[nagdu] Stinky dog

[Tami Jarvis]

Brandy,

Bummer! I've had good results using aloe vera gel as a deodorizer and 
cleaner. It's actually amazing with some of the things dogs roll in, in 
fact. And cheaper than any of the dry shampoos I tried that didn't work.

Looking into another food would probably be a good idea, especially a 
limited ingredient one. We had a pet dog that was stinky and had coat 
problems and weight problems and kept getting yeast infections. When our 
vet suggested she might have allergies and we put her on limited 
ingredient food, she trimmed down and her coat filled out and she 
started smelling good. It took awhile, as I recall, but one day I 
noticed the difference in smell along with all the other improvements, 
which was nice because she was a major snuggler. /smile/

My sister has found that regularly using the furminator on her lab keeps 
him from being stinky because it pulls out all the dead undercoat. I 
don't know how often she bathes him, though. You mentioned brushing and 
pulling out lots of undercoat, so I don't know if a different tool would 
make a difference for you. It's just what she has noticed. /smile/

Um... I've heard of using baby powder to clean and deodorize but have 
never tried that.

That's all I can think of, in case any of it is helpful. Good luck 
figuring it out, and let us know if you find the miracle solution! /smile/

Tami

On 11/04/2013 03:50 PM, Brandydp wrote:
> Good evening all,
> So my dog has been particularly stinky since I got her. She got a bath when I got her in August. I had to give her another one two weeks after we got home. She smelled like she had been in a kennel for months without grooming, when in reality she had been with me and brushed every other day. Two weeks after that she was stinky again. Meanwhile, we had been to the vet and she had a paw and ear yeast infection. No scratching chewing or anything. She was put on anti fungal. No bath and no smell for a month. A two weeks after the anti fungal the smell is back. When I bathe her I get hand fulls of stinky under coat. It smells like rancid corn chips. Took her to the vet yesterday and he found no yeast. The vet at the school said some dogs just have more of an odor. She is eating taste of the wild pacific stream. I was also giving her allergy three fish oil supplements. Some people have said their dog smells fishy from eating fish based food so I stopped the allergy three. The vet also sai
d I may just have to give her a weekly bath with the medicated shampoo. Does anyone else seem to have this issue? And has anyone found a decent waterless shampoo or deodorizing something or rather... The huge issue here is that I am a massage therapist, stuck in a tiny not ventilated room and can't have a even slightly stinky dog let alone a rancid corn chip smelling dog. Sorry pinta I still love you...
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> brandy pinder
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