Has Anyone Here Emptied Their Dog's Anal Sacs

cyberbob

welshmoneylover wrote: »

I do my dogs sacs every month and it saves me a fortune in vets fees.

They really shouldn't need emptying this often unless your dogs have a problem.

MrsE_2

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

I have read many useful threads on this site and it has answered all my questions about life, debts, money, but Crikey Moses I never even knew you could do that to a dog! Poor doggie, you would have to be on really good terms with your pet to do that!

Good Luck OP.

Buffy (who is very glad she only has guinea pigs and Goldfish)

Me too:eek:
Very glad I'm a cat lover:rotfl:

Whats in these sacs:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Sagaris

Stinky brown fluid which I have seen described on an American Beagle website as smelling of 'fishy nickels' which pretty much sums it up - it's a very strong smell too.

Revolting! And not nice when it appears on furniture, carpets or worse!

scaredy_cat

MrsE wrote: »

Me too:eek:
Very glad I'm a cat lover:rotfl:

Whats in these sacs:eek::eek::eek::eek:

cats have them too!!!

welshmoneylover wrote: »

I do my dogs sacs every month and it saves me a fortune in vets fees.

The look on his face when they're done is one of pure bliss, sort of like popping a sore zit

Must forewarn you tho, get lots of kitchen roll or bog roll to hand cos the stuff can squirt out with a bit of force! So sort of cup your hand up a bit to catch the doings, sort of looks like a cross between weetabix and shredded wheat.

Apologies to weetabix and shreddies fans :rotfl:

*goes and chucks out the weetabix in the cupboard......*

olias

The resulting issue can in my experience, look anything from a beige liquid, to a dark brown or black paste

Nothing to stop you doing it yourself once you have been shown how. I use my hand in an inside out dog poo bag. that way the issue just squirts over the bag which can then be turned right way round and tied up before binning.

Olias

MrsE_2

scaredy_cat wrote: »

cats have them too!!!

Really??????

scaredy_cat

yeah, one either side of their bum.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=1+1322&aid=509

beks

My cat has just had her anal glands removed but we are now £701 worse off. We are waiting for the insurance to pay out though so fingers crossed we were covered.

We spent years having her glands emptied on a regular basis. It was on here that we learnt that we could either do it ourselves (after being shown to by a vet) or get the veterinary nurse to do it instead which is cheaper than the vet.

I would ask the vet to show you (as others saying getting it wrong could either cause your dog harm or you sould risk being covered in stink juice :eek: )- our vet showed us but unfortunately our cat was not at all compliant with us (probably because they were enormous and painful- apparently the size of a border collies when they were removed).

These links are quite helpful for beginners.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-empty-your-dogs-anal-sacs.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1yey2vN3M

MrsE_2

beks wrote: »

My cat has just had her anal glands removed but we are now £701 worse off. We are waiting for the insurance to pay out though so fingers crossed we were covered.

We spent years having her glands emptied on a regular basis. It was on here that we learnt that we could either do it ourselves (after being shown to by a vet) or get the veterinary nurse to do it instead which is cheaper than the vet.

I would ask the vet to show you (as others saying getting it wrong could either cause your dog harm or you sould risk being covered in stink juice :eek: )- our vet showed us but unfortunately our cat was not at all compliant with us (probably because they were enormous and painful- apparently the size of a border collies when they were removed).

These links are quite helpful for beginners.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-empty-your-dogs-anal-sacs.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1yey2vN3M

Not all cats need it though do they?
Its only if they have problems isn't it?

beks

MrsE wrote: »

Not all cats need it though do they?
Its only if they have problems isn't it?

No, don't worry - it is only if they have problems (and you would know if they did ). I never even heard of it before until our cat started leaking stink juice onto us. It really is the worst smell I have ever smelt and it is impossible to get rid of without chucking everything into a very hot wash. :eek: