Dogs and anal glands

Thanks everyone.She is a Bichon ,by the way.
I will look into that stuff online.and rabbits ears
I did notice yesterday she produced some yellow stuff which was a bit runny.and I'm told that. What comes out of the anal glands is yellow.so might! Just have cleared them out now
Not prone to that problem as far as I know
I will give it a few more days and see.how she goes

I use Glandex daily and a bit of weetabix with breakfast for my small dog who is prone to this and has had x2 anal abscesses because of it.
It would be useful also if your vet could educate you in how to drain them.

Feed them furry rabbits' ears - the fur helps to empty the glands naturally.

MissOops dog had hers done recently,(£70.00) only one gland was affected, but she was still scooting afterwards so she went back to the Vets, after checking her out and assuring us that the gland was clear, they prescribed some sort of Antibiotic (another £70) but she is still scooting,
Vet says if she doesn’t stop she will need an X-ray!
I think that she was so uncomfortable before she was sorted that as soon as she feels the need to go, she scoots, the Vet calls it learned behaviour. I’m not convinced.
We had a Springer Spaniel who was always at the Vets for this, he ended up having them removed ( very expensive) as they were always impacted. But after each ‘emptying’ the scooting stopped.
You can buy a powder to go onto the dogs food, online. It’s supposed to bind them up and so emptying the gland when they poop.

I do have let insurance but doubt it would be covered.
At £17 I don't mind.but I do know our vets charge less if a nurse can treat them rather than a vet

After saying that though.I rang the regarding one of my cstdd.and they were going to charge me £31 for a 5 minute call back
I complained about that and they didn't charge me in the end.but in any case it was about a cat undergoing treatment so should have been paid by insurance.but still Quite ridiculous
I wouldn't have minded a small charge..but £31

What kind of dog is she? Might they be prone to that sort of thing? There might be a breed specific Facebook page that could advise you.

Have you some type of pet insurance, I may be wrong, depending on type, also whether vets own insurance, as this may well be covered, without charge, apologies if I am wrong

MayBee70 I think I have seen that as too.perhaps she is just feeling uncomfortable now.
I have read that nurses aren't allowed to do this now
.but could depend on vets
I did read too that dogs usually empty them when opening their bowels naturally
I have read as well that the charges for this varied ,from £10 to over £60
I was charged £17_50,with a nurse but could cost more with a vet

I saw a Facebook add for something that is supposed to help this. I’ll see if I can find it. Thankfully it’s one thing my dogs have never suffered from!