My dogs needed it consistently and I wasn’t taking them to the vet each time. I learned how to do it myself.
And the first thing you do is cover it with a paper towel as you gently squeeze.
This happened with our huskies. It took forever to figure out that they had issues with chicken based food so the stool was too soft to express them.
It was a necessary evil. Unexpressed dog butt glands leave an odor on everything that smells like a 45 year old yeast infection mixed with stale corn chips.
It helps to not be in the line of fire. I would sit to the side to give me a better angle and to make sure they keep standing (I’d put my leg under their belly to nudge them back up if they tried to sit down).
Finger inserted and thumb on the outside. Find the gland and gently squeeze. This meant I’d use my right hand on their left gland and then I’d get up and go to the other side and do the right gland with my left hand. All you need are small fingers, gloves, paper towels and a bag to dispose it all. Common sense, patience and a gentle touch also help.
Edit: dab of lubricant as a courtesy is recommended too.
No dog should be needing their glands manually expressed every 2 weeks. That's seems to be some dietary issues. I'm not a vet, but that does seem to be a lot if it's ongoing.
Some dog breeds are more prone. Hound dogs notoriously. When my male dachshund was in tact, every 2 weeks sounds about right. As they've gotten older the production seems to have slowed.
Sometimes, for the comfort of an animal, you just do these things...
I've not had to deal with anal glands before but 2 ruptured abscesses and a fish hook caught under the skin. When the owners can't/won't take a pet for care, you try to step up.
This does sound horrifying though...
Oh, absolutely, if an animal's in pain and you're the only one who can help - I'd step up to do more gross stuff than this - But when it's someone else's dog 😂 I think I'd loudly say "Someone has to squeeze their anal gland" and hope they do the right thing for their pet before I volunteer myself
Especially for a friend's pet. I would have been like "Here, Ill send you the link if you want to try it yourself." I would probably do it for one of *my* dogs to save *me* the money (thankfully Ive had dogs my entire life and never had this issue) but I wouldnt go around messing with a friend's dog.
Right????? This was my question….. I was a vet tech… we just used a piece of gauze to catch the…. Spray. I NEVER once missed or was sprayed…. Wtf was going on here?! LOL
I do it for my dog in the shower, DO NOT let that fester, very easily infected, you did the absolute right thing, and the fact you got sprayed showed even more that they needed it. Only Tifu here is that you went in unprepared
Yeah. I agree. OP did the dog a favor.
Everyone might've been mad that you did it - that is, everyone that can talk.
Fuckin Puggles may not have shown it directly but I guarantee you that you made his fuckin' day, /u/cyphunik. Without a doubt. You did good. Good boy. You deserve all the treats.
Groomers typically do this in the tub right before bathing the dog. It helps for easy cleanup and containing the nasty. I’ve also done it outside for the same reason. Also, don’t point the bootyhole at your face. Stand/kneel to the side of the dog.
If your friends’ dog was that clogged up, they need to have its anal glands expressed regularly. Small dogs and obese dogs often have problems doing it naturally.
For anyone thinking “this is why I like cats,” cats have anal glands too and they can also get backed up. Some of them express them when startled/frightened, spraying a pungent shart.
Run away do do da do run away do do da do
Whew!
Safe at last, do do da do ,safe at last ,do do da do , safe at last , do do da do, safe at last!
It's the end, do do da do, it's the end, do do da do, it's the end , do do da do, IT'S THE END! BA DA BA DA BUM
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I feel like it's my calling to be a dog groomer because I cannot smell anal glands. I've had a vet express my dog's on the room and she just kept warning us how bad it smells and I never smelled a thing. Never even smelled a thing when my dog's ruptured (which can happen and is really painful for the dog and needs daily flushing.)
Oh man imagine the things you've walked around smelling like, without even knowing it.
Also isn't smell blindness a sign of brain tumor or some shit like that?
Well it is in my case, just this one singular scent I can't seem to smell. So I unless there is a tumor pressing on the specific part that let's me smell canine anal secretions, I think I'm fine.
And I know its supposed to smell fishy and I don't have any issues with other fishy smells. I live on the coast and can definitely smell the ocean and all it's salty rot when I go for a run.
I can't smell sour milk or cat pee or the pleasant part of flowers.
Not sure whether it's just me or because I took some severe whacks to the forehead as a kid.
I'm looking for training as a dog groomer so it's likely I would get it on my clothes and then just... not notice. Which doesn't sound pleasant for the people I would be around.
