Why does my dog smell bad even though he's taken his weekly bath?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to take him for a skin scrap or culture at a dermatology veterinarian, then you can find out which bacteria or fungus you are dealing with. If this is too expensive you can try using different types of special shampoos to sort of due a reverse diagnosis. However, you would need to do several washings consecutive weeks for each to figure it out. This would cost a lot of money if you kept trying each type and it was the last one you tried that worked. Or it may take a combo, your cheapest least stressful cure would be a specializing veterinarian, seriously.

Suggestions of shampoos: sulf-oxy-dex, malaseb, sargents sulfur based shampoo (I forget the title), colloidial oatmeal and aloes vera mix, and tar based shampoo. Some exfoliate, some are antiseptic. It may take a combo.

Also treat concurrently with Brewer's yeast with garlic added, cod liver oil, and apply frontline plus every 30 days as directed on package. To elimentate the possibility of food allergies switch your dog over to Natural Balance Duck & Potatoe, give only dog treats of this same formula, alternatively Wellness white fish and sweet potatoe formula is also good for this.

Just another tip, brush your dog two hours after bath and remove mats carefully. Clean the ears too, this is a favorite place for smelly organisms.

Answer 2

You might be bathing him too much they can get whats call groomers rash, and they will stink because you are washing away all the good bacteria on the skin of the dog by giving him a bath every week. You should bathe you dog about every 3 to 4 months. Or longer depending on the breed of dog.

Answer 3

One a month is plenty to wash a dog. You'll dry the skin out and cause more problems bathing too ofter.
Diet is the first reason that comes to mind for a dog smelling bad. I had a beagle once and she stunk! I tried various things and then changed her diet to a better food. Who knew? She stopped smelling so bad.

Answer 4

Well, I think that the reason why is because of the smell of wet dog, and the shampoo that you use aginst him, and plus, some dogs just smell. Either way, YOU know that he took a bath and so does he, so you know that he's realy a squiky clean doggie! * ^_^ *

Answer 5

Hound dogs/mixed breeds smell "doggy" because the smell helps neutralize their smell to other animals, like ducks, quail, etc for hunting. Try some smell good spray....they ususally sell it at pet stores or I rub my dogs with dryer sheets sometimes too. That seems to help a little.

Answer 6

It could be a number of reasons, the most common.
1. A skunk got him.
2. He may have an infection somewhere. (It would be visible an open sore)
3. You didn't get all the soup out of him.
4. His ear's may need to be clean, the inside.

Answer 7

i ask the vet the same thing about my dog and he told me that because my dog was an inside dog that when he went out their was a chemical in their body that caused the smell he said all inside dogs have this smell

Answer 8

Check the ears it may be that air can not get in to dry the ears and it is a yeast smell. Check the teeth an brush every other day.

Answer 9

First of all you're only supposed to bathe your dog once a month or it's fur is going to come off completely!!!!!!Second of all it's a dog it's not supposed to smell good .

Answer 10

If he's an outdoor dog, there's your answer. If he is an indoor dog, you should probably change his diet and use a doggy deodorant after each bath. Brushing him regularly might also help by loosening dirt and distributing oils.