Scooting in Dogs

 

You are sitting in your living room with a few visitors when your dog suddenly begins scooting their bottom on the floor in front of everyone. Anything that causes itching, soreness or a dirty bum can make your dog scoot. The other reasons for scooting include anal sac inflammation, food allergies and a low-fiber diet.

A dog has two anal sacs beneath the skin, immediately below the anus. Anal sacs are spherical, pea-sized pouches in small pets and grape-sized pouches in larger canines. The sacs secrete a thin, yellow-to-brown, foul-smelling substance that drips onto the dog's feces automatically as it defecates. Dogs also make use of this substance to communicate with other animals.

When the anal glands get impacted, the dog usually experiences discomfort. Manual draining of the anal sacs may be necessary for these dogs. Ask your veterinarians Tampa FL, or groomer how to manually drain if your pet dog repeatedly suffers from anal sac impaction.