Scooting in grass

[DiegosMom]

Thanks sharron- I was just confused if I needed to take her even though she stopped scooting.. i will reschedule her for next week and get some pumpkin in the meantime.. now do you do the pumpkin in the food all the time, or just when they have problems with the glands?

[sharronhurlbut]

I give it to my dogs all the time.
My boy has never had issues, but my girl has anal fissures ouch and the pumpkin keeps her from screaming when she poops.
It also keeps the anal glands open.
So, its a cheap fix make sure its the raw pumpkin and not the pie filling and give it to them each meal.
It sure won't hurt them and it should help…let me know how it goes.

[MaxBooBooBear]

@sharronhurlbut:

I would take the dog to the vet and have the dog checked and glands expressed. BUT in the meantime…
I would start adding a large tablespoon of pumpkin canned not pie makings into the food at every meal, this will keep the glands from becoming an issue in the future.
at least that has worked for my dogs.

What I meant by being "proactive" was to take the dog to the vet (like Sharron recommended)–but also just to keep an eye out for any problems (like you've been doing) and take action. I happened to have a B who needed to be manually expressed every couple of weeks for about the last 6 yrs of his life--his glands were situated abnormally--and I didn't want to put him through surgery. But I have heard that adding pumpkin to the food can really help.