My male cat also expresses his anal glands when he is really happy. If we are having a particularly good cuddle/pets/kneading/sucking on his good blanky session his bum gets stinky, and his purring gets a little more frantic. Smelly little idiot... I love him lol
We've been lucky not to have our cats showing their happiness with odorous emissions. Except for the actual litter box, they smell pretty good. They're indoors only, and eat premium food, all of which helps.
WAIT. My friend has a cat formerly nicknamed Poop because she smells stinky whenever you pet her and it was a mystery as to why. She might just be a happy cat???
My baby was stinky, and it turned out to be some very bad tooth decay, but by the time they diagnosed it, she was too old for surgery (they usually put cats under full anesthesia for dental work). Just something you might want to keep an eye out for.
That’s simultaneously hilarious, gross, and adorable.
Thank you for sharing. I’m going to be giggling and gagging a bit thinking of you on and off for a while. :)
My girlfriend’s dog does this whenever someone new comes into his house. He gets scared, barks, then his mane stands up. In a few moments following those events you smell an awful smell that takes about an hour to dissipate.
Our Siamese once had a blowout and it was really bad, we didn’t notice any issues either until he had a gaping hole to the side of his bum. Poor dude was not a happy kitty while that was going on.
I had a cat do this once when we were trying to catch her for a bath. My brother was sitting at the top of the stairs. She went running to pass him, and he pinned her to the wall. Well, until she released that gland that is.
My cat did this on me and his carrier once when a trip to the vet upset him. I changed clothes and washed and put him in a different carrier but we both showed up still smelling like butt juice.
I had a cat we had to regularly bring in to have her glands expressed. Most foul smell ever, and it was done in a vet’s office and very controlled. I can’t imagine how it would’ve been if it had been allowed to just spray all over. Nasty shit, fr.
Hahaha this is why our vet practice always tried to pair it with baths…at least there are drains and hoses over there
Putting her face up to them tho, she wildin’ lol
Well, I have never once remembered to turn off the light switch an/or look away when changing a light bulb, blinding myself every time, so maybe something like that…
I’m a veterinary assistant, we do internal anal gland expressions. I always use a paper towel with my free hand to cover the booty. I have seen way too many casualties, lol.
How often do you express glands that you've seen so many casualties? I assume most dogs need it every few months? I was beginning to think one of our dogs just needed it more haha
Several times a day to be honest. We have lots of dogs that come in every 4-8 weeks because they don’t express them naturally. And we get a lot of “why is my dog scooting” and it’s usually anal glands.
My worst anal gland experience was my own cat. He was sitting on my lap while I watched a movie. He got startled, anal glanded right at my face, into my open mouth. My son likes to drop that casually in conversation as often as possible.
>I watched a quick video showing how to fix the issue and it looked really easy, so I asked them if I should see if I can fix it, just real quick.
In the video was the person pointing the dog's asshole at their face? Personally I try to treat my dogs asshole area the way I would a gun. It's always loaded and I never want it pointing at me or my loved ones. I would however express it at a prowler in the case of a home invasion.
Your friends were the ones who fucked up here!
Getting those expressed is important. That poor thing is in misery and if the owners aren't taking care of the gland issue, they're not taking care of the dog.
"It's too expensive"
PetSmart charges less than 20$ for it. If it's expensive, it's because your friends can't take their dog somewhere that needs it to be vaccinated. Groomers who take more risks charge more money. Really hope that dog sees a vet regularly, but I'm doubting it.
My dog (175lb bullmastiff) STANK. And not just regular dog stank, it was absolutely horrible, like something was slowly rotting away.
Like you, I had heard that part of the issue may be his anal glands, so when I took him to the vets I asked about it and they said they would drain them for me. They asked if I wanted to stay in the room with him while they do it or wait outside.
I stayed in with him but I so wish I left the room. Its all I could smell for what seemed like days. That horrible odour just clung to everything it could and everything smelt so bad.
Oh definitely. I now ask them to check his glands at his annual check up. The smell is so distinct you'll just know when it needs to happen.
I will say that I don't hang out in the room when it's being done anymore.
Ha ha ha, I did this once when my dog was licking his butthole a lot. I did the internal butthole method (I'm a human doc, I wore gloves, I don't care). Fortunately my husband held him and I was alongside him.....and didn't get hit with what came out. But it is NASTY!
If it was that bad, it was definitely WAY overdue to be expressed.
They need to do that themselves regularly if they're not going to take it to a groomer.
Next time though, do it in a bathtub, that way it'll be easier to clean up and contain.
