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Title: "Scooting" but anal glands are empty?
Post by: lesley3165 on April 16, 2016, 08:05:46 PM

Could anyone offer me any advice what could be wrong with Meg. She has recently started "scooting" numerous times throughout the day. Her anal glands are empty so I am at a loss to explain her behaviour.

Title: Re: "Scooting" but anal glands are empty?
Post by: phoenix on April 16, 2016, 09:05:51 PM

Worms?

Title: Re: "Scooting" but anal glands are empty?
Post by: lescef on April 16, 2016, 09:19:00 PM

The scooting may be due to another area irritating Meg.
I have had this problem with Maddie. I asked the breeder about it when she was younger and she thought maybe there was a bit of stool stuck inside her. She suggested wearing plastic gloves and using a baby wipe gently inserting my finger inside her and wiping the area. It did seem to work.
She still scoots though and I think her urethra is itchy as the area becomes very red as she licks it alot. So I wipe the area twice a day with a baby wipe then put sudacrem on. I also wipe round her anus daily.
The problem may actually be due to yeast  but at the moment I manage to keep it under control by wiping her.
Hope that helps. Lovely topic of conversation!

Title: Re: "Scooting" but anal glands are empty?
Post by: lesley3165 on April 17, 2016, 07:32:16 AM

She was wormed 4 weeks ago so I'd dismissed that possibility. (The wormer we get from the vet is for every 3 months) I'll try wiping her in that area and see if it improves. Thanks for your suggestions.

Title: Re: "Scooting" but anal glands are empty?
Post by: Patp on April 17, 2016, 06:31:43 PM

Some baby wipes are perfumed which could irritate her even more x