Crusty bum hole/possible anal gland issues

BertandErnie

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Every morning I clean my boys' faces and tail pockets and I also wipe their bums after they poop. Ive recently started to notice that Ernie has been getting a clear crusty mucus on his butthole and there's an area between his tail pocket and butthole that looks swollen and if I push on it too hard he gets really pissed. Ive read about them needing their anal glands emptied and I didn't know if these could be signs of that. Any advice or instances of similar experiences?
 

2BullyMama

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Yes, seems that could be it. But it could also be the start of an infection---Gonna sound gross but can you get a picture next time.




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ddnene

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I would take him to the vets and have it looked at... anal glands can burst from the infection, and it's a bloody nasty mess. They will clean them out and give them an antibiotic to help w/infection.
 

2BullyMama

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Every morning I clean my boys' faces and tail pockets and I also wipe their bums after they poop. Ive recently started to notice that Ernie has been getting a clear crusty mucus on his butthole and there's an area between his tail pocket and butthole that looks swollen and if I push on it too hard he gets really pissed. Ive read about them needing their anal glands emptied and I didn't know if these could be signs of that. Any advice or instances of similar experiences?

how is he doing?
 

Davidh

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I would let a vet check him, could be an anal gland infected.
 

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