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I have had Peanut for 4 years....I've never had a dog that has to have their anal glands cleaned out. Peanut has been getting sick lately, no dragging her behind, but feeling poorly, throwing up and I noticed her losing weight. I gave her a bath Sunday and when I was rinsing off her back end, she started crying! I took her to the vet this morning and she came unglued when he checked her temperature. It took two of us to hold her down and she came close to attacking the vet tech! That's when he checked her anal glands, all I heard was "OH MY!".
He cleaned her out, sprayed her behind with something (deodorant perhaps?), gave her two shots and Metronidazole to take twice a day (yeast infection?)
I think she is speaking to me now, though with this and the kitten I brought home from work (boy is she terrified of him-he may weigh 2 lbs, vs her 45), it's kinda iffy!
So, how often are her anal glands supposed to be cleaned out? The doberman has never had this problem and I didn't know that Peanut would....
He cleaned her out, sprayed her behind with something (deodorant perhaps?), gave her two shots and Metronidazole to take twice a day (yeast infection?)
I think she is speaking to me now, though with this and the kitten I brought home from work (boy is she terrified of him-he may weigh 2 lbs, vs her 45), it's kinda iffy!
So, how often are her anal glands supposed to be cleaned out? The doberman has never had this problem and I didn't know that Peanut would....