scooting bottom

[lilliegez]

hi all, my girl has been scooting her bottom along the ground over the last couple of weeks.  she does have allergies but I am feeding her on raw diet which doesn't contain cereals.  I took her to the vet who checked her anal glands, a bit full but not bad.  she has also been wormed.  what else could cause this. cheers.

[Pearly]

The obvious reasons are anal glands, worms or habit  it would be worth monitoring her for a couple of weeks - if she continues have her checked again, it may be that her glands are starting to stretch - hope not.

Jayne

[ANJ]

Does she ever pick up "stuff" on her walks etc??  Ours eats twigs etc, i am just thinking that it might be something which has scratched her anal passage, and that it why it is itchy?  -Otherwise, it could be her stools being hard perhaps and also scratching on the way out?

[minimoo]

maybe shes just got a bit of an itchy bottom 

[Joules]

Coco has never had anal gland problems and I worm her regularly but she does sometimes drag her bum along the ground.  If she has done a bit of a runny poo she does it and sometimes for no apparent reason   Maybe just an itchy bot    I think she also likes the look of horror on my face when she does it when I am talking to someone - she definitely likes to have an audience 

[linda c]

Blue sometimes rubs his bottom on the floor if he's had a bit of a runny poo, we always say he's just cleaning things up    other times he does it for no reason at all  so Coco isn't  the only one that does it   

[ShazzaC]

Blue is also doing the scooty botty dance over the last couple of days. I'm putting it down to all the rubbish he keeps eating at the moment - tissues being a favourite - I try to stop him but I'm not always quick enough 

[linda c]

We usually have some baby wipes to help with the clean up  Hand wipes are very useful as well.

[lescef]

Maddie does this and as her glands are not full I asked her very helpful breeder. She said it could be that bits of poo get left just inside the opening to the anus and that irritates her. Using a plastic glove and baby wipe I gently insert my little finger and gently wipe the inside, then apply Sudacrem. It does seem to do the trick. Sometimes I have to do it daily sometimes she can go a week. Suppose it depends on what she has been eating!

[Joules]

Maddie does this and as her glands are not full I asked her very helpful breeder. She said it could be that bits of poo get left just inside the opening to the anus and that irritates her. Using a plastic glove and baby wipe I gently insert my little finger and gently wipe the inside, then apply Sudacrem. It does seem to do the trick. Sometimes I have to do it daily sometimes she can go a week. Suppose it depends on what she has been eating!

Blimey, that is dedicated 

I think I will just put up with the scooting 

[lescef]

Maddie does this and as her glands are not full I asked her very helpful breeder. She said it could be that bits of poo get left just inside the opening to the anus and that irritates her. Using a plastic glove and baby wipe I gently insert my little finger and gently wipe the inside, then apply Sudacrem. It does seem to do the trick. Sometimes I have to do it daily sometimes she can go a week. Suppose it depends on what she has been eating!

Blimey, that is dedicated 

I think I will just put up with the scooting 

Trouble is, if I don't her bottom gets quite red and sore

[linda c]

Maddie does this and as her glands are not full I asked her very helpful breeder. She said it could be that bits of poo get left just inside the opening to the anus and that irritates her. Using a plastic glove and baby wipe I gently insert my little finger and gently wipe the inside, then apply Sudacrem. It does seem to do the trick. Sometimes I have to do it daily sometimes she can go a week. Suppose it depends on what she has been eating!

I had to do the same when Blue had an infection, disposable gloves and Sudacrem, easy when you get used to it  

[JamiesGirl]

Jamie does the same after a runny poo. I always thought it must have stung or irritates his poor bottom!