Not walking

[Sweettuth]

On Friday I took my dog to the vet for hot spots, and one of the things the vet did was check his anal glands, the tech said that they were very full, and cleaned them out. This may be the first time that this has happened to him. Since the groomer we used dosen't do it. They also shaved where his hot spots were (they shaved the beggining of his tail and a large portion of his backside near his tail) On Saturday I tried to take him for a walk twice he wouldn't budge. LAst night I took him out he would start walking really fast, then lay down and he looked like he was going to lick his backside, but didn't. ONce he laid down, he didn't want to get back up. So went back to the house. Just now I tried to walk him again, he did the same thing, when he pooped, his poop was very soft. Yesterday when I walked him and he went potties his stool was fine. He is a 5 year old shih-tzu, and eats Natural Balance Fish and Potato. Do you think he's acting this way becuase he was shaved, or becuase they cleaned his anal glands? :confused:

[Courtney&Henry]

I would bring him back to the vet. It sounds like his anal glands may still be bothering him and I know they can burst if they get too full or if they are expressed improperly. My dog's glands fill up very quickly and I must express them once a week to keep them from getting too full and bothering him.

[megannshope]

My first Job was as a Groomers assistant, I would suggest changing groomers to one that does express them for you. Trust me when I say its not fun to do it yourself. It needs to be done regularly in little dogs especially if the stool is soft, (icky topic but...) firmer stool will help express the glands when they go but little dogs still ususally need help and you dont want them to absess, its very painful and takes a while to heal. I also worked at a vet for a while... not wanting to walk isnt usually a symptom of glands, thats more rubbing their little behinds in the carpet trying to express the glands themselves. Usually after expressing they should feel better (not tight anymore ) so that shouldn't have adverse effects.... shaving shouldn't cause it either usless they got too close and then you'd see an oozy skin abrasion. Not much help for whats causing it, maybe call the vet and see what they think it could be.