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- Nicolas, selected from petMD
- March 28, 2012
- 5:05 pm
- 237 comments
2. The Wildlife Devotees
These are the pets that stop, drop and roll at the sights and smells of a rotting carcass or raccoon feces (the foulest smelling scat on the planet). Maybe she’s a chronic stray cat poop consumer (like my Sophie), or a skunk tracking wonder-dog.
Solution: Restriction of a pet’s yard-based or hiking activities is usually not advisable. They need an outlet for their natural drives––and the exercise, of course. Picking up scat in your yard is helpful, as is special fencing to reduce encroachment by certain wildlife species (if you must).
Alternatively and/or additionally, treating the resulting foul odors can be achieved through an excellent, freshly brewed mix of hydrogen peroxide (1 quart), baking soda (1/3 cup) and a dash of a grease-cutting dish soap like Dawn (my favorite).
3. The Gaseous Ones
You know who you are.
Solution: Determining whether your pet has a condition such as intestinal parasitism, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) or a pancreatic malfunction (as in EPI or “exocrine pancreatic insufficiency”) is crucial. But most pets who suffer excessive flatulence are merely exhibiting a mild intolerance to one or more ingredients in their diets.
Treatment of the primary dysfunction depends on the disease process, of course, but for those who suffer simple digestive intolerance may be helped either with pro-biotic supplements or through a process of trial and error with respect to diet choices. Carefully switching diets with varying ingredients until a minimum of flatulence is achieved is often fruitful in this regard.
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Yes unfortunately My Dog is allergic to dust mites. and the smell is actually from His own saliva.
when they itch it turns into bacteria after it sits on the skin. You cant give Him to many baths because that dries out the skin and makes him itch even more. the only meds that help Him is a shot that is around $200.00 every couple of months. But That isn't good for Him because it contains steroids He gets depressed from it. Wish there was something I could do for Him. He stinks But He is still My best friend anyway.
Yes unfortunately My Dog is allergic to dust mites. and the smell is actually from His own saliva.
when they itch it turns into bacteria after it sits on the skin. You cant give Him to many baths because that dries out the skin and makes him itch even more. the only meds that help Him is a shot that is around $200.00 every couple of months. But That isn't good for Him because it contains steroids He gets depressed from it. Wish there was something I could do for Him. He stinks But He is still My best friend anyway.
I've had Dobermans for 30 years, I slept with them and gave them regular showers in the bathtub. They never smelled anything like what is described in this article. In fact they smelled far better than most humans I've encountered. Perhaps an article should be written about how to get the rotten smell out of people and perhaps write something on how to cure stupidity. I gave my dogs a type of gritty dog bone that cleaned their teeth naturally, so it wasn't necessary to brush their teeth. None of these problems are the dogs' fault, it's always the dumb @%# people.
interesting article, thanks for sharing :)
very useful tips. Thanks.
Sorry, but cats stink!
Good information.
thanks for this article good info
Augh... thank you for the reminder of one reason why I don't own a large, furry pet! I love other people's dogs, but I don't have to clean their anal glands.
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