How to express anal glands for Bichon Frize

Jul 26,2025
2Min
How to express the anal glands of a Bichon Frize? First use warm water to clean the Teddy's anus, which can soften the skin and relax the Teddy. Put toilet paper on the Teddy's anus, and press the four points around the anus with your hands. The glands at eight o'clock will be discharged by gently squeezing them; when squeezing Teddy's anal glands, do not use too much force and clean the anal glands regularly.

First clean the Teddy's anus with warm water to make the skin softer and relax the Teddy. Usually in this case, the Teddy's anal glands are easier to clean.

To squeeze and clean the anal glands, first hold the base of Teddy's tail with your left hand to expose the anal opening.

Hold the toilet paper in your right hand, place it directly against Teddy's anus, press the anal glands at 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock with your right thumb and index finger, squeeze inward and then rub outward, there will be anal gland fluid discharge. After repeated squeezing several times, the anal gland fluid can be emptied.

Do not use excessive force when squeezing Teddy's anal glands to prevent anal gland damage and inflammation. Special attention should be paid to the fact that long-term soft stools of Teddy can easily cause accumulation and obstruction of anal gland fluid, so the cleaning cycle of anal glands should be relatively short.

If Teddy suffers from anal sacculitis, he can be cured once a week for three consecutive weeks.

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