Scooting? It looks funny but could be……
Have you ever watched your pet scoot across the floor on his rear end? Yes it looks a little odd but what your pet is really trying to do is to empty his anal glands. The anal glands are 2 little sacs located at 4 and 8 o’clock around the anus. These sacs normally are emptied when your pet has a bowel movement but they can get blocked or abscess. 
The reasons for the blockage could be as easy as having diarrhea for a few days, hence they are not expressed, to cancer. Now if you have ever smelled anal gland material you will remember that scent forever. When pets have a bowel movement this scent is placed on the feces and that is why "everyone" must smell each other when greeting and when they are in the park checking to see who has been where.
(Anal gland abcess)
If your pet is constantly scooting take him to the vet. They will examine the anal area, express the sacs if they are full or they will figure out what is causing the blockage.
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