My dog licks rear, skittish, and strange smell after diarrhea?

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Bella had diarrhea a couple weeks ago, since has returned to normal natural balance fish and sweet potato kibble and pretty normal stools. As of Monday, she has been licking her back area a lot and will sometimes act skiddish. There is a smell quite frequently but not standard fishy smell when needs expressed, this is different. we go to the vet tomorrow but any thoughts on what it could be? No discharge, redness or swelling from what I see. She is acting normal otherwise. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 9 years and 11 months old | 3.6 lbs

Amber Da Silva, DVM · Accepted Answer

I'm so sorry that Bella is not feeling well. With the signs that you are describing and the fact that she recently had a bout of diarrhea, I would suspect a problem with the anal glands. It is common for them to not express normally and get very full when a dog has diarrhea. If they are infected, the smell will probably be different than the normal fishy smell of anal glands. It is good that you are taking her to your veterinarian so they can examine her and express the anal glands to see if that is the problem. If they do look infected, your vet will most likely prescribe antibiotics and pain medication.

My dog licks rear, skittish, and strange smell after diarrhea?

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