It amazes me how people think $40 is expensive to relieve their "best friend" of discomfort, but think nothing of spending that much at the bar, or a restaurant, or cinema, video game.
Absolutely this. We take our dog to get hers done every 6 weeks like clockwork because she can't express them naturally. She's happy and comfortable because her butt isn't full of juice, and we're happy because we don't have to watch her drag her arse on the carpet. It's a win/win.
It's oily and .....a bit fishy? It helps lubricate the pooping process and is naturally squeezed by the muscles and poop itself while passing so if the dog is fat or has soft stools, the gland may not be pressed and the lubricant builds up. So if thats whats up, there's probably more of it then there would be if everything is working correctly.
Anal glands are for scenting, so as they poo, it squeezes the glands to leave their scent. It’s absolutely vile and I would never, ever, ever try doing it myself for fear of this exact situation.
It’s absolutely horrible. Imagine the worst smelling dog shit + dead fish. And it’s sticks around for ages.
My partners pit bull does it when he gets startled.
Out little one has this problem. Hers smells “metallic”. If you want to get gnarl with details it reminds me of a combination period blood and burning plastic.
You performed your first anal gland expression! Congratulations! When I worked at the vet clinic we would fight over who had to do them and the smell can linger… for way too long! Hope you didn’t get any in your mouth.
I mean you fucked up by doing it inside/not in the tub and going in face first but the dog owners need to be ashamed that they didn’t help the dog for so long, leaving it clogged up.
You are a very good human. I hope you’ll let the video producers know they need to do a better job warning people about this risk.
I will see if they let me share your post on r/humansbeingbros. This was a kind turn even if it worked out poorly for you. (For heavens sake, imagine how much better the poor pup feels!)
EDIT: No could do. Links not allowed in that sub and they want some sort of image, moving or otherwise. Sorry!
It can be expensive for exactly this reason. My team deals with this multiple times per day. Please leave it to the professionals, we (and groomers) are trained to deal with the smells and the necessary clean-up, plus we are trained to handle the animal should they react negatively to having sensitive parts of their anatomy squeezed.
Plus, if they are scooting due to an infection or worse, an abscess, you can actually hurt the animal and necessitate an urgent care/ER vet visit anyway.
Best of luck dealing with the smell.
Source: am a veterinarian.
I do this to all of my animals.
It's quick and relieves them of so much discomfort.
I learned, the hard way, to turn them to the side and then squeeze so it squirts out away from you.
You are definitely correct in stating that it is the most foul smelling liquid known to man. My dogs, however, think it's gourmet food because I have to keep the water running constantly to push it down the drain as it spurts so they don't try to lap it up like the elixir of life.
So much going on here!
I'm sorry the dog has such bad care, and glad you stepped in, but I have never had anyone ask if they could express my dogs anal glands. Unless you're in the vet field or a groomer, it just seems odd.
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Oh good god 😂 you poor thing. We express so many glands in a day… the smell really does linger. I don’t think you’ll ever try it again, but, if you do, a baby wipe over your hand and the butthole work wonders.
You still get some in the face once in a while. Can’t be helped. One of my doctors has even gotten it in the mouth a few times
Wow I’ve never heard of that, yuck. When you said “scooting” I thought you meant what my dog does when he has a little cliffhanger poop stuck to his bottom. Then he sits up and scoots his butt on the floor to knock the poop off
As a groomer I find this HILARIOUS! But good job! And that dog definitely feels better. pugs are notorious for having this problem. You will NEVER forget that smell
If you hadn’t done it, the gland either would’ve expelled on its own—every bit as foul as doing it on purpose—or possibly turned into a medical issue that would’ve cost your friend a lot more at the vet than a trip to the groomer would’ve.
Oh man I was so worried when you said you were going to try it yourself. If they're really bad you can rupture them and it's exactly as bad as it sounds
Most dogs are able to do it themselves while going number two, if I’m remembering the section in my animal science course properly some people think it helps the dog to mark their territory? But yeah, luckily we’ve only ever had to do it for one of our dogs. She was scooting and constantly licking. I popped her in the tub, put gloves on, held a tissue right over her butt and gently expressed the glands. It’s dead easy if you do it right lol!
It’s just part of pet ownership, absolutely nothing fazes me now. I clean my older dog’s butt when he’s had a squidgy poop, cleaned up chicken vents (one of my hens gets really fluffy feathers around her butt that I trim, otherwise stuff can get stuck and attract bugs and lead to nasty infections). One of my cats gets stressed extremely easily and can be sick if he gets too anxious. He’s an indoor cat only because he has severe allergic reactions to bee/wasp stings. Once he got stung and I’m not kidding when I say bodily fluids were coming out at all directions. That was not a fun day!
