What can you do for a gassy dog?

Question

Our malamute is 21 months old and has been on the same dog food for 9 months now. It is purina. Well for the last week he has been very gassy to the point we have to leave the room so it will air out. Can you give anything to a dog that is gassy. Or what can you do for a gassy dog.

Answer 1

this question made me laugh but I know it's serious. Are you sure the dog hasn't found something new it is ingesting? If it's eating the same stuff it seems odd it would now develop horrible gas. Is someone sneaking it table scraps when you aren't looking?

Answer 2

Switch foods- Purina is awful stuff.

Here's the easiest thing to do.

First, give her a dose of Pepto Bismol. Try the pills, they are easier to get down. 1 mg per 1 pound of body weight (most pills are 25mg, so she'll probably need 2-3 pills). This will settle her stomach and bowels immediately.

Second, boil some plain chicken and white rice. Feed her this for 1 week. This will help clear the Purina out of her system. A bland diet also assures no more gas.

Finally, pick a good quality natural food. This will provide long term relief from gas and a whole host of other health problems.

Good foods: Artemis, Innova Evo, Solid Gold, Professional, Chicken Soup, Orijen, California Natural, Merrick, Avoderm, Drs Foster & Smith, Timberwolf Organics.

BAD foods: Purina, Pedigree, Iams, Eukanuba, Royal Canin, Hill's Science Diet, and ANYTHING you find in a grocery store, Walmart, etc.

Answer 3

Your dog's diet has a lot to do with the frequent flatulence. Take a look at what you are feeding her. Does she get table scraps? Some human foods don't digest very well in the canine system, and can cause vapours, just like in humans. Some dogs are also lactose intolerant, resulting in noxious fumes after consuming dairy.

Feeding a higher quality food, with the top ingredients listed as chicken or lamb, can not only mean a more comfortable pet, but a less odiferous one as well. High quality kibble will also reduce the amount of waste product, meaning less poop, and less smelly ones too.

If upgrading your dog's diet doesn't help, it may be time to look for other solutions. A teaspoon of low-fat yogurt with each meal will reduce internal gas, thanks to the bacterial cultures in yogurt.

Answer 4

a) Feed foods which have little or no vegetable protein, as these foods cause gas formation through fermentation.

b) Feed dry foods that do not expand when they are mixed with water.

c) Feed your dog two to three small meals a day instead of one large meal.

d) Do not allow large intakes of water immediately after a meal.

e) Do not allow vigorous exercise for one hour before, or two to three hours after the dog has eaten.

f) Owners of high-risk dogs should be encouraged to discuss the pros and cons of prophylactic gastropexy (tacking the stomach) and drug treatment (e.g. anti-gas medications) with their veterinarians.

g) You may wish to change the dog's food. Dry Kibble Food is very important----the Alaskan Malamute cannot digest a wheat or lamb base dog food well. So I strongly
recommend either a chicken or corn base food. If you can find a Fish base food this would be my first choice. Table scraps are fine; beware of any type of bones. NO left over rib bones –steak bones or chicken bones - NO!!! They all splitter in the stomach. No Milk!! Cottage Cheese is OK….. NO RAW EGGS!! A large knuckle bone from your butcher will be ok – help teeth and save chewing other things.

I hope this helps :-)

Answer 5

If the problem is new, check to see if they have changed the ingredients in the dog food. It's really not a good idea to be changing the dog food alot. My family has always had dogs and some are just worse than others---forever. We've been known to actually use them as an "excuse". 8)

Answer 6

Oh man, I have 2 year old Lab who does the same thing. She was on Science Diet dog food when she came home from the shelter, and her flatulence was nauseating back then. She's on ProPlan Chicken & Rice Puppy Food now, and she still has some gas, but at least it's not as bad.

Gas is usually the body's response to the food the dog eats. It just shows that the dog has a healthy digestive system, and as stinky as it is, it's not harmful. You could try to switch her to another dog food with less fillers. Some people recommend something called Canidae, but it's pretty expensive.

And just as I was about to hit the button to post this, my dog has passed gas yet again... :( I feel your pain.

Answer 7

Throw out the purina and get a high quality food. Low quality foods such as purina will cause gas in dogs.

Some examples of high quality foods are: Canidae, Innova, Solid Gold and Wellness.

Examples of foods that aren't high quality: Purina, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Iams, and Pedigree.

Answer 8

You may want to try using a dog food that does not list corn as one of the top ingredients, as it sometimes causes gas.
Lamb & Rice or Chicken & Rice foods are usually great alternatives. Good Luck!

Answer 9

Purina is not a great dog food for dogs... switch to a higher quality dog food... go to your local PetValu and ask them for advice on helping you pick a higher quality dog food...

I highly recommend Candiae for all stages... it costs me $42 for a bag of 20lbs, and this lasts me well over a month... in the end it's cheaper, as they eat less!!! and it's very healthy

Answer 10

It may be the food he is eating. If he eats people food that could also cause the problem. You could try changing his food to another brand such as Eukanuba large breed is an excellent dog food. If you change do it gradually over a week to ten day period. That may help.