This is kind of a gross subject I guess, but I'm interested to know. Do you have your dogs anal glands expressed? Last sunday morning I noticed that the side of CoCo's rectum looked kind of red and swollen. I thought maybe he was having an allergic reaction, wasn't sure. I had to go to work that day, and when I returned, it looked much worse. Then I decided it couldn't wait until monday, so I rushed him to emergency. On the way there, it ruptured or something, and blood and pus came out. The vet said he had an anal sac abscess. They had to put him under, flush it all out, and they gave him a strong antibiotic. The vet said the anal glands should express themselves, but for whatever reason they didn't. She was unclear as to why CoCo might have had this problem.
My question is, do you guys believe in having them expressed regularly or just watch closely in case of a problem?
My question is, do you guys believe in having them expressed regularly or just watch closely in case of a problem?