Itchy butt with dogs what the cause?

mikenjoy · Feb 11, 2010, 01:22 PM

My dog has the same problem but he goes to the groomer twice a month and I even had a vet Tech go to the groomers to do an internal emptying and nothing is any better

Aurora_Bell · Feb 11, 2010, 02:23 PM

You should start a new thread as this one is old. But has he been treated for worms?

mikenjoy · Feb 11, 2010, 03:22 PM

No but my groomer who sees him every othyer week said she would know if he had worms? Is that something I can treat or does a vet have to see him?

Aurora_Bell · Feb 11, 2010, 03:33 PM

Well normally you can go into your vet and ask for a de wormer. The vet will ask you some questions like breed, sex, age, weight, and if he is up to date with vaccines.
It's inexpensive to de worm, I like revolution. Centinol is a good brand. You should de worm for ALL types of worms, it may require 2 different pills for 2 months. You trainer would see worms if they fell out his butt, but not all worms actually fall out.

Dog Worms: Symptoms of Worms in Dogs

mikenjoy · Feb 11, 2010, 03:44 PM

Thank you

Lucky098 · Feb 12, 2010, 09:06 AM

I would guess worms...

Dakwa · Jul 2, 2010, 09:43 AM

I had my pet gland expressed over 3 weeks ago and also recheck again for anal glands and there were not glands and he still
Drag is butt on the carpet. There most be something else that causing him to continue dragging is butt. Does anyone know
What other problem/s it might be. I am thinking of take a stool sample and bring it to his vet for further studies. Any suggestion?

mftaylor2 · Jul 3, 2010, 06:23 AM

Hi doggie_poopie,
I know this is an old post I'm repling to but it's exactly what my dog is going through. Ears and rears. I've taken her completely off commercial food and am now feeding her a homemade diet of salmon, couscous, olive oil, apples and carrot. She's been on this diet now for 1 month. Many of her allergy sypmtoms are going but her itchiness is still there, especially her butt. She has been at it so much today that she has it red and irritated. Any suggestions? I'm wondering if maybe she has environmental allergies as well and they are responsible for the itching. I was thinking about giving her Benadryl but not sure because she is already on 2 medications from the vet for congestive heart failure. Also I didn't want to cover up the symptoms while I was trying her on trial foods.
Also, it is not her anal glands, she's been to the vet often and they are never full even though she has always had bouts of dragging her butt.

JennyP14 · Aug 5, 2012, 08:48 PM

I just had my dogs glands expressed but it is still bothering my dog. he is still itching alot. I took him to the groomer, but do you think I should take him to the vet?

oldpuppychaser · Aug 6, 2012, 09:50 PM

Okay, what if I've already had her anal glands expressed TWICE and she's still fittfully scratching her butt and whining? Yes, she's a spayed Cocker Spanial/small Poodle cross. Is it her diet?

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