Thanks Shanna and all your comments for help! I think I will have the vet show me. Ellen
--- In [email protected], Kavi <kaviescontin...@...> wrote: > > Hi > usually this behavior is that the anal glands are full. The anal glands are > scent glands. I use to bath dogs for a living, and this was a common practice > of the grooming shop. We had to express the anal glands when we put them in > the tub for a bath. Now, do not just do this at home anywhere. lol... Its a > dark brown messy very very stinky job! (it usually squirts out!) Usually a > grooming shop can do it for you. (petco or petsmart) It needs to be done in a > bathtub or on a table with a towel. I prefer a grooming shop in the tub where > they can rinse off the butt area with water! It can be uncomfy for the dog at > the time, but relief after. If you want to learn how to do it, ask a grooming > shop or vet to show you. allow them to let you do your own dog to see how to > do it. > > you can also "google it" and read about how to do it if you want > > Shanna > > > --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Beth Michl <classy1r...@...> wrote: > > > From: Beth Michl <classy1r...@...> > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question on them rubbing thier butts on the fllor > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 3:53 PM > > >  > > > > > > > > > Yes that is why they are scooting or rubbing there backsides.. My two girls > both have had problems.. Smidgen's got so full that they ruptured! Now I > didn't know she was having problems cause they would never scoot in front of > me. My BF saw on of them doing it once. > I came home one time and Smidgen had a hole on her backside. It looked like > someone had stabbed her? I rushed her to the vet and this was the problem. > Glands were packed. > I have tried to express them but I can't get it right. Now Chassis didn't > have any symptoms, but one day she just was in pain? couldn't figure out what > was wrong. Again took her to the vet and she was packed full too. I need to > take them both in to have done, as it has been a few months. I wish I could > figure out how too do it? I have watched it be done, but I think I am afraid > to hurt them. They are just so tiny... > > > --- On Fri, 10/29/10, Ellen <ihu...@...> wrote: > > > From: Ellen <ihu...@...> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Question on them rubbing thier butts on the fllor > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 3:35 PM > > >  > > Hi I know gross question but I read in a magazine that they do this because > of a gland in their rear. They said to express it does anyone know how to do > this and does this hurt them? > > Ellen > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
