Ive had my dog for a while now and she has a bad skin problem. and shes not very old shes probably only 4 years old and shes had this since she was little. we've tried everything from pills the vet subscribes her to a medicated shampoos. I get her a bath once a week . Ive tried bathing her twice a week with the treatments the vet subscribed her and there's nothing we can do for her.
any one have any helpful suggestions i could maybe do for her anything i haven't thought of?
Smelly dog .what do i do?
Start feeding her a premium dog food and slow way down on the bathing! She may have a fungus! I had a *Lhaso Apso that was really smelly also, and he ended up being treated for a fungal infection! Good Luck!
Reply:Why are you bathing her so much? Once a month is enough.
Get a quality dog food, and I will say that 99% of the time it fixes the problem. What do you feed her now? I suggest, Canidae, Innova Evo, Orijen, or Solid Gold.
Reply:bathing her more is making it worse. Is it flaky? Maybe it's her diet, the food you are feeding her? Some dogs when they are ill will smell.....maybe you can ask your vet if that is posible?
Reply:You shouldn't bathe her that often unless specifically instructed by your vet. Too much bathing can irritate their skin.
Maybe try switching to a higher quality food - Ol'Roy, Purina, Iams, Eukenuba....they're all crappy quality!
Reply:you should never bath her twice a week with any treatments. go to another vet and get a second opinion.
Reply:dont bath her too often; once a month is enough, u'd think bathing her more often will make her more healthier but it actually makes her skin very weak and gets ride of essential oils in a dogs fur.
Reply:You are bathing her too often for one thing. Bath her every 3-6 weeks and start with a mild dish washing soap such as Ivory to get rid of any deep dirt and grease. Then follow up with a baby formula shampoo. The key to making sure your dog is actually clean is water should appear to roll off the dog. You can follow up with a small amount of tea tree oil....rub a small amount in your hands and rub into the skin. In between baths if your dog is smelling funky take a sweet smelling baby wipe and wipe her down. Make sure if she is a small-med size dog you are expressing her anal glands everytime she gets a bath also- with your thumb and finger gently but firmy squeeze the area around her rear end in an up and out motion. Clean her ears with hydrogen peroxide cotton ball also.
Reply:Bath only once every two weeks unless she gets into something. by bathing so much you can be causing the problem. Check the dogs food, maybe go to the pet store and look for food that is good for sensitive systems. Try using pet wipes instead of bathing for a little bit, might help. Lastly try a different vet. If your vet didn't blood tests, they're taking you for a ride. Blood test might tell you if this is an endocrine/hormone/etc. issue that is coming from the inside. Good luck.
Reply:Dogs need lots of meat protein in their food, they have different motabolisms than humans and where our bodies can make proteins from vegetable matter, dogs can not.
The skin is the the largest organ of the dog's body. If you are feeding your dog mostly dry dog food, add in some canned dog food that contains meat so you dog can get more amino acids the dog's metabolism uses to keep it's skin healthy and bright.
Also add in the mixture a little flax oil and mix it well with the meat based dog food.
A dog shouldn't usually be bathed more than once a month. They don't produce protective skin oils as fast as we do, so over bathing takes away a dog's natural protection against skin diseases.
Answer to new information:
You might wish to do some research on Ol Roy, there have been several stories and reviews about it which found that it was deficient in nutrients and it doesn't use real meat.
Nature makes each animal different, all mammals need the same nutrients usually in different proportions but there is a base of what a mammal needs. Cows, horses, deer and buffalo etc. can make amino acids from grain and vegetables, but they have to take special measures especially in the wild to get enough salt to live and they need just the right mixture of different things. They can't live in the wild eating one food source, they need a varietey in their diet of different leafy grasses, grain, roots and legumes, when they can't get enough of one of these things it causes a nutritional related disease.
The building blocks of skin are amino acids of which there are several kinds. Dogs need some real meat to be healthy although I have heard that some vegetarians give their dogs amino acid supplements -- they need a lot and their dogs are apparently healthy.
But your dog's skin, I'm willing to bet is lacking amino acids and can't build healthy disease resistant skin. A little flax seed oil in your dog's food is actually a cleanser and protects against skin disease. A lot of people use flax seed oil to make their skin soft and give it a healthy glow. But at the very least I'm positive that your dog would do better with a regular amount of meat in his diet. Animal protein is almost all amino acids and when a dog eats meat his motabolism is able to convert the amino acids he gets in his diet to all the animo acids he needs. Your dog has had millions of years of evolution to become what he his and that just can't be gotten around (except if you wish to try amino acid supplements, but they are expensive and you have to buy a large amount of each one to give him as much as he needs.)
You should really stop bathing him so much, there are other considerations. Dogs like to hide their scent and as soon as you bathe him he has an instinctual urge to hide his scent by rolling around in garbage or rotting things, and so by bathing him you are actually making to roll in things that would contribute to his skin disease. Over bathing almost always leads to a yeast infection in the skin, but worse if they don't have a healthy skin, other diseases and parasites can enter into their internal system through their skin. With a dog you have to expect some doggy smell. But that's another reason to feed him some flax seed oil, flax seed oil gives his skin a different scent from the inside and he doesn't feel he has to roll around in rotting material to hide his scent.
Lastly I'd change vets, I don't want to pass judgement but your doesn't sound like he or she knows what makes a dog tick, their instinctual behaviours, their nutritional needs and that bathing a dog too much makes them susceptible to yeast infections but even worse things such as possible internal diseases.
Reply:Having been a groomer for a long time, I have seen this repeatedly. Usually the smell is yeast. An over production of yeast. Some breeds are prone to it such as cockers and shar-peis. Sometimes it is as simple as changing diets to a yeast free food. Ask your vet. We have seen a huge difference with yeast problems with customers that use Atopica, a remedy from the vet. Then recently we had a lhasa that for years has had a severe skin condition. She changed vets and now is on a new diet, antibiotics, and shampoos and after 2 months the smell is gone and she is growing her hair back. I recommend a 2nd opinion. Best of luck.
Reply:GIVE THEM BATH WITH BUBBES OR GOOD PURFUME
Reply:Have you had your dog tested for allergies? In all likelihood that is the problem. Perhaps food allergies and environmental. You can have her skin tested at a dermatologist that your vet can refer you to. You are bathing her too often and likely making the skin condition worse. You can purchase a lanolin creme to put on your dog in between baths to help her skin and keep her more comfortable. You can purchase it online cheaper than through your vet.
Reply:MAYBE ITS HER FOOD DON'T REALLY NO?BUT GIVE HER A BATH ONCE A MONTH OR 2 MONTHS.
Reply:Too much of showering can cause dropping of fur. Careful. If she's smelly that means her health is not good.
Reply:change what she is eating...she could also be rolling herself in somehting smelly?
china green
No comments:
Post a Comment