CLINICAL ANATOMY OF ANAL GLAND OF STREET DOG (Canis familiaris) IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

This study was aimed to reveal the anatomical details of anal glands of street dog in Bangladesh. Three (two male & one female) mature and apparently healthy dogs were collected followed by euthanasia and were examined by maintaining proper legal and ethical procedures. The two anal glands in all three dogs were found at the ventro-lateral aspect of the anal opening. Left anal gland was somewhat smaller in size than the right one. Both left and right anal glands were 1.7 cm in length. The left anal gland was average 1.1cm in width and the right one was 1.3 cm in width on an average in three dogs. From the base of the tail to the apex of left and right anal gland were average 5.1 cm and 5.2 cm respectively. Apex of the left and right anal gland were average 3.2 cm and 3.0 cm away from the caudal end of left and right pin bone respectively. The fluid of the anal glands was yellowish and odorous. This study will help our clinicians to reveal the exact position of anal gland in any surgical condition of street dog if needed.