my dog smells help me please!?

Question

I have a 6 year old min pin and I wash her at least 3 times a week and she still smells like she hasnt had a bath in months. she is an inside dog and only goes outside to go to the bathroom. she doesnt roll around in anything. Can someone suggest something thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You may want to check her ears. My dog once had a yeast like infection in her ear and it smelled really bad. Your vet can give you medication to apply at home. Also, get a dental check up. Small dogs as they age have more dental issues. She may have a rotten tooth.

Another possibility is her anal glands may be full and leaking. Her vet can express them. It makes them smell musky.That too, is something small dogs are prone to.

Also, too much bathing can cause dry skin and the flaking skin has a foul odor too. Hold off on anymore baths until she is seen by a vet. If that is the problem, you can get moisturizing shampoo for her. Bathing too often can cause the yeast like infection I mention before. The ears don't have time to thoroughly dry.
Good Luck! ;)

Answer 2

Well I can tell you you're bathing your min pin way to much which may cause other problems with her skin. There are nice shampoos to use that are perfumed that come with a spritz spray.

And what are you feeding her? What you put in your dog always has some kind of outcome and in your dog's case smelly skin.

Make sure there are no by products and no corn. Look for all natural foods (small bites) - Nutro natrual choice (www.nutroproducts.com), Van Patterson's, Inova, Blue, etc. Check the ingrediants before you buy.

(Nutro actally guarantees skin and coat), they actually have a skin and coat formula.

That will help GREATLY.

Good Luck

Answer 3

Hi,

there are professionally produced dog deodorants available from Pet store or vetinary surgeries. Some of these appear to work on some dogs and not on others.

I'm not familiar with the Min Pin, though I assume it is a small dog? Many small dogs, like mine, suffer from a glandular problem around their anus. If you feel with your finger ends around the anus of your dog and you can feel what seem to be hard lumps you dog may suffer from this problem

A visit to the Vetinary surgeon would very quickly ascertain if this was the case. This problem can easily be solved. If you are at the vet's he/she can squeeze the blocked gland to release the blockage.

You can do this for yourself...my dog suffered from this problem and my vet showed me how to do it. You place you fingers around the hard lump and anus and squ-ee-eeze. It takes a little pressure, but eventually you will be rewarded by the excretion of a dark brown noxious liquid.

It shouldn't hurt your dog. My dog gets done every few months, when my nose tells me to look.

A quick rinse to flush away any remains that stick to the fur should have your dog smelling sweet again.

A solution of Geranium essential oil with Lavender essential oil will also help with the aroma and will also help keep you dog free of fleas and tics (any aromatherapist should be able to prepare a mixture for you, and it should be fairly inexpensive, too.)

Hope that helps,

Good luck,

BobSpain

Answer 4

First of all, you're washing her way too much. By taking away a dog's natural oils, you are contributing to the smell. Smell can also be contributed to the food your feeding her, or a skin problem that needs medicine. Take her to the vet and have them look at her skin/pores to make sure she doesn't have any underlying problems. The vet can also give you insight as to other causes, and will address the food situation. If there is any reddening of the skin, or blackening of the skin, it is most likely a skin problem.

Answer 5

Has a lot to do with the breed, some breeds have oily epidermis and double coats to insulate themselves, they might have greater of an scent than a single lined breed. the different substantial clarification for scent is what the dogs eats - feed a physically powerful dry with meat because of the fact the 1st element, no corn meal fillers - in different words, no food market or Walmart junk - and your dogs will quite have much less scent. third reason may be a yeast or fungus an infection, yet you will possibly see that, yet verify your dogs's ears to be certain. My 5 dachshunds have no "moist dogs" scent in any respect, one in each and every of them, a chocolate/tan does have a extremely yeasty scent, yet it quite is as a results of the fact he has an oily coat and was companies to fungus or yeast infections of his coat and ears. I switched him to Canidae rooster and Rice and there are no further infections and much less scent. We had a labrador/gsd blend for almost 18 years, he had the oily lab undercoat and continually smelled, grew to become into quite undesirable in the summertime, so he had to have established baths. Dachshunds only get bathed as quickly as a month till now the recent dose of Advantix, yet they're very clean or maybe lick themselves at cases, like cats --- except of direction, they discover something splendidly lifeless and roll in it - yet that's an entire diverse rely.

Answer 6

3 times a week is way too much...3 times a month is even way to much. She could be smelling because you have stripped her natural oils from the skin and now there may be a skin issue that is causing a smell. There is definately something amiss because a healthy dog should not smell.

Answer 7

Call your vet. There could be a medical reason
for the smell. Otherwise it might be either the food you are feeding your pet, or the shampoo you are using.

Answer 8

I would say your fifth answer hit it dead on. Anal glands was my dogs problem. The vet just sqeezed at bit and cleaned them out. He felt better too along with smelled better!

Answer 9

besides the fact your washing her to much... cheep kibble is a huge factor in a stinky dog. try some good kibble, like candida, or diamond lamb and rice.

Answer 10

Is she spayed. Unspayed females stink more.