calliecritturs
Posted : 7/14/2008 11:07:29 AM
Everything VanMorrison said. HOWEVER -- did the vet examine him or just a tech? Do you know if they expressed the glands externally or internally? (Again, if only a tech saw him that could make a difference).
The risk of infection can also be pretty high -- if they irritated it when they did that it can infect pretty easily, so you're right not to just shrug it off.
Does this happen often? You may want to bulk up his food a bit if so -- we've all been conditioned by the dog food companies to want those nice small poops -- except they don't express the glands on the way out and that can lead to problems. By bulking up I mean adding some fiber or even some veggies with fiber that will help that.