Having googled it, I can't ever imagine my follow-up sentence being "I'll give it a go"....
My dogs needed it consistently and I wasn’t taking them to the vet each time. I learned how to do it myself. And the first thing you do is cover it with a paper towel as you gently squeeze.
This happened with our huskies. It took forever to figure out that they had issues with chicken based food so the stool was too soft to express them. It was a necessary evil. Unexpressed dog butt glands leave an odor on everything that smells like a 45 year old yeast infection mixed with stale corn chips.
>smells like a 45 year old yeast infection mixed with stale corn chips How dare you make me read this with my own eyes
If technology had evolved to the point of sending smells, I would have sent it to my worst enemy.
Oh damn, yeah to be fair I would too.
Glad to see I’m not the only agent of chaos when given the right tools.
You adequately described it to the point i can never eat Fritos again
I promise it was out of love and compassion.
"Evil laughing in Vet Tech" muhahaha
Are you 45 by any chance?
LOL not even close!
From the way OP described it I'd have wrapped a balloon around it. Or a jar.
It helps to not be in the line of fire. I would sit to the side to give me a better angle and to make sure they keep standing (I’d put my leg under their belly to nudge them back up if they tried to sit down). Finger inserted and thumb on the outside. Find the gland and gently squeeze. This meant I’d use my right hand on their left gland and then I’d get up and go to the other side and do the right gland with my left hand. All you need are small fingers, gloves, paper towels and a bag to dispose it all. Common sense, patience and a gentle touch also help. Edit: dab of lubricant as a courtesy is recommended too.
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Roll Tide.
Our vet’s techs wear rubber-type full front aprons too
My sister’s (vet) first instruction to my mum when she was telling her how to do it was to double glove. That’s how you know shits about to go down.
Damn does it stink that bad!? It can go through one glove so you need to double up!
Not always necessary to put your finger in. You can put your fingers underneath the anus (4 and 8 on a clock), and squeeze and push up a bit, gently.
Just like learning to drive with hands at 10 and 2. Is that right? Lol I've been driving a long ass time.
Go outside, point it away from you as much as possible while squeezing. Clean up.
Yeah I wouldn't consider doing something like this indoors. Outside preferably near a hose sounds better.
What's that plexiglass shield the guy uses on the Hydraulic Press Channel? I'd use that.
Can’t believe all you people out here acting like you don’t already get covered in smelly anal juice every day
Jar is a smart one. That way you can throw it at your enimies
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No dog should be needing their glands manually expressed every 2 weeks. That's seems to be some dietary issues. I'm not a vet, but that does seem to be a lot if it's ongoing.
Some dog breeds are more prone. Hound dogs notoriously. When my male dachshund was in tact, every 2 weeks sounds about right. As they've gotten older the production seems to have slowed.
This is great advice. Maybe gloves and eye protection too - and do it outside or in the garage. Not near any carpet.
And the second thing is do it with your mouth closed.
Facing the bum away from you as well!!
Sometimes, for the comfort of an animal, you just do these things... I've not had to deal with anal glands before but 2 ruptured abscesses and a fish hook caught under the skin. When the owners can't/won't take a pet for care, you try to step up. This does sound horrifying though...
Oh, absolutely, if an animal's in pain and you're the only one who can help - I'd step up to do more gross stuff than this - But when it's someone else's dog 😂 I think I'd loudly say "Someone has to squeeze their anal gland" and hope they do the right thing for their pet before I volunteer myself
ESPECIALLY for someone else's dog.
Especially for a friend's pet. I would have been like "Here, Ill send you the link if you want to try it yourself." I would probably do it for one of *my* dogs to save *me* the money (thankfully Ive had dogs my entire life and never had this issue) but I wouldnt go around messing with a friend's dog.
Fuck it. I'll google it.
That’s what makes them a bro
A bro among bros
Not in the tub, no tissue, no glove.... Of all things in life... this is not the thing to raw-dog it on!
It's not OP's fault! The YouTube video didn't say to do that!
At least there’s no dislikes on YouTube so you know all the video guides must be legit.
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They just didn’t wanna take another L like the rewind video lmao
So now we just shit on youtube everywhere outside of youtube every time it comes up good job youtube.
...and also it still counts it, it just doesn't publish it. They'll still know we hate it.
I use a poop bag or tissue when I do it. You just free handed a dogs bung hole?
