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My Golden started stinking overnight
I've got a happy, healthy, five-year-old Golden Retriever (Judah). He's
been on a natural diet for about 5 months now and he's doing great. Every symptom of a poor diet that he had has disappeared since we started feeding raw meat, bones and veggies. His skin is beautiful, his coat is soft and shiny, and he smells absolutely "un-doggy." That is until recently... Within the past few days he's devoloped this odd smell. At first I thought he had a little fecal accident on or near his tail because one day I smelled something very much "poop-like" there. I didn't think much of it and just bathed him. His smell went back to normal...for a few hours. The next day the same smell returned. It's definitely not poop (there's no visual and he's never pooped on himself before). And I think I may have determined that the smell is eminating from his mouth (I feel so guilty talking about him like this). I must stress that this is not his normal "doggy" smell that he gets when overdue for a bathing. This is definitely different. The only thing that's changed in his life recently are the following... 1. I added a some raw soy beans to his veggie mixture (after further research this seems like a bad idea anyway due to possible allergies). 2. I started giving him a little garlic powder mixed with his food in an attempt to control fleas this summer 3. I also started giving him a daily dose of Dr. Goodpet's natural flea rememdy. Can any confirm or deny that any (or a combination) of these could have contributed to my dog's recent stink outbreak? Has anyone had a similar experience. If you read all of that, I thank you. _branden |
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wrote in message ups.com... The only thing that's changed in his life recently are the following... 1. I added a some raw soy beans to his veggie mixture (after further research this seems like a bad idea anyway due to possible allergies). 2. I started giving him a little garlic powder mixed with his food in an attempt to control fleas this summer 3. I also started giving him a daily dose of Dr. Goodpet's natural flea rememdy. ..........did you add these all at once? It's never a good idea to do that. If you're going to add anything to the diet, keep it to one thing at a time with weeks in between adding something else. This way you can tell if a dog has a reaction to something. Ixnay on soy, IMHO. ......but as Matt said, it's probably anal glands. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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Thank you all for your input. Admittedly, I suppose I did change too
many factors of his diet all at once. We've only had him for seven months and everyday has been a learning experience. I'm definitely cutting the soy going forward. I'm ashamed (or perhaps a little pleased) to say that I've never even heard of an anal gland. That sounds logical I guess since we still can't quite localize the smell, and it seems to come and go. Shortly after I posted the original message the smell had subsided, but it just returned the next day. Well, I'm off to research the anal gland! Thanks again. |
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manowatt said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
Well, I'm off to research the anal gland! Have fun! And you won't! -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Yeah, I've read quite a bit. I now know more than I ever cared to know
about my dog's anus, and I've spent far too many minutes staring at it. The only thing that baffles me is that he shows none of the symptoms which I've read about. He's not "scooting', he doesn't appear to be constipated, and I haven't seen him lick the area or even remotely act as though it's tender or sore. I'll be calling our vet tomorrow, and I'll keep you posted. Thanks, _branden |
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