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Idea Exchange: Deodorize anal gland odor
If you wipe a small amount of Speed Stick (Colgate-Palmolive) deodorant on a piece of gauze and then place the gauze on the anal gland area after expression, the smell disappears.
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If you wipe a small amount of Speed Stick (Colgate-Palmolive) deodorant on a piece of gauze and then place the gauze on the anal gland area after expression, the smell disappears. One of our former veterinarians showed us that trick.
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Amber Green, Director of PetNursing
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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