Izzy's Mom
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So this is a yucky subject! I never had to take Izzy to express her anal glads... her vet also told me she was fine (I asked him about the subject after reading a thread here, she never had any symptom that they were infected or full). But sometimes she will leave her mark around the house... or on me.
When I first got her I though the smell was from her tail pocket... but I kept that area clean and I even picked her up one day and smelled to make sure the smell in my couch was not the same smell from her tail.... so this has happened a few times when I have her on my lap sitting up.... (doesnt happen ALL the time, but about 6-8 times in the past two years).... And we all know how bad the smell is... it drives me CRAZY!
The other night she was sleeping in my bed and I wake up with her licking the bed sheets... all my bedding is white or cream color so I noticed a brown spot on my bed sheet where she was licking... took a quick snif at it and YUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It smelled like the fluid that comes out of her anal glands! Is this normal to naturally express them like this? If she is leaking from time to time does it mean they are full?
All I know I was screaming at 1am because not only she got my bed dirty and smelling like a dead animal but she manage to get on top of my ipad cover too!!!! No more sleeping in bed for Miss Izzy!
Just wondering if this is normal... I thought they would only express the fluid when doing #2.
When I first got her I though the smell was from her tail pocket... but I kept that area clean and I even picked her up one day and smelled to make sure the smell in my couch was not the same smell from her tail.... so this has happened a few times when I have her on my lap sitting up.... (doesnt happen ALL the time, but about 6-8 times in the past two years).... And we all know how bad the smell is... it drives me CRAZY!
The other night she was sleeping in my bed and I wake up with her licking the bed sheets... all my bedding is white or cream color so I noticed a brown spot on my bed sheet where she was licking... took a quick snif at it and YUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It smelled like the fluid that comes out of her anal glands! Is this normal to naturally express them like this? If she is leaking from time to time does it mean they are full?
All I know I was screaming at 1am because not only she got my bed dirty and smelling like a dead animal but she manage to get on top of my ipad cover too!!!! No more sleeping in bed for Miss Izzy!
Just wondering if this is normal... I thought they would only express the fluid when doing #2.