Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 8 years and 8 months old
My dog keeps scooting/rubbing her butt on the carpet, and I'm a bit worried about her health. Do you know anything that could be causing this? (That's my dog in the photo. The one who keeps rubbing her butt on the carpet)
2 Answers
Published on October 21st, 2018
Bayla is so cute! She could have intestinal worms or her anal sacs could be impacted causing her scooting. I would take her into the vet in the morning, and bring along a sample of her feces. The vet can examine her feces under a microscope to see if she has intestinal worms, and can express her anal sacs as needed. Best of luck, I hope this helps!
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Published on January 16th, 2019
Scooting is usually a sign that her bum hurts or itches. The two main causes would be intestinal worms or inflamed, infected or impacted anal sacs. I suggest you take your dog to your veterinarian for an exam of the anal glands and sacs and treatment if indicated by the exam results.
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