Shih-tzu that smells?

Yes, my dog smells bad. You know, from the eye area and he has signifigant skin problems.





After being on "answers" for a while now, I am thinking it could be the food I am feeding (Iams puppy). He is 3 yrs. old, weight is normal, but he smells due to the allergy skin.





Ok....so I need PROFESSIONAL ANSWERS..


What are the foods out there now that you have had experience with to help in this matter? Websites to back your info would be appreciated. I have looked myself, but there are so many out there now, I just wanted personal feedback on what has worked for others in my situation.





Thank you for your time.

Shih-tzu that smells?
Natural Balance Lamb %26amp; Rice formula.
Reply:First why do you feed a 3 yr old dog Puppy food? Second ask a vet. I had a shih tzu, he was fed a balanced diet of only people food and lived to be 16. Healthy the whole time.
Reply:I would definitely change the food. What to change to depends where you are. Basically look for a food that has meat as the first ingredient in the list of ingredients. For skin problems a lamb and rice food is usually better than other types.
Reply:My dog,a Shih-Tzu mix,age 15,started smelling "doggy" last July,(after a grooming at a Petsmart). He was itching terribly,but for several months his skin showed no signs of inflammation or irritation. Lately, we've seen a different vet,and he diagnosed the problem as "canine scabies" and recommended a series of dips. After one such treatment our pal quit scratching and began to sleep much better. It's been one week,and he's starting to scratch again,but today is the day for his second treatment,(there will be four).


Oh,yeah,right after the dip the smell when away,and just started to return when the scratching did,about a day ago. Try to find a good vet and ask about taking a skin scrapping to look for "scabies"(pronounced -skay-bees).