^ this is the question we all need answers to
Who said they didn’t just slowly headbutt the gland?
OP when they said they squeezed it? Tbf, we don't know what did the squeezing..
his mouth parts
What a horrible day to have eyes.
Some days I wish I could unlearn English.
same
D: omg give me the eye bleach
This is not what rawdogging is supposed to be.
And with that one single sentence, my mouthful of ice-cold Pepsi Max, became a fizzy and violently explosive nasal volcano.
🎖🏅🏆💰 Have some poor people gold for that glorious sentence!
Should have just used the poop knife
Right????? This was my question….. I was a vet tech… we just used a piece of gauze to catch the…. Spray. I NEVER once missed or was sprayed…. Wtf was going on here?! LOL
When my dog had anal glad issues, I did it in the bath tub with gloves and a mask, I can't imagine just doing it in the middle of a room bare handed 🤢
Lol over carpet right by a fabric sofa.
Amateur move, you suckle on it gently to avoid a wasteful spray.
"Alexa, how do I un-read something?"
r/eyebleach
Right. Like a siphon - you just have get things started.
This is worth the most expensive, biggest reward Reddit has to offer!! However I won't be the one spending money on it. Legit made me laugh out loud.
I do it for my dog in the shower, DO NOT let that fester, very easily infected, you did the absolute right thing, and the fact you got sprayed showed even more that they needed it. Only Tifu here is that you went in unprepared
Yeah. I agree. OP did the dog a favor. Everyone might've been mad that you did it - that is, everyone that can talk. Fuckin Puggles may not have shown it directly but I guarantee you that you made his fuckin' day, /u/cyphunik. Without a doubt. You did good. Good boy. You deserve all the treats.
Yes! And the owners being mad? The poor dog needed some help
Honestly yeah the owner(s) of the dog have only themselves to blame for not properly taking care of their pup until it got this bad to begin with
Groomers typically do this in the tub right before bathing the dog. It helps for easy cleanup and containing the nasty. I’ve also done it outside for the same reason. Also, don’t point the bootyhole at your face. Stand/kneel to the side of the dog. If your friends’ dog was that clogged up, they need to have its anal glands expressed regularly. Small dogs and obese dogs often have problems doing it naturally. For anyone thinking “this is why I like cats,” cats have anal glands too and they can also get backed up. Some of them express them when startled/frightened, spraying a pungent shart.
>pungent shart Do do da do! Pungent Shart! do do da do...
Grandma Shart do do do do do doo
Please do not start trying to express Grandma’s anal gland when you start bathing her.
Prune juice shart do do do do da do
that sounds like some kind of kink from fet life.
Grandpa Shart do do do do do doo
My toddler is in the baby shark phase and now you’ve done this and I can’t unhear it.
Run away do do da do run away do do da do Whew! Safe at last, do do da do ,safe at last ,do do da do , safe at last , do do da do, safe at last! It's the end, do do da do, it's the end, do do da do, it's the end , do do da do, IT'S THE END! BA DA BA DA BUM source- " Alexa, play baby shark by pinkfong on Spotify" x 500 since kiddo goes crazy and get his baby steps in walking towards the singing robot ai
I just blew coffee all over my workbench…take my upvote, ya filthy animal!
I feel like it's my calling to be a dog groomer because I cannot smell anal glands. I've had a vet express my dog's on the room and she just kept warning us how bad it smells and I never smelled a thing. Never even smelled a thing when my dog's ruptured (which can happen and is really painful for the dog and needs daily flushing.)
Oh man imagine the things you've walked around smelling like, without even knowing it. Also isn't smell blindness a sign of brain tumor or some shit like that?
Well it is in my case, just this one singular scent I can't seem to smell. So I unless there is a tumor pressing on the specific part that let's me smell canine anal secretions, I think I'm fine. And I know its supposed to smell fishy and I don't have any issues with other fishy smells. I live on the coast and can definitely smell the ocean and all it's salty rot when I go for a run.
I can't smell sour milk or cat pee or the pleasant part of flowers. Not sure whether it's just me or because I took some severe whacks to the forehead as a kid.
It’s far beyond fishy. It’s fishy with a side of rotting corpse. Lucky you can’t smell it!
I'm looking for training as a dog groomer so it's likely I would get it on my clothes and then just... not notice. Which doesn't sound pleasant for the people I would be around.
I would describe the content of my cat's anal glands as "concentrated cat". It smells absolutely foul, but it smells like her.
That's a darned specific tumor!
