Crosspost from Dog Health - Roscoe chewing under his tail

[JenBKR]

I posted this in dog health too:

Roscoe has been chewing on a spot under his tail next to his bum. I looked, but haven't found anything there. I heard that this is a sign of worms? I also heard that it could be a dry spot that a little vegetable oil would help. What do you guys think?

BTW, I did make a vet appointment for Saturday (I need to get him in for shots anyway).

Thanks for your help!

[Kfamr]

Could his anal glands be bothering him, maybe?

Good luck and let us know what you find out from the vet!

[Muddy4paws]

It sounds like his anal glands, is he starting to smell around that area? Does he scoot around on it?

You can do the anal glands youself of get a vet to check them out if your also worried about worms

[JenBKR]

He will smell it a little, then start chomping away. I haven't noticed any scooting. What can I do for anal glands?

[Kfamr]

It's best to let a vet deal with it if it is the anal glands. They will express them (release the nasty fluids) if it is his anal glands. A VERY smell job.

[JenBKR]

Yeah, maybe I'll just let the vet handle that Thank you so much for the help!