Anal gland question

[k9friend]

My great dane used to have the mushy stool problem.I switched him to Eagle Pack sensitive stomach formula and now he's good.

[Love That Collie]

All I have to say to CATLADY711 is: LOL!!!! you gave me a well needed laugh for the day.

[elizabethann]

Did you know my sister has had Labs for about 12 years and didn't even know about anal glands? She was upset and embarrassed because she didn't know about them. Nobody every told her. She found out by taking one of her Labs to the vet because he kept licking himself there. Come to find out, they were impacted and infected. So he is on antibiotics & has to get his anal glands expressed on a regular basis.

But I have to be honest, when I adopted Fenway, I didn't know anything about them either! I learned about them from a puppy class I took. I thought "yuck...I'm not expressing those glands...I'll have the groomer do it". Luckily, he hasn't experienced any discomfort like my sister's Lab's because he gets groomed on a regular basis. And I think they normally express them after they pee or poop (but I could be wrong).

Anyhow, I'm just rambling.

Good luck with your dogs anal glands!