1 english bulldog,1 jack russell terrier=horrible doggie gas!should i?

Question

buy stock in glade air fresheners,or does someone know anything to do about it?i.e.diet,etc.their not mine,boyfriend's and his son's.puwee!!!

Answer 1

Change in diet can help. Bad gas could mean their food doesn't agree with them.

First, recommend a high-quality food if they aren't on one already - i.e. Nutro Natural, Canidae, Wellness, Innova, etc. There are plenty of web sites that compare various foods. Avoid foods with lots of corn or wheat.

Second, consider switching protein sources. Maybe they don't handle chicken well but would be fine with lamb. My terrier gets itchy from turkey and runny poo from fish, but does well with chicken or lamb.

Answer 2

Generally gas is caused by poor diet. Try switching them to a high quality food.

Nothing you find at a grocery store is going to be a good food. High quality foods can be found at large pet store chains, or online. A couple of foods I like are Natural Balance, Innova, Innova Evo and Cannidae.

There are other high quality dog foods. Here's how to spot them:

A high quality food will have little or no fillers such as corn, wheat or soy. These aren't very digestable for dogs, and are common food related allergens. Since you were seeing corn meal in the first few ingredients, those are not high quality foods. Foods list ingredients by content, with the ingredient it contains most of at the top.

A high quality food will not contain BHT, BHA or Ethoxyquin, these are all chemical preservatives that have been linked to cancer.

A high quality food will not contain by-products of any kind. Meat meals are ok as long as the source of the meat is listed, such as Chicken Meal.

A high quality diet should have meat as at least the first ingredient., and be made from human grade ingredients. Foods that don't use human grade ingredients often get their ingredients from less than desirable sources, such as meat from animals that were diseased, or euthanized.

There is another diet option other than dog food. Some people choose to feed a raw diet. This involves feeding the dog raw meaty bones and organ meat. However it is not as simple as throwing a couple chicken bones in a bowl everyday. If you wish to feed this type of diet, do lots and lots of research first. Switching to this diet without knowing what your doing can lead to nutritional problems for your dog. I'll give you some links as a starting point in research if you are interested in this type of diet.

http://www.willowglen.com/barf.htm.........

http://www.bestfrisbeedogs.com/diets.htm...

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html.....

http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html.....

http://www.rawdogranch.com

What's Really In Pet Food
http://www.api4animals.org/facts?p=359&m...

Answer 3

You could try gradually changing their food to one that agrees with them better, but do change gradually, or they may have worse gas and//or diarrhea. You might ask the vet about their digestion and food choices, especially if they have any other GI signs.

If they are fine & healthy, just gassy, you might consider using a product like CurTail (like BeanNo for dogs..) or a product yu vet recommneds.

Answer 4

yeah i would definatly buy stock in glade air freshener, especially with the english bulldog, that breed is a very gassy one, only thing u could check is make sure they are eating a high quality diet, like pro plan or eukaneabia science diet, and go on walks, so they get a good bit of that gas out, while you are outside

Answer 5

try a high quality pet food....although i would buy stock in glad too....bull dogs are known for having bad gas no matter what you feed them so i don't know if there is hope.....you could ask a vet or pet store worker if there is anything too.....or just buy nose plugs...lol.....

Answer 6

See if you can get them to switch to one of the higher quality pet foods. Talk to your local pet store manager and see what they suggest. Cut out the table scraps.