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Since we are on this topic... does anyone here do your own anal gland expressing on your poodles? Just that smaller breeds need expressing when it looks "full" to avoid scooting, infection etc. I perform it on my own after having the vet shown it to me on how it's done and watching lots of video on youtube. I told my other friends about this and she says it's very gross and would ask the groomers to do it for them, haha! I just thought, I send bebe for grooming once in 2 months and sometimes his anus area looks full after a month of grooming, what happens then?

And once, I had a very bad experience at this petshop/grooming place. I asked one very young groomer if she could just do the anal expressing for me. She charged me RM10, and after that when I looked at bebe's anal area, it was VERY bruised!!! It looks like, pardon the description, like when someone gives a very bad 'love bite', and the scar stays red and scraped for the first few hours. Even his tail is bruised! She covered it up by saying, his anal gland is very infected and wanted me to buy some products with an unknown name to treat the area. I told her it doesn't look infected, it looks like someone scraped it with a knife! After that, I only send my precious bebe to groomers that I trust and are gentle to him.

Thanks for the tip zest168, I guess my vet told me differently, still looking for a permanent vet in Malaysia since we shifted. Bebe has been going to his fav Dr in Singapore before then. But then, I wonder reputable grooming centres will always include anal expressing the doggies when sent for grooming. What happens then?

QiQi after grooming =)

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Thanks yeowa! It's very addictive isn't it?    It just shows how much we love our dogs and if not on looking for poodle thread, it'd be googling about poodle health, medication, accessories, latest products etc. etc.    I'm considering and reading alot about giving my bebe power balance collagen. Has anybody tried it? My friend's beautiful mini poodle is thriving on it. Beautiful skin & coat, supremely intelligent (well she's a show dog), healthy and is 7yrs old. It's a black poodle with full black pigment intact, most at her age would fade to grey. My doubt is perhaps not all dogs would respond similarly. Some may thrive, some may get weak 

Debbieyss, is Dorian the photo that you have in your lower caption? He's super adorable and not fat at all. That photo of bebe previously, was taken just a few days after grooming. His body had a close clip. The photo above is taken last weekend at his favourite park, where he gets to run around like a cuckoo doggie, LOL! I intentionally let his hair grow long so I could snip off all of his puppy coat. His adult coat is nicer, curlier, darker and easier to take care off.

Since we are on this topic... does anyone here do your own anal gland expressing on your poodles? Just that smaller breeds need expressing when it looks "full" to avoid scooting, infection etc. I perform it on my own after having the vet shown it to me on how it's done and watching lots of video on youtube. I told my other friends about this and she says it's very gross and would ask the groomers to do it for them, haha! I just thought, I send bebe for grooming once in 2 months and sometimes his anus area looks full after a month of grooming, what happens then?

And once, I had a very bad experience at this petshop/grooming place. I asked one very young groomer if she could just do the anal expressing for me. She charged me RM10, and after that when I looked at bebe's anal area, it was VERY bruised!!! It looks like, pardon the description, like when someone gives a very bad 'love bite', and the scar stays red and scraped for the first few hours. Even his tail is bruised! She covered it up by saying, his anal gland is very infected and wanted me to buy some products with an unknown name to treat the area. I told her it doesn't look infected, it looks like someone scraped it with a knife! After that, I only send my precious bebe to groomers that I trust and are gentle to him.

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Added on August 25, 2011, 2:41 pmSorry, my friend's 7 year old black poodle WAS a show dog.... heehe.

Wanna ask did you guys bring your furkids go jalan jalan and socialize with other dogs?

Mine is 4 months and I plan to bring him socializing around.

Aiks where is it? Got regular outings?