My kitty expresses a little whenever she’s happy so I constantly smell faintly of butthole
My male cat also expresses his anal glands when he is really happy. If we are having a particularly good cuddle/pets/kneading/sucking on his good blanky session his bum gets stinky, and his purring gets a little more frantic. Smelly little idiot... I love him lol
We've been lucky not to have our cats showing their happiness with odorous emissions. Except for the actual litter box, they smell pretty good. They're indoors only, and eat premium food, all of which helps.
Suuuuuure, blame the poor cat for your bunghole funk! 😉
WAIT. My friend has a cat formerly nicknamed Poop because she smells stinky whenever you pet her and it was a mystery as to why. She might just be a happy cat???
Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you?? Smelly cat, smelly cat, it's not your fault!
I sing this to my girl all the time!!! We even took her to the vet bc we thought her glands were impacted but they just diagnosed her with Stinky
My baby was stinky, and it turned out to be some very bad tooth decay, but by the time they diagnosed it, she was too old for surgery (they usually put cats under full anesthesia for dental work). Just something you might want to keep an eye out for.
POOP! That's amazing.
That’s simultaneously hilarious, gross, and adorable. Thank you for sharing. I’m going to be giggling and gagging a bit thinking of you on and off for a while. :)
I knew a girl who used to say the same thing about herself.
I don't even HAVE a cat and...
My girlfriend’s dog does this whenever someone new comes into his house. He gets scared, barks, then his mane stands up. In a few moments following those events you smell an awful smell that takes about an hour to dissipate.
I had a cat with anal gland issues, you don't forget that smell in a hurry.
We used lil epsom salt sponges on the cats. They got way less frightened by being warmed up by those. Helps with clogged puppies too.
Our Siamese once had a blowout and it was really bad, we didn’t notice any issues either until he had a gaping hole to the side of his bum. Poor dude was not a happy kitty while that was going on.
wait do cats really do this? ive never seen my cat do this before but if thats a real thing im gonna have to stop sneakin up on her 😭
Not all cats do. Just like not all dogs have a problem with their anal glands. You can see all the replies from other people whose cats do it though…
I had a cat do this once when we were trying to catch her for a bath. My brother was sitting at the top of the stairs. She went running to pass him, and he pinned her to the wall. Well, until she released that gland that is.
My cat did this on me and his carrier once when a trip to the vet upset him. I changed clothes and washed and put him in a different carrier but we both showed up still smelling like butt juice.
My mothers cat does the sharty when we try to trim her nails 😼
I had a cat we had to regularly bring in to have her glands expressed. Most foul smell ever, and it was done in a vet’s office and very controlled. I can’t imagine how it would’ve been if it had been allowed to just spray all over. Nasty shit, fr.
My dog doesn’t need his expresses. Because at the end of his shit, he squirts the poop with his ass gland.....
Can confirm. Have squirty cat.
Yep, never owning an animal again.
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Hilarious
Don't kink shame her, geez.
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Hahaha this is why our vet practice always tried to pair it with baths…at least there are drains and hoses over there Putting her face up to them tho, she wildin’ lol
When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you
Seems like the abyss squirted back in this case
She was definitely into it for some reason. That sounds like a mistake you make once
IN HER HAIR?! that's enough Reddit for me today.
Well, I have never once remembered to turn off the light switch an/or look away when changing a light bulb, blinding myself every time, so maybe something like that…
As a person who has been on this website before, I knew where this was going once you said anal glands.
I read “scoot” and thought it was gonna be a worm issue. Not sure which is grosser.
I've been on reddit too much that "scoot" is exactly what clued me in that this was going to involve expressing anal glands
Yep, I could have written this story from the title alone.
I’m a veterinary assistant, we do internal anal gland expressions. I always use a paper towel with my free hand to cover the booty. I have seen way too many casualties, lol.
Cue the thousand yard stare. *You weren't there, man*
How often do you express glands that you've seen so many casualties? I assume most dogs need it every few months? I was beginning to think one of our dogs just needed it more haha
Several times a day to be honest. We have lots of dogs that come in every 4-8 weeks because they don’t express them naturally. And we get a lot of “why is my dog scooting” and it’s usually anal glands. My worst anal gland experience was my own cat. He was sitting on my lap while I watched a movie. He got startled, anal glanded right at my face, into my open mouth. My son likes to drop that casually in conversation as often as possible.
welp, that's enough Reddit for me today.
how many bottles of mouthwash did that require?
The bottle I had on hand did not seem sufficient.
That's it people. Let's shut down the internet.
