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i have an american eskimo he seems to be bleeding from the

Sent to Pet Experts December 22 2005 at 4:18 PM
   

I have an American Eskimo
He seems to be bleeding from the anal area in which it looks very swollen. what could this be?

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December 22 2005 at 4:20 PM (2 minutes later)
         
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The most common cause of this is impacted or infected anal glands. Dogs have two glands located at 10 and 2 (like a clock) beneath the tail. These glands normally secrete a smelly substance every time that the dog poops. Sometimes these glands don't work well and they get overly full. This can be pretty painful.

Your groomer or vet can express them for you. If they are infected, you will need antibiotics.

It sounds like you need to go ahead and see the vet with him. I think that you are past the point of expressing them.

Let me know if you still have questions.

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