How did you succeed in eliminating or minimizing your dog's gas?

Question

Weird question, I know, but for me it took a long time before I finally found something that seriously minimized the gas output.

Basically, it took about 11 years of stinky doginess before I found something. I did all the research and I know what's recommended.

Yogurt didn't make a difference. I tried a number of things through the years. I can think of four brands of food (three of which are high-quality and generally highly recommended here) that didn't help or increased his gas. I finally found one brand that made a significant difference.

I'm just curious about other people's experience with stinky, gassy dogs and what, if anything, ultimately helped.

I'm interested in personal experiences. As I said, I tried just about everything, much of which did not work for me.

I'm curious about people who have actually tackled this problem. What actually worked for you?

Well, I don't know if this would work for all dogs... but for my dog Artemis Natural 6 Mix is the brand I used that finally drastically decreased the smell.

Solid Gold, Canidae and Pedigree were all equally bad as far as gas was concerned. Chicken Soup made the problem much, much worse and much quicker than most.

I suppose I could do a study and figure out if it's the presence or absence of an ingredient that caused Artemis to be the best pick, but since I've found it, I'm content with just using it instead of studying it.

Answer 1

I get chlorophille capsules from a health food store and feed them to the dog. My mom had a dog that had such bad gas, he could vecate the entire house with one little fart. I gave him 2 capsules in the am and 2 in the pm for 3 days, then cut it back to 1 in am and 1 in pm for a week, now he gets one per day and can poot all he wants, 'cause he does'nt stink anymore
chlorophille is a natural doederant and is safe for long term human consumption and will not hurt the dog, although he does poop green

Answer 2

nothing has helped so far :-). She is on innova large breed puppy food, was on another one before that. She clears the room in minutes. Yogurt has not helped. the vet said wait it out (she is still a puppy) and that this might improve when she grows up. I am trying another dog food to see if that makes it any better. I just started a couple of days ago, obviously no improvement so far as she is still mostly on innova. i would love to know what helped you. (i am switching her to solid gold wolf cub)

**edit**
thanks for sharing! my hopes are crushed :-) cause i just started on solid gold but sounds like it didn't work for you. i was going to try artemis a while back but its really hard to find in where i live. if solid gold doesn't work i will probably try artemis next. btw was yours for puppies or adult dogs? and which formula did you use?

Answer 3

I can't speak for others but I think it is directly related to the food they eat and the amount of excercise they get. I feed a high grade kibble with no corn and little if any, fillers. My dogs have the advantage of a doggy door and a huge yard for playing. I also live in the southwest so my dogs are in and out all year around due to mild winters. It is rare that any of my dogs get gas.

Answer 4

More small meals help prevent gulping and bloating. Don't let them eat and then run around. Keep them quiet for just a little while after eating. You can get charcoal doggy treats that help a little. I also add a wee bit of apple cider vinegar to their water. This seems to help. But the truth is, some breeds of dog are prone to some nasty gas. You can cut it down, but they will always have it.
Good luck.

Answer 5

USUALLY excessive wind is a sign that the digestive system is working on overdrive to break down unsuitable foods. Doesn't mean they are BAD foods, OR that your dog is allergic...just means they aren't optimal foods for your dogs' personaly digestive tract.

If you are sure you are feeding what SHOULD be an appropriate diet, and everything has checked out OK with the vet, then adding plain old, granulated charcoal to the dogs' food daily can work wonders!

Sometimes the oldies ARE the goodies! lol

Answer 6

Nothing so far for me either.
I was thinking about using yogurt, but a few people on here said it didn't help.....
I agree with Dobiz - I'd love to know what you did that helped. Please share later on, if you can.

EDIT: hmmmm....I use solid gold for one of my dogs, but his gas is not as bad as the dog that is on Wellness brand. It would be interesting to see what the ingredient differences are. Thanks for sharing!

Answer 7

Labragas - I bottle it and use it to heat the house. =)

With 4 labs and one very flatulent cocker mix, I should try this. God these dogs can peel the paint off the walls. At this point we are used to it.

Answer 8

My mother's dog , boxer, very gassy, Vet recommend lamb food diet. It seemed to help. Was not a cure.

Answer 9

well you know dog fart isnt THAT bad cause it will improve your nasal passages! so if you have a stuffy nose feed your dog a bunch of bean burritos and youll be smelling soo well that you can smell a pile of poo ten miles away!

Answer 10

Raw feeding.

Lactobacillus (Acidophilus) mixed with yoghurt... when tummy seems bleh..