re: My dog just expressed his anal glands all over my shorts...are they ruined?

I RA'd.

Sicko, what were you doing to your dog?

grandma's stain remover

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If they express his glands, does that mean he won’t express them at home?

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I often express myself in the shower. Only need about 15 minutes to recover and express myself with my wife.

But I'm fairly young and still attracted to my wife.

Just imagine it was Hillary who expressed her anal gland on your shorts. MMMMMUSKY!

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If they express his glands, does that mean he won’t express them at home?

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Reduces frequency, that's for sure.

The glands are meant to carry a scent that goes on their poop to mark it outside. Its why dogs sniff other dogs poop.

Inside dogs often get a build up and they can squeeze the glands to empty them. It takes them like 30 seconds to do tops.

I get my dog's expressed 2-3 times a year when we get him groomed and washed. The vet can quickly do it too at checkups, which we've also done.


ETA:

FWIW, we have a 75 lb golden doodle. When his glands express at the house, its bad enough to burn the house down and start over.

It has only happened like 4 or 5 times, but those instances are seared in our memories.

you know how to avoid this problem completely? get a cat

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If they express his glands, does that mean he won’t express them at home? And how often do you get them to express his glands?

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This is supposed to be included in the grooming. We just recently learned that our dog needs help expressing. If s/he starts showing signs of discomfort between trips to the groomer, than you should do it yourself.

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This is supposed to be included in the grooming. We just recently learned that our dog needs help expressing. If s/he starts showing signs of discomfort between trips to the groomer, than you should do it yourself.

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My big sister is a vet tech (vet nurse), and she told me I can do this at home to my own dog and then she told me how.