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Helping Dogs
Why do dogs always go and rub there butts on the ground?
Most people think that this is a behavioral problem but it is not.  Really it has to do with the dogs health researchers had found. Nine times out of ten it has to do with glands in the dogs butt. The other ten percent leads towards tapeworms. The tape worms are not really the case most of the time. When you go to the vet to check it out the first thing will be to check the glands and see if they are filled up with this liquid. The dog has two glands at the end of its butt. These glands are very important in a dogs health. When a dog poops these glands release liquids. Most of the time the all of liquid comes out but sometimes it doesn't. These glands will get filled up because it didn't fully let out all of the liquid form the last time the dog went to the bathroom. If the glands get filled it could lead to an infection. This could lead to a gland problem. This is not the only way a dog can get this infection. Another way is that the dog could have a irregular bowl movement. This could make them prone to gland problems in the future. Feeding them abnormal food can also lead to gland problems. There are many things that can give away that your dog has an gland problem.

Some symptoms that can give away these two problems is the butt rubbing on the floor and they will constantly try and bite or lick there bottoms. They will also be very sad, depressed, and would not want to do anything but walk around. One last symptom is they will give out a horrible fishy odor some of the time. This smell will also happen when you or the veterinarian squeezes the over filled glands to get the liquid out to help the pain and swelling. Those are the symptoms for a gland disorder. If the dog does have tapeworms there will be sores on its butt and it will most likely have back problems. This will make dogs weep when they walk and they wouldn't want to get up from where they are sitting or laying down. The treatment for the glands will also not work so they will also be scooting on the ground from the sores and dryness. Your dog needs help right away. The dog is in a lot of pain and is in a discomfort stage. If this gland problem is not treated right in some time there will be a rupture or abscess. This could actually kill your dog if not treated. So please watch out for your dog and you now know how to treat this problem if found and how to help the dogs pain and to get through this rough time for him/her.

-- This post is by Donald from Block 4