My dog's behind is all of a sudden very stinky, and he just had a bath last week. He was groomed a little less than a month ago and his anal glands were supposed to be expressed then. From what I can tell from my internet googling, the smell seems to be the result of him needing his glands expressed once more. I have two questions about this:
1) Is it normal for him to need his glands done again after only about one month? He weighs 13 lbs if that makes any difference. He is young, just over a year old, but he has gone 3-4 months in between groomings and I never had an issue with this kind of overwhelming smell before (although I have smelled it before slightly- and a bath always resolved the scent).
2) Is this something that I can just take him to the groomer or Petco or something to have taken care of? Or is it really important that he see a vet? We've been there so much lately (stubborn ear infection) that I'd like to avoid the vet visit cost- but only if this isn't something that requires a vet's attention. I just don't want to take him there and pay all that money if it's not really necessary. (And no, expressing these glands is not something I want to do myself!)
Any advice would be so appreciated! I've never had to deal with an issue like this with any of my dogs before so this is new to me! Thanks!
1) Is it normal for him to need his glands done again after only about one month? He weighs 13 lbs if that makes any difference. He is young, just over a year old, but he has gone 3-4 months in between groomings and I never had an issue with this kind of overwhelming smell before (although I have smelled it before slightly- and a bath always resolved the scent).
2) Is this something that I can just take him to the groomer or Petco or something to have taken care of? Or is it really important that he see a vet? We've been there so much lately (stubborn ear infection) that I'd like to avoid the vet visit cost- but only if this isn't something that requires a vet's attention. I just don't want to take him there and pay all that money if it's not really necessary. (And no, expressing these glands is not something I want to do myself!)
Any advice would be so appreciated! I've never had to deal with an issue like this with any of my dogs before so this is new to me! Thanks!