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j8ear · 08-05-2005, 04:25 PM

It's also pretty easy to do yourself....even though it's a little disgusting.

Around the anus (lift up the dogs tail and you will see it's brown spider) at approximately eight and four of the perimeter are two glands that secrete a stinky oily hormone. This is how dogs identify themselves. These glands are usually expressed naturally when crapping, and sometimes if they aren't they 'scoot'. Anyway with one hand holding the dogs tail up, take the index and thumb of the other hand and massage these glands from the outside in towards the anus...and you will get a discharge of this stinky oily hormone. If it's red or bloody in nature, the glands are infected, and the dog needs antibiotics. If it's a clear to somewhat lightly cloudy (no blood though) then your good to go...just squeeze as much out as you can then give the little fella a bath...washing his bum very well. It's a good idea to use latex gloves because this hormone can stick around, like garlic, on your fingers.

You learn these things when the pooch gets chronic backup and you're sick of spending 25-30 bucks every other week to have his ass emptied and cleaned.

It is also possible, and frankly more likely, that this Jack Russel Terrier (now officially called a Parson Russell Terrier by the AKC) that he's just marking his new territory, which is perfectly normal, and his anal glands are healthy as a fiddle.

-bear

08-05-2005, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	It's also pretty easy to do yourself....even though it's a little disgusting. Around the anus (lift up the dogs tail and you will see it's brown spider) at approximately eight and four of the perimeter are two glands that secrete a stinky oily hormone. This is how dogs identify themselves. These glands are usually expressed naturally when crapping, and sometimes if they aren't they 'scoot'. Anyway with one hand holding the dogs tail up, take the index and thumb of the other hand and massage these glands from the outside in towards the anus...and you will get a discharge of this stinky oily hormone. If it's red or bloody in nature, the glands are infected, and the dog needs antibiotics. If it's a clear to somewhat lightly cloudy (no blood though) then your good to go...just squeeze as much out as you can then give the little fella a bath...washing his bum very well. It's a good idea to use latex gloves because this hormone can stick around, like garlic, on your fingers. You learn these things when the pooch gets chronic backup and you're sick of spending 25-30 bucks every other week to have his ass emptied and cleaned. It is also possible, and frankly more likely, that this Jack Russel Terrier (now officially called a Parson Russell Terrier by the AKC) that he's just marking his new territory, which is perfectly normal, and his anal glands are healthy as a fiddle. -bear __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.