What are the dog’s glandular glands? A dog’s gland refers to the dog’s anal gland, also known as the anal sac, which is a pair of pear-shaped glands located at about four o’clock and eight o’clock on either side of the dog’s anus, one on each side and one opening on each side. The anal sacs are filled with anal gland fluid, which lubricates the anus and allows the dog to defecate smoothly. Since anal gland fluid has a special smell, another function is to facilitate mutual recognition among dogs. If you don’t clean your dog’s anal glands for a long time, they will become black or dark coffee colored liquid or mud-like material that smells unpleasant and may cause inflammation of your dog’s anal glands, making it difficult for your dog to defecate and even causing more pain. The method of cleaning the anal glands is to hold the dog’s tail root with the left hand to reveal the anal opening; the owner’s right hand with toilet paper, directly against the anal opening, the right thumb and forefinger press the anal glands at the four and eight o’clock area, squeeze inward and then rub and pull outward, there will be anal gland fluid discharge; repeatedly squeeze several times, the anal gland fluid can be emptied. The first thing you need to do is to take care of your dog’s anal gland. 1, the owner should not squeeze the gland with too much force to avoid damage to the anal gland causing inflammation. 2, the dog’s anal gland should be cleaned regularly. Some dogs may have more exercise and less anal gland fluid, so the number of cleanups can be reduced appropriately.
