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My puppy's anal area looks off. Is this normal or a health concern?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 2 days old | 28 lbs

Does my puppies anal area look okay ? I know there’s a little piece of Pooh on his butt , I didn’t want to touch it yet .

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 3rd, 2018

Based on this picture it doesn't look right, it looks like it is divided in two but it could be that the picture taken is misleading, i would recommend taking a couple more pictures from different angles so i can determine for sure if there is a problem or not.

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