| Re: Anal Glands Question
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Originally Posted by Anne  I've had a number of Rottweilers, both my own and rescue dogs and never had an anal gland prob. with the Rottweilers. | FWIW I just went through a nightmare this May regarding Amber & an impacted anal gland. Smidgen never had a problem and neither had Amber...up until I caught her licking herself bald. By the time I got her to the vet she had punctured the gland and it was a big, oozing mess. 2 different courses of antibiotics, dog pants, one miserable rottie all over the course of a month...it was pretty bleak. While I don't think your dog should need to have their anal glands expressed every few weeks it may be necessary to do on occasion. Definitely up the fiber.
And good luck!
Nina
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Smidgen: 9/11/90-5/24/02 "America's Favorite Rottweiler", gone from this earth but never from my heart.
Amber: "Amberetti di Saronno", rescue rottie supreme, CGC! |