Idea Exchange: Tips to freshen that anal gland expression
Check out these two reader-submitted ways to be nice to your nose.
Have you tried either of these fixes to freshen bums after an anal gland expression? (Images courtesy of Shutterstock.com and Getty Images)
We want your brain!
… or maybe just your ideas. If you have a genius fix for freshening anal gland expressions or simply making life in veterinary medicine more efficient and pleasant, send it to us at vm@ubm.com! We'll pay $50 for every tip we publish.
A snappy solution
A 3% hydrogen peroxide solution kills the odor from anal sacs. It also works on cat urine.
Jim Nelson, DVM
Nelson's Animal Clinic
Seneca, Pennsylvania
Minty fresh fur
Instead of perfume or cologne, we keep Scope mouthwash in a little squirt bottle. After expressing and wiping with waterless shampoo, we give the dog's bottom a minty fresh spritz.
College Avenue Animal Clinic
Levelland, Texas
