SkyHog
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Everything Offends Me
My dog has been doing this thing, where he'll stop whatever he's doing, start whimpering, and then vigorously chew on his butt. I figured it had to be worms or something, so I called the vet to set up an appointment to get him dewormed. The vet, over the phone, indicated that what I was describing is not consistent with worms, but rather backed up anal sacs.
Anal sacs. How the heck did I live 25 years of my life and never hear that dogs have these? I talk to other dog owners and they all say "Oh, yeah, Anal Sacs. Easy enough to fix, just squeeze 'em and the most disgusting filth you could ever imagine comes out."
No thank you. I love my dog, but I'm not touching his butt, especially not with the idea that something's gonna be coming out while I'm back there.
The vet was nice enough to offer to get it done, but not until Wednesday coming up (I found out on Tuesday of last week). It costs $14.95. I say paying $14.95 is well worth not having to deal with this stuff.
The moral of my story is this: If you have a dog that seems uncomfortable around his butt, look into this. It can be very unpleasant to have unexpressed anal sacs, and they can even rupture and get infected, leaving no option but a "anal sacectomy" and that's never good.
Anal sacs. How the heck did I live 25 years of my life and never hear that dogs have these? I talk to other dog owners and they all say "Oh, yeah, Anal Sacs. Easy enough to fix, just squeeze 'em and the most disgusting filth you could ever imagine comes out."
No thank you. I love my dog, but I'm not touching his butt, especially not with the idea that something's gonna be coming out while I'm back there.
The vet was nice enough to offer to get it done, but not until Wednesday coming up (I found out on Tuesday of last week). It costs $14.95. I say paying $14.95 is well worth not having to deal with this stuff.
The moral of my story is this: If you have a dog that seems uncomfortable around his butt, look into this. It can be very unpleasant to have unexpressed anal sacs, and they can even rupture and get infected, leaving no option but a "anal sacectomy" and that's never good.