Smelly dog advice please...

suki1964

You know those plug ins and air fresheners are not really all that good for your poor dogs. their noses are just so sensitive that they can really irritate them and they have been known to cause breathing problems and skin problems in dogs and cats.

And if you keep your house clean there shouldnt be a need to use them.

My house doesnt smell of dog, although where he sleeps can get a bit iffy if not washed weekly.

Your friend needs to work out if the smell she is smelling is just the general Eau de dog or down to diet or illness. If she rules out diet and illness and she still dont get on with the smell then perhaps shes just too house proud to be a dog owner

LillyJ

suki1964 wrote: »

You know those plug ins and air fresheners are not really all that good for your poor dogs. their noses are just so sensitive that they can really irritate them and they have been known to cause breathing problems and skin problems in dogs and cats.

And if you keep your house clean there shouldnt be a need to use them.

My house doesnt smell of dog, although where he sleeps can get a bit iffy if not washed weekly.

Your friend needs to work out if the smell she is smelling is just the general Eau de dog or down to diet or illness. If she rules out diet and illness and she still dont get on with the smell then perhaps shes just too house proud to be a dog owner

I didn't realise that dogs didn't like air fresheners! The plug in one is in the hall though, where he doesn't really go too often, it's just to give a nice smell on the way in, so I think I will keep that one.
Might start using the air fresheners upstairs only (he stays downstairs).

One thing I do in the kitchen quite often is boil up some lemon pieces on the hob (get them really cheap off the market at closing time). It takes away cooking smells as well as doggy ones. Then I put the mixture in the microwave as well to get rid of any smells in there. It makes the room smell lovely and is natural.

I also think that opening a window or two does wonders!

The best thing though is just keeping everything clean, ie hoovering and sweeping.

frugallass

LillyJ wrote: »

One thing I do in the kitchen quite often is boil up some lemon pieces on the hob (get them really cheap off the market at closing time). It takes away cooking smells as well as doggy ones. Then I put the mixture in the microwave as well to get rid of any smells in there. It makes the room smell lovely and is natural.

lovely idea - i put left over lemon in the dishwasher so will try your boiling up idea too

foreign_correspondent

LillyJ wrote: »

I also have the pug in air fresheners, and run round the house with a neutradol one if anyone comes round.

are pugs especially smelly??:eek:
:rotfl:

Could be all sorts - if its fishy and gross its probably his anal glands, or it could just be boy doggy smells, or piddling to mark his territory - neutering would help, it could be that he is rolling in stinky things, it could be that he hides bits of food (my old dog hid dog biscuits under the carpets when we first got her - she had been starved and hid food for quite a while), it could be his bedding, if its bad breath, his teeth and gums may need attention - hard to advise without more info.

specialK

My friends sister had a dog that had a bad smell. It had some sort of skin disease, I'm sure they said it was something like excema?? I only smelt if when she came to pick my friends DS up to babysit and we could all smell it instantly! They have always had dogs and I'd never smelt this smell before. I would say get it to the vets as it could be suffering.
HTH.

Could be a yeast infection: Taken from here: http://www.old-dog-treats-and-rawhide.com/dog-skin-problems.html
Dog Skin Infections


Both bacterial and yeast skin infections are other major causes for excessive dog chewing and scratching. A dog skin rash or infection usually occurs when the immune system is compromised. Allergies, sickness or stress can all compromise the immune system. A bacterial infection may appear as small bumps on the surface of the skin. Yeast skin infections smell bad and appear as a thick, brown and greasy paste and can often be found the ears. A yeast problem not only smells bad, but causes the dog to be extremely itchy and chew at himself excessively.

fsdss

check the ears too - sometimes if they have a canker in the ear - this too can stink

frugallass

oh yeah - I forgot about that !