Washing dog

con1888

Advice on at home washing please.


Kia rolled in poo the other day, I washed her outside and rough dried with towels but she smells worse, wet dog smell even though she is now dry !!! She has no skin conditions.

Please can you give me advice on the best way to wash her and remove the smell. Can attempt to get her in the bath if need be.

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con1888 wrote: »

Advice on at home washing please.
Kia rolled in poo the other day, I washed her outside and rough dried with towels but she smells worse, wet dog smell even though she is now dry !!! She has no skin conditions.

Please can you give me advice on the best way to wash her and remove the smell. Can attempt to get her in the bath if need be.

If the initial wash hasn't reduced the smell there is a good chance Kia has rolled in Fox poo. It usually takes 2 or 3 baths/showers to minimise the smell from foxes.

If it is localised, e.g. either side of the neck, which is where mine usually "dabs" it on, just use a flannel and some shower gel (any basic one) in that area - it will still need a couple of goes.

If Kia has done a Henry and "splashed it all over" then it's off to the bath/shower, each was will reduce the strength.

Any basic shower gel that isn't too perfumed will be fine. Now & then ASDA do a 6 pack of Radox shower gel for about £4, it's worth stocking up when it's in. It has always been fine on my dogs.

con1888

She no longer smells like fox poo, just strong ' wet dog' smell.

I have hypoallergenic dog shampoo I can use on her.

I think the problem is in the drying, I need to make sure she is 100% dry as something tells me this is causing the wet dog smell.

snozberry

wet dog smell does linger. I know that it might sound daft but maybe you could use your hair drier on her (on the lowest setting and taking extreme care). Our lurcher was a sw1ne for rolling in fox poo but using the hair drier on her (after she had been towelled dry) really helped.

con1888

Going to try hair dryer, it has a cool setting. Just hope she will be okay and not panic.

gettingready

Zara does not roll in "those things2 but often swims in "lakes" near by and with her double coat she takes absolute ages to dry.. so I am very familiar with the "wet dog smell" - no suggestions, sorry just... feel for you (and your nose)

krlyr

Rather than rush into using a hairdryer and risk scaring her, you could slowly desensitize her to the noise and feel of it so she's more accepting in the future. It might mean putting up with "eau de damp dog" for now, but it'll make things easier longterm. Can't find a video specifically for a hairdryer but this one for a hoover will probably have very similar principles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCNAv5aETho

Personally, I always wash mine outside and just let them dry off in the kitchen, not really experienced problems with them smelling damp. I use plenty of doggy shampoo to make sure the poo/whatever they've rolled in is washed off completely though, perhaps that makes a different. I bought some "grime buster" shampoo that you dilute down a lot, from an Ebay seller, seems to do the trick with all the fox poo Kiki rolls in!

Caroline_a

Hmm yes Eau De Wet Dog isn't the nicest smell. And if anyone has any ideas on how to get rid of it in the car after the boys have been swimming....

krlyr

I have a Hatchbag liner in my car now so it all wipes down - I chuck some old dog blankets in there to soak up the damp (you could use towels) and then they can go straight in the washing machine. Before that, I used to keep a spray bottle containing a solution of lemon juice and water (50:50) and give this a spritz around the car after soggy walks - lemon is a natural deodouriser, and not a bad scent in itself, plus it's nothing chemically harsh to leave residue behind that may harm the dogs.

picklepick

I have a plastic boot liner to stop the boot carpet getting damp and then on top of that towels to soak up the initial water. An in-car febreeze thingy that attaches to your air vent keeps it smelling nice and non-doggy.

picklepick

Oh and OP in future, a blob of tomato ketchup gets rid of fox poo smell really quickly. Then you just wash it out.