alyssahope
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I'm a first time bulldog owner. I have always wanted one and found a sweet girl who's family got too big and they needed to find a home for her. I've been finding more and more little things that no one told me about but I've been managing and adapting well. But one thing I feel awful about is not even knowing her "pocket" existed. She loves to swim so I let her do so often but not knowing she has that little pocket in her tail, I never thought to clean or dry it. It started getting very smelly. And itchy. So far it's not red or inflamed or raw or anything. I don't suspect an infection. It is very stinky and wet and brown in there though, I've been washing it out and drying thoroughly with q tips but she's still scooting. I've read many suggestions but I feel like I'm being pulled in a lot of directions. Can someone suggest cheap, safe methods to help the itching and smell stop? I plan to continue cleaning it on a daily basis.