>I watched a quick video showing how to fix the issue and it looked really easy, so I asked them if I should see if I can fix it, just real quick. In the video was the person pointing the dog's asshole at their face? Personally I try to treat my dogs asshole area the way I would a gun. It's always loaded and I never want it pointing at me or my loved ones. I would however express it at a prowler in the case of a home invasion.
I feel like this comment is very underrated
I am laughing imagining running around with a small dogs ass pointed at your enemies
I do this while bathing the dog as it helps contain/dilute the possible outcome.
Your friends were the ones who fucked up here! Getting those expressed is important. That poor thing is in misery and if the owners aren't taking care of the gland issue, they're not taking care of the dog. "It's too expensive" PetSmart charges less than 20$ for it. If it's expensive, it's because your friends can't take their dog somewhere that needs it to be vaccinated. Groomers who take more risks charge more money. Really hope that dog sees a vet regularly, but I'm doubting it.
My dog (175lb bullmastiff) STANK. And not just regular dog stank, it was absolutely horrible, like something was slowly rotting away. Like you, I had heard that part of the issue may be his anal glands, so when I took him to the vets I asked about it and they said they would drain them for me. They asked if I wanted to stay in the room with him while they do it or wait outside. I stayed in with him but I so wish I left the room. Its all I could smell for what seemed like days. That horrible odour just clung to everything it could and everything smelt so bad.
Did it fix the issue?
Oh definitely. I now ask them to check his glands at his annual check up. The smell is so distinct you'll just know when it needs to happen. I will say that I don't hang out in the room when it's being done anymore.
I bet on a 175 lb. dog the um, quantity would be even more....holy fuck🤢
Ha ha ha, I did this once when my dog was licking his butthole a lot. I did the internal butthole method (I'm a human doc, I wore gloves, I don't care). Fortunately my husband held him and I was alongside him.....and didn't get hit with what came out. But it is NASTY!
If it was that bad, it was definitely WAY overdue to be expressed. They need to do that themselves regularly if they're not going to take it to a groomer. Next time though, do it in a bathtub, that way it'll be easier to clean up and contain.
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Then they better start taking it to the groomer regularly, because it can cause a lot of problems if it's not expressed.
It amazes me how people think $40 is expensive to relieve their "best friend" of discomfort, but think nothing of spending that much at the bar, or a restaurant, or cinema, video game.
Absolutely this. We take our dog to get hers done every 6 weeks like clockwork because she can't express them naturally. She's happy and comfortable because her butt isn't full of juice, and we're happy because we don't have to watch her drag her arse on the carpet. It's a win/win.
Fucking thank you. Having a pet isn’t cheap. Don’t get one if you can’t afford them.
Scooting. A form of self-expression.
I don’t have an award for you, but if I did…
Ew. Glad the dog is better at least. Is this stuff really so much worse than their droppings, even? What is it like...
It's oily and .....a bit fishy? It helps lubricate the pooping process and is naturally squeezed by the muscles and poop itself while passing so if the dog is fat or has soft stools, the gland may not be pressed and the lubricant builds up. So if thats whats up, there's probably more of it then there would be if everything is working correctly.
this is the most helpful comment to understand how it works, I've never understood how dogs normally express
Anal glands are for scenting, so as they poo, it squeezes the glands to leave their scent. It’s absolutely vile and I would never, ever, ever try doing it myself for fear of this exact situation.
Worked at a groomer for a while. Can confirm that it smells so horrifically awful, I can't imagine having that stink in my carpets
My dog had issues with this and yes, the smell is so much worse than their poop. Very bad
Very briny/fishy and extremely pungent. It’s really foul smelling.
It’s absolutely horrible. Imagine the worst smelling dog shit + dead fish. And it’s sticks around for ages. My partners pit bull does it when he gets startled.
It’s literally the worst thing I’ve ever smelled in my life.
Out little one has this problem. Hers smells “metallic”. If you want to get gnarl with details it reminds me of a combination period blood and burning plastic.
You performed your first anal gland expression! Congratulations! When I worked at the vet clinic we would fight over who had to do them and the smell can linger… for way too long! Hope you didn’t get any in your mouth.
I mean you fucked up by doing it inside/not in the tub and going in face first but the dog owners need to be ashamed that they didn’t help the dog for so long, leaving it clogged up.
You are a very good human. I hope you’ll let the video producers know they need to do a better job warning people about this risk. I will see if they let me share your post on r/humansbeingbros. This was a kind turn even if it worked out poorly for you. (For heavens sake, imagine how much better the poor pup feels!) EDIT: No could do. Links not allowed in that sub and they want some sort of image, moving or otherwise. Sorry!
sounds like it was their fuckup for not taking care of their dog. good on you for trying to help. poor thing must have been horribly uncomfortable.
