Why Do My Dogs Rub Their Butts On The Floor?

Question

My 2 dogs rub their butts on the floor after they come in from outside. When I say sit, they sit but start pulling themselfs around.
Why do they do that?
Thanks!!!!

Answer 1

Hi

you dont say type of dogs?? I Lov dogs but know more about wildlife than domestic animals...

Maybe.. Anal glands? Dogs have glands inside the rectum called Anal glands.. no really they do

here is a link
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_glands

another

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_anal_sacs.html

I used to have a choc Lab and had to squeeze his occasionally... oh yeah .. you got it.. finger in the butt.. real nice... but.....

Hope the link helps..

Also I see Chetco out here and hes a dog breeder... seems to know his stuff.... be a good one to get a naswer from or ask if he accepts emails.

Good Luck
Wismom

Answer 2

Sometimes this is a habit they get into but check you have been worming your dog every 6 months as they may be the issue.Alternatively her anal glands may need to be expressed but you would smell this. Re he scabs and red mark of course she has this if rubbing on the floor.it is up to you to take her to the vet but if you do take some poo along in a bottle so he can check,This is NOT heart worm as you are doing this so there has to be a reason and usually the reason they do this the worms come down to the anus to breed And it is itchy for her as a result the rubbing.

Answer 3

I've never seen a question like this here with so many WRONG answers. It's scary to see so many uninformed people answering this question!
The correct answer is that your dogs are expressing their anal glands (thumbs up to all the folks who already said that). Next time you take your dog to the vet or groomer, have them show you how you can express them yourself (it's a messy, smelly job). If you do this regularly, your dogs won't need to rub their butts again.

Answer 4

anal glands in need of being extracted, have a groomer do this for you. if not done properly you can hurt your dog. and the odor
afterwards is bad so a groomer will bathe them for you.
the causes can be from diet, and if a dog cannot excreate their glnds when they have a bowl movement the glnds impact over
time and makes them very uncomfortable so the dog scoots his butt to try to release the discomfort. very common in older dogs because they cannot fully excrete their glnds. if a dog has an
ever lasting problem then a vet can remove these glnds so there is no more glands to get inpacted.

Answer 5

Dogs scooting on the floor usually have impacted anal glands, dog have 2 glands inside their rectums that fill up with a foul smelling liquid, many years ago dogs used these glands to mark their territory, as dogs became domesticated they lost the ability to empty them, you can have a vet to empty them, which is the easiest (smell is rough), but keeping a dog on dry food will help, the firmer the stool the better chance the anal glands will empty when he poops. hope this helps

Answer 6

As both of them are doing it, then you can almost certainly dismiss the more serious possibilities such as anal tumours. This is most likely to be caused by thread worms; try giving them worming medicine which is readily available without seeing a vet. If it was fleas, they'd be prone to other scratching rather than just their butts.

However if it is not worms or fleas I'd get advice from your vet. Good luck.

Answer 7

I agree with everyone else who has told you to take the dog to the vet and get their anal glands checked as they may need to be expressed. I just took my lab to the vet yesterday and she had to have hers "expressed". He showed me how to do it but it is a VERY smelly and messy job so I think I will just pay him to do the job as needed. Also, the lady that works there said that when she does it on her dogs she does not seem to do as good of a job as the vet so she lets him do it also. Good luck.....

Answer 8

Differential Diagnosis for scooting:
Anal Gland impaction
Accumulation of feces at anus after defecation
Rectal tumor
Rectal Polyps
Anal gland adenocarcinoma

Have vet do a rectal exam and check for this. Also bloodwork for change in calcium levels (possibly indicating anal gland adenocarcinoma). Also get a diet higher in fiber like Science Diet w/d

Answer 9

My female dog had it the worst it was her anal glands needed to be expressed. To stop the problem I started putting pure Bran in her dog food and it stopped

Answer 10

Dogs have something called "anal sacs" that need to be "expressed" or emptied on a regular basis.

See this website for the whole story!!!
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_anal_sacs.html