Anal Glands

by Lisa Courville
(Gatineau, QC, Canada)

To all you Pom lovers like myself, I was wondering if anyone was having Anal Glad problems with their dog. My Pom Coco is 9 years old and never had a problem until now. It smells really bad and I was wondering if this was common in this breed.

Look forward to any reply
Lisa Courville

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Anal Glands

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May 13, 2011

dyi to squeeze the anal
by: mister boswell

Hi, my male pom who is now 13 has had issues with compacted glands for several years now. I actually learnt how to do it off the internet believe it or not. You where a glove and with a tissue place your index finger at 5 oclock and your thumb at 7 oclock at the base of the rectum. Gently squeeze upwards and it will release the anal glands into the tissue. I know it sounds gross but my pom's glands compact regularly. I then visited my vets and he said I'd done it correctly. Hope this helps

Aug 27, 2010

anals
by: Anonymous

The anal glands need to be expressed at each grooming. If you groom your own dog, have a vet or groomer teach you how to do this. It's stinky as heck, but will cure the problem.

Sep 18, 2008

What Food is good?
by: Lisa Courville

Hi and thankyou for all your advise and comments. Do you suggest a brand name of food that is really good?

Sep 16, 2008

anal gland
by: LA

Yeah...my pomeranian, hollywood is almost 2 years old and shes had anal gland problems for awhile but i think it can happen to any dog..try changing the food. :)

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