about abby's anal glands

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Thanks for the reply & info
Abby eats Science Diet Canine C/D due to kidney problems

Does she eat dry, canned, or a mixture of both?

If she's on canned food that may be the problem. Canned food often causes stools to be softer. The anal glands act as a lubricant for the stools to pass, when the stools are softer the anal glands don't need to work as hard and then often need to be manually expressed. Like lv4dogs said, fiber should help. If her stools are on the softer side the fiber should fix that.

[abbersmom]

Does she eat dry, canned, or a mixture of both?

If she's on canned food that may be the problem. Canned food often causes stools to be softer. The anal glands act as a lubricant for the stools to pass, when the stools are softer the anal glands don't need to work as hard and then often need to be manually expressed. Like lv4dogs said, fiber should help. If her stools are on the softer side the fiber should fix that.

Strictly dry food