Have you ever seen your dog crawling your butt on the ground during a walk? Have you happened more than once? Fido tries to soothe a discomfort, but it is clear that he has a problem. That problem. Almost certainly, it is represented by perianal glandswhich can inflame and cause many annoyances.
However, the owners often don’t know what to do if the complication shows up in their dog. Indeed, it is appropriate to say that There is a lot of disinformation on the theme. Dr. Luca Giansanti, veterinarian who dealt with the topic in one of his latest posts.
The perianal glands are small bags that are found on both sides of the animal’s anus and perform a very important function. These allow dogs of mark the territory. Inside, in fact, a very high smell is contained that is naturally expelled during defecation. In this way, the dog leaves his smell around, a sort of message that is read and recognized by the other dogs that will travel the same area.
However, the dog’s perianal glands are not always completely emptied and this can cause inflammation or infections in the most serious cases.
The causes are among the most varied: anatomical conformation, infections, intestinal problems that lead to soft stool, very often it is a multifactorial problem but almost always linked to intestinal inflammation that they hesitate in chronically or recurrently soft stools “explains the vet.
How to behave then? Not with frequent manual emptying. As Dr. Giansanti continues to ascertain, social media are full of content created by groomers, operators of the veterinary sector or other professionals showing online how to empty the perianal glands of their dog. But this practice can in turn cause complications as fabric irritation.
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What to do then? Contact your vet as soon as possible To evaluate the best type of intervention for the dog depending on the severity of the situation. Food also plays a fundamental role, do not forget it.
Sometimes, as can be seen from the comments on Dr. Giansanti’s post, veterinarians indicate to customers to empty the perianal glands by the groomer. In this case, hearing more than a bell can be the best solution in the interest of Fido’s health.
