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bum shuffle2007-11-25 2:58:48

why do my dogs drag themselves round on their bums is it because theyve got an itch

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Your pooches need to have their anal glands "expressed"..(nice way of saying 'emptied'). Dogs butts have little pouches of extra stink juice that get laid down when they take a poop (to spread "all the news" to other sniffing dogs), and if these get too full, or get infected, dogs will scoot on the rug. You can do this yourself (google "express anal gland") for instructions, though (trust me!) it's well worth paying & letting the vet do it!

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When one shuffles one's bottom.

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yeah either that or there wiping there bum on your carpet lol

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They need to go to the vet and have their anal glands squeezed. The glands fill with, um, for lack of a better term, gunk, and then it itches them. Once they are squeezed, they'll feel a lot better.

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Or they have worms. You should treat your dogs for worms at least once a year. If you walk them were other dogs go they can pick up the eggs.

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Have you wormed them lately ?

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i was told by a vet that dogs do that when they have worms.

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could have worms,or some breeds need their glands squeezed,. I know poodles have this problem

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They may have anal gland problems, I would take the dogs to a vet with a fresh fecal sample from each dog to be tested for worms. Anal gland problems left untreated can become quite serious.

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This means that they have got worms . Get some wormer.

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Anal glands. As a few before me have said, they need to be "emptied" by a vet. I've had 2 dogs (both bitches) with this problem. It does tend to recur too.