Anal gland problems in pets can be a recurrent, frustrating and stinky issue. Dr. Karen Becker explains why so many pets have trouble with their anal glands and why the common treatment may be causing more harm than good.
Dr. Becker's Comments:
Anal glands are little sacs that sit right inside of dogs' and cats' rectums. They sit about 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock just inside of the anus, and they're designed to secrete really stinky material that contains pheromones.
Pheromones are chemical messengers that help identify "who's who" in the pack. That's why dogs sniff each other's butts, as the scent provides a lot of biochemical information that dogs need to communicate with one another -- kitties, too.
For thousands of years, dogs and cats have existed with their anal glands with no problems. Adam in the Garden of Eden didn't squeeze his dog's butt. Cavemen in caves didn't put their cats up on rocks and express their anal glands.
Dogs and cats have existed in harmony with their anal glands for quite some time. So the question is, to those of you who have anal gland issues with your pets, 'What's going on?'
Read the complete article: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2009/12/23/your-pets-anal-glands.aspx
Dr. Becker's Comments:
Anal glands are little sacs that sit right inside of dogs' and cats' rectums. They sit about 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock just inside of the anus, and they're designed to secrete really stinky material that contains pheromones.
Pheromones are chemical messengers that help identify "who's who" in the pack. That's why dogs sniff each other's butts, as the scent provides a lot of biochemical information that dogs need to communicate with one another -- kitties, too.
For thousands of years, dogs and cats have existed with their anal glands with no problems. Adam in the Garden of Eden didn't squeeze his dog's butt. Cavemen in caves didn't put their cats up on rocks and express their anal glands.
Dogs and cats have existed in harmony with their anal glands for quite some time. So the question is, to those of you who have anal gland issues with your pets, 'What's going on?'
Read the complete article: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2009/12/23/your-pets-anal-glands.aspx
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