anal gland
Dog's scent organ
Anal glands are small sacs located on either side of a mammal's anus that secrete a pungent fluid used for scent marking and identification.
In dogs and cats, these glands normally empty during defecation, but may become impacted and require manual expression: The vet had to express the dog's anal glands.
Land under jurisdiction
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
- markingIndicating with symbols
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- muskAnimal-derived fragrance base
odor · spray · identification · communication · sniffing · dominance · submission · social
Spray-armed striped mammal
territory
Land under jurisdiction
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
- markingIndicating with symbols
- secretionSubstance released by glands
musk · odor · spray · identification · communication · sniffing · dominance · submission · social · hierarchy
skunk
Spray-armed striped mammal
weasel · badger · otter · fox · wolf · hyena · beaver · civet · mink · raccoon
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
inflammation · scooting · licking · blockage · discharge · rupture · vet · grooming · emptying · swelling
sac
Bodily pouch structure
rectum · duct · sphincter · exocrine · sebaceous · tissue · membrane · opening · paired · rupture
anal glandsalivary gland
Mouth organ producing spit
mammary gland · sweat gland · sebaceous gland · pituitary gland
anal glandendocrine gland
Ductless hormone-secreting organ
thyroid gland · adrenal gland · pituitary gland · pineal gland