a regular bases to get their butts squeezed, and to do the nails at the same time.
It would be cheaper to take them to a groomer for this, but I like knowing the dogs are having routine contact with the vet. He knows us and the dogs better than if we only went in for yearly shots or occasional health problems.
We take our dogs to the vet every 6 weeks or so for Anal gland expression and nail trimming.
We've had three short hairs, a Standard, a Tweenie, and now a Minnie. All of them have needed help expressing themselves. We didn't realize this until our Standard started scooting himself across the rug on his butt.
I thought he just had a strange way of getting to an itch, until I did a bit of research.
We took both dogs in and found that they really were having problems. My son then took his two minnies in, and learned they were both impacted. He eventually opted for surgery to have the anal glands removed.
We've decided it is better just to take the dogs in on a regular bases to get their butts squeezed, and to do the nails at the same time.
It would be cheaper to take them to a groomer for this, but I like knowing the dogs are having routine contact with the vet. He knows us and the dogs better than if we only went in for yearly shots or occasional health problems.