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Why is my dog scooting her butt? Is it hemorrhoids or anal glands?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Spitz | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 8 months old | 20 lbs

I think my dog is suffering from piles. We give her milk n chapati in lunch. Home boiled liver (boiled and add little turmeric) for dinner. Is the diet okay . currently applying annovate tube in anus. She also takes enalapril 1.25 mg once a day since 1 year. She used to cough a lot so Giving her aller 911 since 2 months . the cough has reduced by 80%. Breed - Spitz(India) 9 years 9.5 KGS. She rubs her anus on carpet.

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Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

Veterinarian

Published on September 22nd, 2017

Dog hemorrhoids (piles) are very rare and can easily be confused with other conditions including impacted anal glands, rectal tumors or perianal fistulas. The first thing you need to do is have Chiku examined by your veterinarian to confirm that this is in fact what is going on. Having your vet express Chiku's anal glands is also a good idea. If the problem is indeed hemorrhoids, you can apply chilled witchhazel to the rectum followed by a small amount of petroleum jelly. I hope this helps you take care of Chiku. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

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    Answered By Daniel Fonza, DVM

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    Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. If you are cooking a home.ade diet, I would suggest visiting balanceit.com and use the free autobalancer to help you formulate an adequate homemade diet that is complete in vitamins and minerals. When cooking homemade food, it is important to remember that you will need to provide the vitamins and minerals that are normally found in commercially available dog foods. Balanceit.com has supplements you can buy online as well. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I am also available via consultation if needed.

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