Lisa Marie Mayer
New member
- Feb 20, 2013
- 38
- 1
- Country
- united states
- Bulldog(s) Names
- lord igor (aka iggy pup), bones and blue
Good morning all.
My bully igor was behaving oddly for the last couple days. Spinning a bit then sitting down and trying to nip at his back right paw. He does get a little paw yeast on occasion so i monitored and cleaned/acv as needed and found no increased irritation. I also added a Benadryl for good measure. This seemed to provide a little relief at least during the night. Yesterday I noticed he was walking a bit hunched from the hind quarters forward and when he would stop he would flop on his butt. He also backed into corners. I examined him and found no tender spots either muscular or bone. I called our bully vet and there were no openings until Wednesday so I opted for my second vet. They said it sounded like anal glands that needed to be expressed and if it was something else they would bring in a vet (as techs express). We took him in and had him expressed. The tech said they were quite full. My issue is he is still spinning and nipping. The hunch is gone. Is there an after affect of having them full and the express process itself?
I feel horrid I didn't notice this sooner for him but he has no gas that we ever smell so the option of smelling it get worse isn't there nor does he scootch.
I am inclined to make a bully vet appointment anyway just to be safe but since this was my first experience with anal glands I thought it couldn't hurt to ask here.
Thanks in advance. lisa
My bully igor was behaving oddly for the last couple days. Spinning a bit then sitting down and trying to nip at his back right paw. He does get a little paw yeast on occasion so i monitored and cleaned/acv as needed and found no increased irritation. I also added a Benadryl for good measure. This seemed to provide a little relief at least during the night. Yesterday I noticed he was walking a bit hunched from the hind quarters forward and when he would stop he would flop on his butt. He also backed into corners. I examined him and found no tender spots either muscular or bone. I called our bully vet and there were no openings until Wednesday so I opted for my second vet. They said it sounded like anal glands that needed to be expressed and if it was something else they would bring in a vet (as techs express). We took him in and had him expressed. The tech said they were quite full. My issue is he is still spinning and nipping. The hunch is gone. Is there an after affect of having them full and the express process itself?
I feel horrid I didn't notice this sooner for him but he has no gas that we ever smell so the option of smelling it get worse isn't there nor does he scootch.
I am inclined to make a bully vet appointment anyway just to be safe but since this was my first experience with anal glands I thought it couldn't hurt to ask here.
Thanks in advance. lisa