************* M*W: Can someone please help me? I have a retriever who farts. She will come in my computer room and cuddle up on my feet under the dest, then lets the smelliest farts you could imagine! What can I do? I don't feed her anything but healthy, nutritional dog food. I'm dying here!
I'm waiting for Fraggle to see this thread Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Anyway, the only thing I can think of is that it is one of two things (or maybe both): 1) lots of fiber 2) lots of protein. When I increased my protein intake (for weight lifting), I had uncontrollable "protein farts" for weeks. Later on they went away...
Muaha!!! Just grin and bear it. Maybe fart back and see if you can gross your dog out. Or buy a butt plug...? Or. You could try identifiying what is in the dog's diet that gives it gas and eradicating it. That's pretty cruel though. What's wrong with dog farts? Oops. Was laughing so hard I missed this. Try a different dog food? Anyway. Yeah. Wait for Fraggle.
As Invert said, it could be something in her diet. She obviously can't control it. All dogs fart. Some more than others and some smellier than others. Try asking the vet to determine what could be in her diet that is causing it. I remember my friend's labrador that had a similar issue and it was found the cheese component in his dried food caused the putrid gas. Or you could open a window.. lol..Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Protein farts? I sooooo did not need to know this.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Have your adenoids removed? That would work. I know, you were looking for something more useful, but, well, you know. Actually there's this: I don't remember animal nutrition too too well, and we only grazingly covered canines, but is it possible the dog might adapt to the new food? Isn't the extra gas the result of inappropriate conversion or digestion or something? I mean, it's a dog after all and dogs are carnivores, so maybe it would adapt. I recall something about diet shifts and adaptability. But Absanes suggestion is probably best: find the diet component and eliminate it. Anyway, hope that helps.
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I agree with Absane, possibly protein related, as I too used to get 'protein farts' when I was training a lot and on a high protein diet. My dogs fart from time to time, and different things set them off. Chicken bones make them fart, as can leftover vegetables from the Sunday roast. I guess the latter is also a deprture from their routine, which can set them off. How old is your dog? You can move older dogs onto 'senior' varieties of dog food, which are lower in calories, and get lower protein versions too. Anyway, feeding more often, at least twice a day, if not three times can help reduce volume of emissions, although dogs will always fart, like humans, it's just the really smelly ones you can fix.
When I read the above and I read your highly nutritional i can already see a possible problem. highly nutritional is not the same as highly digestible. more
The dog's old and its insides aren't what they used to be. My dog's the same. You can buy pads with charcoal inside them that apparently stop the smell. They strap to your dog. My dog wouldn't be too impressed by it and I'm sure he'd find a way of destroying it. Maybe just with the lethal power of his gas =/ http://flat-d.com/thong.html Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
http://www.ohiodanerescue.com/care/flatulence.htm Do you have or know a dog who can clear a room with his "gaseous emissions?" Ninety-nine percent of canine flatulence is diet related. Try experimenting with different diets to find which one agrees and then stick with it--no exceptions (treats). Give a new diet at least two weeks to work before giving up on it. We only recommend good quality dog food! Pro Plan, Eukanuba, Iams, etc. The less expensive ones tend to have a lot of fillers, and a lot less nutrition. A food with less filler also allows the dog to produce less waste (poop). The less expensive brands also require more to be fed which can cause bloat or torsion. There are various products available for pet flatulence, but those products don't always work. Charcoal tablets are one kind, Cur TailTM is the canine version of the made-for-humans BeanoTM
Medicine Woman, Jesus is trying to tell you something. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
It just looked like a dog anus to me. Only when I viewed the image properties and read the filename did I finally see the light. (For the computer-illiterate: right-click the image, click 'Properties' and read the bit that says 'Address (URL)')
