Anal Glands...or????

I noticed Saturday morning Bear had a stinky butt. I assumed it was his glands but thought it was odd because he just got them expressed at the groomers about 2 weeks ago. Sunday morning I caught him rubbing his hiney on the floor. Of course he left behind some yuckies and I got the job of cleaning the carpet. I noticed once late Sunday that we he jumped up from my lap he had some yuckiness ooze out of his hiney. It was kinda mucus looking however the spot I cleaned was brown and mucus like. He's going to the vet tomorrow but I'm concerned this is much more than just glands that need expressed. Any gland experts???

Sounds like glands to me. Chloe used to need hers done often - every few weeks.

Thanks Lisa. He's never had issues with his so this was a bit odd. Hoping its just glands.

Sounds like anal glands to me also. I do my girls every 2-6 weeks.

Yup, I would say anal glands also. Bella's used to be really bad. Pumpkin really helped her. It also seems to keep me from getting juiced as much. After the holidays I had not been able to get canned pumkin till last weekend, and I definately noticed it being more stinky around the house...

Pumpkin is your friend!! I stocked up at Thanksgiving, but I am already running low. If you find some, use it. About a spoonful with dinner each night. It has really, really cut back on all anal gland issues for my babies.

I have found that with many Pugs (of course there are exceptions) the more you express the glands manually the more they need expressing (like milking a cow or goat).

Express them naturally using a diet that causes nice firm poop and you are sooooo much better off!

I have to agree about the pumpkin. None of mine have ever had to have their glands expressed-occasionally someone will "leak" a little, but it's very very rare.
They all get a spoonful of pumpkin at every meal.

I've noticed that Tilly has more anal gland problems when I feed her fish.

Another vote for the pumpkin here. Once I added pumpkin to Winston's diet, his anal gland issues cleared up. Actually, he hasn't needed them expressed since I started the pumpkin almost 2 years ago.

Puggered wrote:I have found that with many Pugs (of course there are exceptions) the more you express the glands manually the more they need expressing (like milking a cow or goat).

Express them naturally using a diet that causes nice firm poop and you are sooooo much better off!

^^^ That

Plus a word of warning to all puppy owners, once you start expressing them manually you'll have to continue doing it at least occasionally for the rest of their lives. I've never had any of my Pugs' glands expressed and they've never needed it because they do it on their own, they also have never scooted or "butt juiced" me ever. Don't just get them expressed just to do it (like if the vet or tech or groomer asks if you want them done) only do it if they absolutely need it.

I've tried pumpkin with Bear before but he won't eat it. Thanks everyone for replying. He's going to the groomers tomorrow and hopefully that will fix him right up. He and Bella had a sleep over with Granny last night and she's keeping them tonight too so she can take him for us in the morning. I think my FIL was happier to see his grandpugs than he was to see his son!

Dayna wrote:I've tried pumpkin with Bear before but he won't eat it.

A couple of ours wouldn't eat the pumpkin at first. I just kept mixing it in their evening meal and now they love it.

I suggest keep trying!

Dayna wrote:I've tried pumpkin with Bear before but he won't eat it.

Mine don't even know they are eating it, as is is pureed into their wet mix.
If I have visitors that I think need it, it is thoroughly stirred into an equal amount of something irresistible, usually either raw minced roo or poached flaked chicken and 99% of them gobble it down. The other 1% go hungry altogether. Their choice.I've never had one starve themselves to death yet.

Real quick, consider asking the groomer how they express the glands. The Petsmart groomers here do it from the outside, where as the vet does it from the inside. From the inside you have more leverage and are able to really fully express the glands IMO (I do Bella's from the inside). Just a thought. Hopefully it's just the full glands and all is well!