Why is my 5-year-old Schnoodle leaking stool? Anal gland issues?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Schnoodle | Male | unneutered | 5 years and 3 months old | 21 lbs
my Schnoodle is 5 years old. started leaking his but like 2 months ago. I took him to the vet, they did routine check and xrays as well but the only thing they could find was that the last portion of his intestine was sort of lowered. Could that be something caused by the improper handling /extraction of the fluids from his glands.
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Published on January 16th, 2018
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by the last portion of his intestine was lowered, however I think it is very unlikely that improper anal gland expression could lead to fecal incontinence. Sometimes dogs with chronic anal gland inflammation will leak anal gland fluid, however this would also probably not be related to improper expression and rather ongoing inflammation and anal gland disease. Fecal incontinence is more often a sign of a neurologic problem or occasionally gastrointestinal disease.
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Published on February 12th, 2019
I don’t think expressing the glands are related to his visit two weeks ago. Some dogs will have leakage and what you may be seeing is over flow. Some pets have a lot of problems with the anal glands. If he’s continuing to have leakage, you may take him back to the veterinarian to have the glands expressed again to stop the leakage temporarily. Things that can help at home are to feed a normal pet food (not grain free). I recommend Royal Canin or Purina Pro Plan. There is also a supplement called Glandex that can help these guys. The key is to get the glands to express when he is having a bowel movement so he needs a good source of quality fiber. I hope this is helpful and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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