Mattie has been biting at her rear end

Mattie has been really biting at her rear end. I took her in last weekend and had her anal glands expressed(I think thats what they call it) One was full the other nothing. But she's still licking like crazy. The even looked at her vulva and saw nothing out of the ordinary. But thats not the area shes licking.

Any ideas. She's not due for a bath, but am wondering if that might help.

Lisa Frankie and Mattie
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She may just be sore from the anal sac being expressed. But another concern, more rare:

Perianal fistula: the hair follicles back there can become inflamed and even ooze pus and other stinky. The inflammed tissue drives the dogs nuts like full sacs. Low thyroid is thought to make dogs more prone to this.

I'm going to assume the problem is with the sacs......tender.
HMMMM. She does have low thyroid, that meds aren't helping. I think it started when we upped her meds a couple of weeks ago. :lmt:

I'll keep that in mind Susan.

Lisa Frankie and Mattie
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