hi everyone , not the nicest of subjects but need some help my new puppy fraser baby weim who is 13 weeks old has really smelly poos i changed his food gradually to iams it doesnt seem to be the food but rather his anal fluid it is foul , my mini schnauzer has problems emptying hers which is a pain as we have to go to the vets quite alot and my older weim has no problems at all with hers. but frasers seems really  really smelly . any suggestions?

p.s i have just noticed it since i changed the food.

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Dog anal glands are like our own they should pop as they poo but not everyday.  Could it be that the poo itself is super smelly with parts that are really runny and not the anal glands.  I would recommend switching to a bland diet for a while like chicken and rice as this isnt smelly at the other end.  So you could do that to see if the anal glands are the cause.  If they are then a vet would be needed as it could be an infected anal gland that is constantly leaking but if not then it is just the food.  I must say I now feed all my dogs a RAW diet and they dont really do any stinkers anymore but you can always tell if the anal gland has gone.

Also this is slightly more bizarre but as you pup is 13 weeks he would have recently had his jabs.  These can partly end up in some of the glands if slightly too much was injected that includes the anal glands, doesnt cause a problem but can change the smell.

As you can tell I am used to talking about pleasant fluids, being a nurse I am surrounded by them all day. LOL :-D

Emma

> Dog anal glands are like our own they should pop as they poo but not everyday.

Ok you can all laugh now - but I thought only dogs ( animals ) had anal glands, not us (puzzled smiley)

I thought anal gland fluid was used as a sort of 'i've been here' signal coating the poo as it leaves the body!! and that if the vacating poo doesn't press hard enough against the gland, it won't empty!

If you have to empty them yourself, you know about it - the fluid stinks LOL

hi there thanks for that i wasnt aware about the vaccination stuff he had his jab last friday so possibly that could be the reason. i dont know if males are any different in that area ive only had girls. i must say his poos are slightly softer today than what they have been and he has pooed more than usual today.

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>Dog anal glands are like our own

They don't figure in my Gray's anatomy! :-D

> I thought anal gland fluid was used as a sort of 'i've been here' signal coating the poo as it leaves the body!! and that if the vacating poo doesn't press hard enough against the gland, it won't empty!
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That's exactly so (and humans don't have them!).  I don't think they would be active in a 13 week puppy either actually they tend to start operating with maturity for obvious reasons.  I suspect this is just the mucous lining of the bowel that is being shed and suggestions the food is not suited him.

hi isabel do you think he needs to go to the vets, hes not ill in himself i changed him to dry food should maybe just have left him with his pedigree pouches but was told that was like feeding him a mars bar everyday but with them i could monitor his poos  ive had to clean up two today in the house.he didnt poo as much on them.

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It might just be the transition.  You could wait a little to see how he goes on but you could always go back to the pouches if they were suiting him. 

LOL :-D Should have phrased that better but brain very tired today fingers working faster than brain, us humans have a glands everywhere one in the gut area, closer to the pancreas has been compared to a dogs anal gland in the way it works.  All stuff I can barely remember from many years ago. :-D

Emma

Mmmm still not placing in with my A&P recollections but never mind :-)

will you two stop arguing we are talking about the cutest pup in the worlds back end  thanks for all your advice ha ha !!!!!!!!!!!

>us humans have a glands everywhere one in the gut area, closer to the pancreas

Do you mean the bile duct?

We will, promise :-D after this one.  If you are interested have a quick look at this, makes interesting if random reading.

Anyway thats the last I will say on it, I agree a quick trip to the vets is going to be the easiest way to find out but I would imagine the change of food may have just made everything smell even more but could have shown a problem sooner by doing so.

Let us all know how you get on

Emma

Edited for Jeangenie.  No not bile duct but have a look at the link it will explain it

Well :) you learn something new everyday!

From that paper the authors seem to feel they have found some vestigial ones in some humans but I don't think we should live in fear of them going pop :-) 

I don't think we should live in fear of them going pop

LOL :-D , love the description

Emma