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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 4:46:26 PM
all over the place. I noticed the tiniest bit of blood in her stool a couple of days ago and this constant scooting. Last night the poor thing pulled her little bottom across the sidewalk--RUFF! I got some wormer, and gave it to her yesterday afternoon (gave it to all of them), and I fully expected to see some result this evening when we went out, but her stool was fine and I really didn't see any worms.
Maybe these are the kind you can't see???
Is it something else?
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Apr 05 2007 : 05:52:51 AM
Ba Da Bump! 
Too cute...thanks for the help, gals!
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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| lilpunkin |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 9:54:52 PM
Aww, what a bummer way to spend your tax return. No pun intended!
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 6:21:20 PM
Ah yes. Those anal glands. I totally forgot about them...I had a malamute years ago who had trouble with them, but none of the three big dogs I have now do--and those things are SO forgettable!
She's doing an awful lot of licking, too, so maybe that's it. I guess we'll just play it safe and have the vet make a housecall.
Guess she heard we got our tax refund today!!!
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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| lilpunkin |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 5:29:49 PM
http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/behavior/l/aa031104a.htm
Here is a link talking about the glands. Hope it helps
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| UrbanChick |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 5:20:42 PM
It may be that her anal glands are impacted. In that case the vet or even a groomer can clean the out for you. Usually the glands secrete themselves with every bowl movement but if a dog as hard stool or even stool dried over the glands then they get impacted. I'm used to cleaning my dogs glands myself when I need to. It's kinda gross but it saves me time and money of going to the vet. I used to do them when I worked as a veterinary technician so I'm used to gross animal stuff.
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| lilpunkin |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 5:17:30 PM
Sounds like worms, but sometimes dogs do that to relieve that little sack thing they have in their behinds. I know its grose! But they have some kind of sack in their behinds and well it needs to be squeezed sometimes. Dont worry the vet can do that if it needs to be done.
Oh I remembered the name, they are anal glands. Ok now that I have grosed myself out, I hope this helped.
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Apr 04 2007 : 5:10:04 PM
Sounds like worms to me. You will probably have to take a stool sample to the vet.
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