Anal Gland

annie_so_pink · 02-16-2006, 08:06 PM

Wesley was just sitting on the couch and when he got up we noticed a huge wet spot on the couch. I think he "expelled" his anal gland...but I'm not sure....Is that normal?

Novel · 02-16-2006, 08:23 PM

When anal glands expel, the fluid is usually very, very smelly. If you've ever smelled a dog that is terrified, that's the smell. It's very musky and foul smelling, usually.

Anal glands usually only have a few teaspoons of fluid in them, and that's when they're quite full and need to be expressed manually. Normally it's supposed to be somewhat like a sweat gland, produces a small amount continually.

Is it possible he peed, or was chewing on something and salivated everywhere?

mulroony · 02-17-2006, 12:04 AM

Yeah unless they ruptured (trust you would know if they did) I cannot see a large spot being from that. More likely it was an accident or licked the couch.

In my experience dogs do not expell them for just any reason. Usually it coincides w/ aggression or fear, etc. and like Novel said it is very foul smelling.

annie_so_pink · 02-17-2006, 11:45 AM

Alright...Thank You for the help!

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annie_so_pink Rescue a dog=Save a life Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 900 Rep Power: 79	Anal Gland Wesley was just sitting on the couch and when he got up we noticed a huge wet spot on the couch. I think he "expelled" his anal gland...but I'm not sure....Is that normal?
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mulroony Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,100 Rep Power: 116	Yeah unless they ruptured (trust you would know if they did) I cannot see a large spot being from that. More likely it was an accident or licked the couch. In my experience dogs do not expell them for just any reason. Usually it coincides w/ aggression or fear, etc. and like Novel said it is very foul smelling.
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annie_so_pink Rescue a dog=Save a life Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 900 Rep Power: 79	Alright...Thank You for the help!
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02-16-2006, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Novel Boxer Mom Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 4,884 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 215	When anal glands expel, the fluid is usually very, very smelly. If you've ever smelled a dog that is terrified, that's the smell. It's very musky and foul smelling, usually. Anal glands usually only have a few teaspoons of fluid in them, and that's when they're quite full and need to be expressed manually. Normally it's supposed to be somewhat like a sweat gland, produces a small amount continually. Is it possible he peed, or was chewing on something and salivated everywhere?

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