Comments on: My dog has a very bad odor problem and very dry skin. Can chlorophyll supplements help?

By: Dog_trainer

Dog_trainer — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:41:59 +0000

Sounds like you’ve done a lot of things right so far. I wouldn’ bathe her more than once every six months – that definitely affects the skin. She could easily have allergies to food or grass. I’d try a canned food like Nutro Lamb & Rice. It has no "by products" unlike the high-priced Eukanuba. Many dogs (and some humans) are allergic to wheat and the preservatives in dry foods. I’d keep her inside on a tile or wood floor as much as possible and go for leash walks in the street – see if that helps. If you can afford it, take her to an allergy specialist. My fried has Australian shepherds – she got a profile from the allergist showing that one of her dogs is allergic to so many things that she had to be put to sleep. (The poor dog was chewing herself raw 24/7.) Good luck!
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By: kiss

kiss — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:57:59 +0000

change the dog food. Some dog foods cause doggie odor
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By: trayz300

trayz300 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:16:59 +0000

change your dog food to Eukanuba. My boyfriend is familiar with labs and says this particular food is great 4 labs! Good luck
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By: sueet2b

sueet2b — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:54:59 +0000

i have a pure black lab and she’s 12 years old. i dont think its true about labs having glands that give bad odors since mine being a 100% pure bread never had that problem.
anyhow, in the past my dog use to have also kinda dry hair, flaky, not smelly but not smooth clear hair, so we changed dog food to using Eukanuba, believe it or not, but it immediatly changed her tone of hair. i dont know if that woudl serve for odors, but if it serves for hair, there is no reason why it wouldnt help for odors since it all departs from the dog’s skin.
try to giong to your nearest Petco and sign in. i know eukanuba is the most expensive brand out of all, but its worth or else i would have told you to not even try it, but its worth trust me. so in petco usually when you sign up every time you buy a bag of dog food it gets counted and on your 10th purchase you get a free bag. a good way to save 50 bucks.

hope it helps!
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By: katct2004

katct2004 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:26:59 +0000

It may be allergies, yeast infection or many other things. Take her to the vet. For dry skin, bathing is not the best idea with over the counter shampoo.
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By: I_am_all_knowing_so_Bleeeeh_toU

I_am_all_knowing_so_Bleeeeh_toU — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:47:59 +0000

are these from her anal glands?

well washing her skin will only irritate them more

take her to see a vet and get those glands squeezed out totally

that will help
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By: knowitall

knowitall — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:58:59 +0000

Too many baths maybe?? I have a lab..He hates baths.. There is no odor problem. Let him out when it rains... No joke. My dog loves it.
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By: jordan

jordan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:31:59 +0000

get it nudered
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