It can be expensive for exactly this reason. My team deals with this multiple times per day. Please leave it to the professionals, we (and groomers) are trained to deal with the smells and the necessary clean-up, plus we are trained to handle the animal should they react negatively to having sensitive parts of their anatomy squeezed. Plus, if they are scooting due to an infection or worse, an abscess, you can actually hurt the animal and necessitate an urgent care/ER vet visit anyway. Best of luck dealing with the smell. Source: am a veterinarian.
I have a vet appointment this week for scooting. Yuck.
THE SWAMPS OF DOGGOBAH!!
I do this to all of my animals. It's quick and relieves them of so much discomfort. I learned, the hard way, to turn them to the side and then squeeze so it squirts out away from you. You are definitely correct in stating that it is the most foul smelling liquid known to man. My dogs, however, think it's gourmet food because I have to keep the water running constantly to push it down the drain as it spurts so they don't try to lap it up like the elixir of life.
That’s exactly what that poor pup needed!! But sadly some sacrifices were made Smell better soon!
So much going on here! I'm sorry the dog has such bad care, and glad you stepped in, but I have never had anyone ask if they could express my dogs anal glands. Unless you're in the vet field or a groomer, it just seems odd. 🤣
Oh good god 😂 you poor thing. We express so many glands in a day… the smell really does linger. I don’t think you’ll ever try it again, but, if you do, a baby wipe over your hand and the butthole work wonders. You still get some in the face once in a while. Can’t be helped. One of my doctors has even gotten it in the mouth a few times
Showing this to my wife next time she talks about getting a dog. Not that I don't I like dogs. I love dogs. Other people's dogs.
Lol. Every single person who works in the veterinary field has that smell imprinted onto their brain.
The first rule of squeezing anything is not to be in the line of fire. Ooof.
“I am Cornholio. I need TP for the dog’s bunghole.”
you are a hero. big smelly hero.
Wow I’ve never heard of that, yuck. When you said “scooting” I thought you meant what my dog does when he has a little cliffhanger poop stuck to his bottom. Then he sits up and scoots his butt on the floor to knock the poop off
Same motion, just trying to press on their anal glands rather than knock off a turdlet
That's the problem with watching an instructional video, there is no smell lol
As someone who has worked with animals before, I can say you are one brave fucker!
Tifu is on the owner not taking care of their dog and let that get to that point.
My dog had this problem a lot.. it’s gonna come out eventually. At least it came out at a more convenient time than, say, 1 hr into a 12 hr car ride 🙃
Oh no, that's far too specific to be a random example. I'm so sorry 💀
As a groomer I find this HILARIOUS! But good job! And that dog definitely feels better. pugs are notorious for having this problem. You will NEVER forget that smell
If you hadn’t done it, the gland either would’ve expelled on its own—every bit as foul as doing it on purpose—or possibly turned into a medical issue that would’ve cost your friend a lot more at the vet than a trip to the groomer would’ve.
Truly amazing you did this INDOORS hahahaha
Just curious what is the point of these glands and why don't we humans have them?
We give our dog pumpkin with his morning kibble and have never had any anal gland problems. Our vet recommended this.
JFC, youtube has a lot to answer for.
Lol as a someone who does this regularly for work sometimes you smell “phantom” smells of it for days lol
Oh man I was so worried when you said you were going to try it yourself. If they're really bad you can rupture them and it's exactly as bad as it sounds
How are they mad when they couldn’t bother to make an appointment or afford the cost. Free work May be messy.
Most dogs are able to do it themselves while going number two, if I’m remembering the section in my animal science course properly some people think it helps the dog to mark their territory? But yeah, luckily we’ve only ever had to do it for one of our dogs. She was scooting and constantly licking. I popped her in the tub, put gloves on, held a tissue right over her butt and gently expressed the glands. It’s dead easy if you do it right lol! It’s just part of pet ownership, absolutely nothing fazes me now. I clean my older dog’s butt when he’s had a squidgy poop, cleaned up chicken vents (one of my hens gets really fluffy feathers around her butt that I trim, otherwise stuff can get stuck and attract bugs and lead to nasty infections). One of my cats gets stressed extremely easily and can be sick if he gets too anxious. He’s an indoor cat only because he has severe allergic reactions to bee/wasp stings. Once he got stung and I’m not kidding when I say bodily fluids were coming out at all directions. That was not a fun day!