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Some aspects of pet ownership aren’t pretty or fun. Just a couple of weeks after adopting my pug Beans I realized that she appeared to have a sensitive digestive system. Despite feeding her the same foods regularly and avoiding human foods, she would cycle through bouts of constipation and diarrhea pretty regularly. When she has a few days in a row of diarrhea she often begins scooting her backside across the carpet all the time.
We went in to my vet who said that most dogs who scoot actually have anal glad problems. He explained that anal glands are normally expressed each time dogs defecate, but if their stool is soft and/or small it won’t press against their anal glands so they can get blocked, irritated or infected which makes dogs scoot in an attempt to relieve the itching. He said that if they get blocked or irritated we can bring Beans into the vet and have them expressed there. Sometimes having her glands expressed would give us a few weeks without scooting. Other times she would start scooting less than a week after being at the vet to have her glands expressed so it became an expensive problem pretty quickly.
I was recently introduced to Glandex®, which is a fiber supplement for dogs that works as an anal gland treatment. When dogs have enough fiber in their diet, it helps with the quality of their stool so that the glands will express themselves. Glandex also has ingredients that work as a natural anti-inflammatory to reduce inflammation and has probiotics and digestive enzymes to support the GI tract. The Glandex fiber supplement for dogs comes in two forms – a beef liver powder or soft chews. I opted to try the Glandex soft chews because I thought they would be easiest for us to incorporate in her daily routine. The amount of chews your dog gets varies by weight – Beans is about 22 pounds so she gets 1 chew per day. The chews are very soft and smell like peanut butter. Beans eagerly ate the Glandex soft chews from day 1 – she thinks they are treats which is an awesome bonus. Glandex ingredients are all natural which I love as well.
To track how the Glandex anal gland supplement worked for Beans I kept a journal of her scooting. Glandex guarantees results within 3-5 weeks. Prior to beginning Glandex I was having to stop from her scooting several times per day. During the first four days I still had to stop her from scooting a few times per day. On day 5 and 6 I didn’t have to stop her at all. On day 7 I had to stop her once. The last time that I had to stop her scooting was on day 10, since then (about 3 weeks now) she hasn’t been caught scooting at all. It seemed like Glandex took about four days to kick in some, and 10 days to fully work but since then we’ve managed to completely #BootTheScoot. I’ve also only noticed her having diarrhea once since we began Glandex and she was extremely nervous that day so I think that was why.
Glandex has already saved us a vet appointment fee so it’s basically paid for itself. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a cat or dog with anal gland trouble. Check out the Glandex Facebook page for more testimonials. Visit the Glandex website to purchase.
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Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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Deb E
I didn’t have too much of a problem with this when I had my Yorkie but good to know for other dogs. You are right, vets are expensive, so it pays for itself quickly.
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Jeanine
While I don’t have to wrry about this condition in my dogs, I was interested in finding out what caused it. Thanks for posting!
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Jennifer Boehme
My Pug and my aunts Pug have the same butt scoot and boogie problem. I feed Sophia the same food, but for some reason after 2 years of her being here, she decided to start scooting. So it to the vet every couple months for a clean. If it helped your Pug, I will try this on Sophia.
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Carissa joslyn
I never knew the reason of scooting was anal gland issues! thats always good to know. my pom does that on occasion.
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kathy downey
I didn’t know this existed and it actually may not where i live but this is certainly good to know.your little Beans is precious.
wow i cannot tell you how helpful this was!! I am ordering some for sure. I didn’t know this existed and we have problems with both our dogs glands.