My Pomeranian Has Somethign Wrong

    • Silver

    My Pomeranian Has Somethign Wrong

    please. if anyone is on i need some help. hes a 4 yr old pom, well. Lets start with the basics. I have 2 pomeranians, one female one male. My female is now pregnant once more, the fourth time. Expected date Sep 1. I just created an account to ask this question, and who knows..perhaps more will come up. Well, as for my pom Kero he is starting to act strange. He will tuck in his tail and begin to circle. Then rest underneath my computer chair. He will sniff his behind and then rest. At times he will growl cuase he does not want to go outside. I have to close the door and sit myself down to get him to walk over. He then will hide his face behind my back. I know something is hurting him somewhere around his behind, but im not sure what. Im not rich, and cant offerd a vet. >.< so, if anyone can help me that'll be a very big thanks. For now, I am going to bathe him..see if that helps.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I know some other members can be a big help, and correct me if im wrong but can it be an anal gland problem? If this is the problem you definately need to see a vet because you willnot be able to fully express them yourself, and you will need to go so the vet can teach you to express them so the next time they dont get as full. Hope this helps.
     
    P.S. I dont think it was necessary to say you have a Pom female that is expecting a 4th litter and that you have no money for a vet. Prepare to get a stern lecture from the members.
     
    all I can say on the subject is that I hope your bitch doesnt ever have problems whelping because if she does im sure you will not take her to the vet and you will lose her and the pups. Spay and neuter them both, shelters can usually be VERY reasonable in their prices to spay/neuter dogs. Think about it.
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    oh. woops ^^ im sorry..this is my first time on forums. I hope people dont start yelling at me =( but thanks. But, my dad has different opinions. He hates the vet, me and my mom are the ones raising them. Yes we did want to Spay and neuter becuase we didn't want more. But it was too late =( anyways, thanks alot. Ill see what I can do, but I really doubt they'd take him. thanks alot anyways ^^
    • Gold Top Dog
    do you have a groomer in your area? maybe you can go to one where they can teach you to empty the anal glands. Ive heard its very yucky to do but it will definately relieve his discomfort a bit.
     
    I take it you are young? Dont worry I am too, im only 18. Now Im not going to give you the standard lecture of 'Have the dogs been health tested, proven, AKC registered and so on because you probably have no say in if the dogs get bred or not. But please let your parents know that the bitch should not be bred every season
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    actually yes. I am young lol. Well, we did not want any more puppies. My parents did not want more either, but my uncle then called me a day before we were going to go to Mexico and he says "your a aunt again" and when I look outside both my dogs were connected. =( We went outside but it was to late, Luna (female pom) is not getting, heavier. Anyways, as for Kero..my aunt told me that by sqeezing his anal and some liquid comes out? Im not sure, but ill look into the grooming thing. Right now i'd do anything for him.
    • Gold Top Dog
    It's not as simple as squeezing and liquid coming out. Please see a groomer or vet who can show you how to do it properly at least for the first time. I believe anal glands can also get infected or impacted so he really needs to see someone to tell you exactly what the problem is, if it is an anal gland problem at all.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I hope all goes well with the female Pom.  I have a friend who raises them and had a female that had 2 C-sections and was fixed after that.  I would be concerned about possible C-section with the female.  You could lose her or the pups or both.  I wish you the best of luck with your male and female.
    • Silver
    thanks to all. My mom has said if he continues to act this way we'd take him to a groomer we have not to far away. =) I hope that'll help him. Oh yes, another thing...Kero at times will also begin to bite his paws. Well, the under side of it. He will flip it and just begin to bite it. o.o?  It stopped, and we thought it was over..but just this morning I witnissed him doing it again. So im sure i'll be taking him somewhere very soon then. Thanks everyone for you answers and support [;)]
    • Gold Top Dog
    Have you changed their food, any cleaners in the house?  Sometimes they get irritated by changes to their environment.  Did you change shampoo?  recently steam carpets?  Anything different in the house?  That could explain the paw chewing.  Have you cut the hair on the paws?  Sometimes they get matted and they will bite them.
    • Silver
    changes? Not that I know of...but today Im planning on giving him a nice long batch, cleaning him up and all that. As for shampoo, i've been using the one his vet gave me, for a dog whom has lots of hair he gets knots, and thos I cute..but cutting his paws if matted, hmm..i i'll look into that after his bath =) thanks again everyone. If he continues to act this way my brother and I are raising money, together we have $51 dollars, maybe tha'll cover it. ^^
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    ok. mom just got home and we now checked him throughly. Well, he has his anus whole...but...im not sure if he's supposed to have another beside it. ? It looks like a big cute, its sticky and its a whole..but, im not sure how to discribe. I'd put a pic, but im not sure if thats aloud. =( my parents are discussing the vet, but they say for this issue it'd be around $300. 
    • Silver
    ok. delete last post. it was quick cuase i was worried. not lemmi explain. My dog, seems to be cut? Well, his anus seems to be ok but beside it, seems to be another whole. ? Thats not supposed to be there, right. OK. my mom called my aunt (owns poms pup) she told her about it, aunt is calling her poms Carinos vet about it. If it is really seriosly, since my mom adores Kero she is going to take him to the vet early morning tomorrow. Thats her on the phone, but please tell me if you know anything about this >.<
    • Gold Top Dog
    Could be an infected anal sac, perianal fistula, or fissure.  This dog needs to be seen by the vet.