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Papillon stinks
Hello,
We have just inherited a female papillon, about 4 years old. We have had her for almost two weeks now. She was pretty stinky when we got her. We treated her for fleas, waited about a week, then gave her a bath. She was fine for a few days, then started to stink again. Any ideas of what could cause this? Is this a papillon thing? Thanks! |
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Papillon stinks
Denise wrote:
Hello, We have just inherited a female papillon, about 4 years old. We have had her for almost two weeks now. She was pretty stinky when we got her. We treated her for fleas, waited about a week, then gave her a bath. She was fine for a few days, then started to stink again. Any ideas of what could cause this? Is this a papillon thing? Healthy dogs don't stink. They do have a smell but it's nothing that you'd notice walking into the house after being at work. At worst they smell like wet dog (which I myself kinda like) but the odor dissipates as the fur dries. Where is the smell coming from? Ears? Mouth? Rear end? Coat? I'd have the vet check her over to make sure she doesn't have some sort of infection. Don't discount your sense of smell as a diagnostic tool and don't let anybody else blow you off, either. In human beings, strep throat produces a characteristic odor. So does dental decay (even in an otherwise well-maintained mouth). My family practice MD considers "strep breath" a good enough reason to bring the patient in for a swab and culture, even if the accompanying sore throat is only mild to moderate. |
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Papillon stinks
Denise said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
We have just inherited a female papillon, about 4 years old. We have had her for almost two weeks now. She was pretty stinky when we got her. We treated her for fleas, waited about a week, then gave her a bath. She was fine for a few days, then started to stink again. Any ideas of what could cause this? Is this a papillon thing? From which end does she stink? If you can, describe the stink. Words like moldy, rank, skunky, and fishy, are all good descriptors. The easiest solution for you would be to take her to a good groomer. If it's ears or anal glands they can probably point you in the right direction. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Papillon stinks
Denise schrieb: Hello, We have just inherited a female papillon, about 4 years old. We have had her for almost two weeks now. She was pretty stinky when we got her. We treated her for fleas, waited about a week, then gave her a bath. She was fine for a few days, then started to stink again. Any ideas of what could cause this? Is this a papillon thing? Thanks! Hi, Is she getting decent food? Even otherwise healthy dogs can smell bad if they're fed your average supermarket fodder. We adopted a six-month-old mix three months ago, and she smelled very strongly at first, from the ears and fur/skin. It was a little better after we cleaned her ears (there's a chamomile solution here in Germany stocked by vets), and dramatically better after we changed her over from kibble to fresh food, even though it was a relatively OK kibble she was getting. If I were you, I'd get her checked up by the vet and change her food if the smell persists. Here are a few links about feeding fresh: www.starlitt.com/barf.html www.rawlearning.com/ http://k9joy.com/education/feedyourdog.php www.rawmeatybones.com Here's some info on better/worse sorts of commercial dog food: http://www.dogaware.com/dogfeeding.html All the best, Sally |
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Papillon stinks
On Sep 7, 4:51 pm, Denise wrote:
Hello, We have just inherited a female papillon, about 4 years old. We have had her for almost two weeks now. She was pretty stinky when we got her. We treated her for fleas, waited about a week, then gave her a bath. She was fine for a few days, then started to stink again. Any ideas of what could cause this? Is this a papillon thing? Thanks! one of my dogs use to smell bad ,and they are inside dogs,it had ear mite,but this might not be your case but you might want to check anyways, |
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