my dogs anal is very swelled up and his butt whole is very open what is wrong?

We found our dog with a lot of poo stuck on the hair of his butt we cleaned it but his anal is swelled up and its also red and his whole is very dialated. It also seems to be itchy because he rubs his butt on the ground.

Sounds like a prolapse. Vet!

it could be his anal glands...he needs to go to the vet....

He may need to have his anal glands expressed.Bring him to the vet, please!

Could be a prolapsed rectum-VERY painful, and needs surgery to correct. Or it could be an impacted anal gland also VERY painful, and would probably need to be sedated to fix. Time for the vet!

take your dog to the vet ASAP

He could have an abcsess or just full anal glands, consult youre vet ASAP as this is very painful and uncomfortable for the little guy.

If you were having this same problem with your butt...would you get medical attention?? O.K. there you go get your dog the vet attention he needs.

sounds like an infection from poop being caked on his butt! cut the hair all around his rectum and put some neosporin on it several times a day. Keep it cut short (apotty path) so this doesn't happen again if you cant watch closely enough to notice it before it gets that bad

Is he intact? Dogs can get a rectal prolapse if they have an enlarged prostate. He does need to see a vet. If he strains from prostate issues, it can cause a perianal hernia. Even if it is just irritation from the feces that were there, he needs some antibiotics to help clear it up. But an enlarged prostate in a male can be a big problem in dogs, so he needs to see his vet.There is always the possibility that it is his anal glands infected too. They would need to be drained and some antibiotics.