Get Goose

Calling all dog owners and warning all dog owner wannabies. When your dog does that adorable little scooting thing across the floor…run…run far away. It turns out there is nothing adorable about it. Scooting is a sign of jacked up anal glands (also called anal sacs). I’ve had dogs all my life, but never one with an anus that needs so much attention. Our dog Wilbur has apparently lost the ability to deal with his hindparts on his own. He now requires a monthly trip to the vet for the “procedure.” When it first started happening, my husband and I thought we could resolve the issue at home. A pair of rubber gloves and some Vaseline and voilá. Well, it didn’t really go as planned. Wilbur panicked and my husband almost lost a hand. So, off to the vet we go. And $12 later, he’s all fixed up. The best $12 we spend every month.