July 28, 2005

Ummm ... We Wanted the Kids to Move Out?

I received an e-mail from the woman on the left side of the blog under the subject line: TAKE CARE OF THIS WHEN YOU GET HOME. Yes, in caps.

Here is the text of the e-mail:

IF IT HURTS, CALL THE VET, AND GET HER IN RIGHT AWAY. THEY MIGHT BE INFECTED -- NEED TO BE LANCED, EXPRESSED, AND SHE'LL NEED ANTIBIOTICS.

the pet's owner must clean them out, or 'express' them. This empties the glands of all material. It is done by applying pressure with the finger, start below the gland and then pushing upwards. In some dogs, this needs to be done every week or two.

I tried to do this a number of times, and nothing was "expressed." The only thing I can figure is that the instructions explicitly say "owner," and I'm not the owner; so, maybe the owner is the only one who can "express" it.

And what kind of "material" is supposed to be expressed? And why give no clues?

Posted by Bill at July 28, 2005 12:46 PM
Comments

MMMmmmm....anal glands!!

Posted by: mel at July 28, 2005 03:19 PM

Sounds like you got the fun task.

Posted by: TW at July 28, 2005 05:58 PM

You mean it needs to be done more than twice a year by the Vet? Well, that explains the excessive butt-scooting of late. I love my Dottie girl, but Bobby Brown I ain't.

Posted by: VFH at July 29, 2005 09:27 AM

the experiment failed. scouty goes to vet today at 3:15. the funniest thing, though, was that when i made the appointment -- just in case -- yesterday, and when i told the girl that bill was going to "try" it first, she said, "good luck, and stay clear."

Posted by: stacey at July 29, 2005 10:36 AM