I have a 5 yr old westi. The lady who had him lived in an apartment and didnt take him out to potty regularly. He now has a foul odor, doesn’t seem to have much energy, acts like his lower back hurts (when u go to touch his back or pet him down his back he will try to bite you. Which is uncommon he has never bite or been aggressive to anyone) and also I have noticed a few times he has kind of like a runny puss lookING liquid coming from his rear end. Can anyone tell me what it may be.?
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The only way to know for sure what is happening with this dog is to take him to a vet.
He is in pain (that is why he wants to bit when you try to touch), and it sounds like he has an infection (the runny puss). With Westies it is very likely that he had impacted anal glands which burst and now are infected. This would make his back hurt for sure!! It would also smell terrible.
So, get him to a vet as soon as possible and get him the help he so desperately needs!
This could be many different issues please take him to the vet ASAP!
You are smart to come to this website because you know something is wrong. Now is the time to get off the computer and get this animal to a vet and quickly. I would say if you cannot get an appointment by tomorrow then you need to seek and Emergency vet open 24 hours and go immediately. The longer you wait the worse things will get and it is suffering. Who knows how long it was ill before you rescued it. Act quickly! Good Luck.