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I need some advice from the raw experts on this board.I've been feeding my dog raw since I brought him home at 8 weeks. He is now 8 months old. He always had this very strong doggy smell. I give him a bath about once a month. I hear about people who have dogs on raw say their dogs don't have a smell and that's just not the case with me and my dog. He's been on primarily chicken and I'm wondering could he be allergic to chicken. Any insights, suggestions?
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I need some advice from the raw experts on this board.I've been feeding my dog raw since I brought him home at 8 weeks. He is now 8 months old. He always had this very strong doggy smell. I give him a bath about once a month. I hear about people who have dogs on raw say their dogs don't have a smell and that's just not the case with me and my dog. He's been on primarily chicken and I'm wondering could he be allergic to chicken. Any insights, suggestions?
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I know only one dog, a friend's dog, who actually gives off the odor of the fish oil. Of course, his owner did not use deodorized fish oil because dogs like that scent/taste.
She switched to the deodorized fish oil from Trader Joe's. Solved.
This was obviously a fishy, not yeasty, smell, though.
With dogs, allergy is extremely unlikely unless the dog is itchy. Odor is not a typical allergy presentation, except for yeast overgrowth (and/or bacterial infection secondary to breaching of the skin from scratching).
1. Is he itchy?
2. Where is the smell strongest? Check mouth, ears, folds, paws, etc.
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Yes he is itchy off and on. His coat looks nice and shiny though. One day I was petting him on his stomach and under his, for a lack of a better description, his "arm pits" and when I smelled my hand it was a very strong smell. He is not on fish oil. Should he be? I do give him yogurt.
Alyssa,
I looked at his skin and to me it looks fine. But I don't know what's normal looking skin and what's abnormal. Can you tell me what I should be looking for.
Just a side note. I want to say thanks for the quick responses. This is the best forum I've been a part of.
Edited by Maisha Butler (11/04/2008 12:03 PM)
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Sometimes. In the morning I might smell it but it goes away but usually it's a strong stale smell. The only way I can describe it is when you smell a dirty dog. Am I making sense?
Here is one, I had it handy because I am going through this myself. My female was diagnosed with a yeast infection yesterday. Her feet smell like corn chips and the skin between her toes and on her belly is red and irritated.
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