[Lola B Marie]

In replies to questions, Lola's nails are completely black and I am so afraid of hurting her that I think she can sense that. At the vet which is 10 min. from here, he never minds when I call and bring her in. Because she was so sick as a pup,she still requires blood work to check bacteria levels. He keeps a close watch over her. Her nails get cut about every 6 weeks unless she has done some serious pavement walks which are rare. Usually she runs on the beach or on the grass or is swimming. I never realized he was cleaning her anal glands every other visit. I just thought he was checking her out and cleaning her off. I don't know why she goes in the back. She comes in, everyone greets her and pets her. The tech walks her to the scale. She gets on and then we go to exam room. Vet come in gives her full body check then says let's go and she follows him in the back where the hospital rooms are. I wait in the exam room. I think they need an army to hold her. She gets fresh cooked chicken while they trim. She never bleeds and he did say that the quick is very close to the front of her nail so he can't take off too much and needs to come often. He did show me how to cut her nails. I didn't have te force in my wrist and the ability to hold her at the same time. I was just wondering if anal gland cleaning is something that is common. If not, and I take the opinions here very seriously, I will request him not to do this. Thanks so much for replies.
Jane