Cane Corso's Anal Glands

[Jellybean50]

Thanks for the fiber ideas, they sound like good ones!

I appreciate all the comments. Sometimes i wonder if it's just her "nerves" making her lick, but i can smell it, so it's REAL!

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by miu

What about more fiber in the diet? Pug owners used to swear by adding in canned pumpkin puree to their dogs' food in order to combat anal gland issues. It has to be the plain unsweetened kind, not pumpkin pie filling. And I'd also suggest the addition of some plain cooked oatmeal as another good source of fiber.

Second this. A previous dog of mine had gland issues until a dog forum and my vet suggested canned pumpkin. I started adding it to meals. She loved it and the added fiber/bulk helped keep the glands expressed very nicely.

[mizzile]

"Raw diet" is a cute notion but has zero scientific basis and has many potential serious problems. I feed one of my dogs carrot to bulk up his stool to eliminate (ha) this problem. Works great.

[JONOV]

Originally Posted by Jellybean50

P ---- U!!!

(Edited to add: the vet mentioned that the glands CAN be removed, but only as a last resort. I read that that can cause a lot of complications.)

If the pumpkin doesn't solve it, then I would have the above done. Its my understanding that it isn't that risky, it isn't that complicated, but it is kind of tricky to do it properly, if that makes sense. Frankly, I would have done it awhile ago if I were you.

Originally Posted by AllisonHB

Second this. A previous dog of mine had gland issues until a dog forum and my vet suggested canned pumpkin. I started adding it to meals. She loved it and the added fiber/bulk helped keep the glands expressed very nicely.