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Question by Rio
Submitted on 1/14/2004
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I have a 1 year old male Chihuahua. He has this tendency to scoot his butt across the floor. Now he has had worms and we just recently got de-wormed, but he still scoots. Why is he doing this and how can I get him to stop?

Answer by Annette
Submitted on 1/30/2004
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He may need his anal glands expressed. A vet can do this.

Answer by Blackjag
Submitted on 2/27/2007
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My Chihuahua is 1 years old and he has always done that. I noticed it is usually after he has defecated. I think he is only doing what humans do after defecating. That is his way of wiping himself. If we don't wipe it usually starts to itch. He is probably itching.

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