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are empty anal glands palpable?
Sent to Pet Experts September 05 11:34 PM

My dog has been "scooting" her butt in a manner that seemed to fit the description of full anal glands. I attempted to drain them with no success, but did palpate something that felt like a solid nodule approx 0.5-1 in length in what seemed to be the correct area for an anal gland. Squeezing this produced no results. Should an empty anal gland be palpable?

 

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Age: 11; Female; Breed: husky/akita

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manually emptying anal glands.

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September 5 11:45 PM (10 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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