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my dog smells!!!

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 11:58

i dont know what of,all i can say is he bloody pongs!!!we even accused dd of filling her nappy,but she hadnt!!its not poo,but its not a nice smell.dh bathed him yesterday and you wouldnt believe he could smell so bad so soon.hes giving me sad puppy eyes through the safety gate as i wont let him in the living room!
anyone got any ideas what it could be?hes going to have to be dunked in the bath again i think.

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bubblerock · 07/05/2006 12:00

ear infection?

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:01

would that make him smell?he hasnt been rubbing it or anything and he was at the vets the other day to be frontlined,she always looks in his ears.

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bubblerock · 07/05/2006 12:05

My springer used to smell when his ears were bad (frequently!!) but if the vets looked recently it shouldn't be that and he would probably be rubbing them. Wonder what it could be then? Teeth, breath? Just sniff him all over lol

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:07

i have!!!its his fur.hes got two coats but only one at the mo (i think!!) so imjust wondering if its something to do with his coats?(hes a japanese akita by the way,and hes 8 months)

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spidermama · 07/05/2006 12:07

I used to find with my collie that if I bathed him he'd smell again almost immediately because it's not good for them to be bathed and they go into overdrive producing oil for their coats.

This is singularly unhelpful I realise.

Perhaps change his diet. What's he on?

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:08

beta from pes at home (think tahts the name of it,its in a big bucket thing now and not in the apcket!)

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bubblerock · 07/05/2006 12:10

Is he scratching, my springer also had exzema (he was pretty crap tbh Grin) and that smelt vile too. I don't know much about Akitas - except that they are beautiful!

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:12

the cats got eczema and had a jab the other day,pooch seems to be ok.hes not scratching anymore tahn usual tbh.he is gorgeous!think i posted a pic on member profile of him before!

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:14

jsut bumped his pic for you!!

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:15

its titled and another one!

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bubblerock · 07/05/2006 12:17

Just googled to see if there was a specific reason because of the breed but nothing particularly came up, there's a skin complaint \link{http://www.akitaclub.org/web/health/sa.html\here} that causes a smell but it seems unlikely as he's only a baby. The cats aren't spraying him or anything in protest are they?

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:21

dont think its that,at least i hope its not.the cat wont go near him,they hate each otehr!might ring the breeder up where i got him from and see what she says.also will bath him again to see if this gets rid of it!

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bubblerock · 07/05/2006 12:23

That's a good idea, the breeder should have more experience of doggy pongs. Bless him.

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buffythenappyslayer · 07/05/2006 12:24

i'll bump the pic of my cat aswell for you!!

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