Gassy Dog

[N80]

I hesitated to post this here because it seems like a silly problem but it is getting to be a real problem. And while it is a funny subject I'm looking for real advice if there is any.

My new dog is horribly gassy. He is an 8 month old Lab. From the day we got him home at 8 weeks he made more gas than our previous full grown Lab. He could clear a room. Now he is worse. Both in volume and odor. Today it has been constant. There is not a moment when he is not passing gas, sometimes audibly. And it is vile. Gag you vile. He'll be asleep on the floor in our smallish TV room and we literally have to leave. And when you do leave, including him, and return 15 minutes later it still stinks.

He is not ill. He is happy, playful, super energetic, obedient . Poops twice a day like clockwork. Eats like a horse. Is slim and fit.

We have fed him pretty much the same dog food since he was small. The same brand at least. It comes from a locally owned pet supply store and I think it is called Victor brand. Made in USA. He gets occasional table scraps but that's fairly rare.

So, yes, I'm aware that the next step is to try different food, but I'm seriously (seriously) wondering if anyone else has had this problem with their dog and if changing food has helped. We'll talk to the vet next time he goes in but thats 3 months from now.

Any help appreciated because I like him but not sure I can live with him this way.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...Can I give my dog beano to help get rid of gas? - Questions & Answers | VetInfo/QA

 

[N80]

Good little article. This food we buy is supposed to be high quality, but will definitely try something else. And yes, he does eat faster than any dog I've ever had but that would be more of an air swallowing issue and shouldn't produce the level of toxic cloud he does now. I'm definitely going to try Bean-o.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

We have had bulldogs (Boston Terriers) for 50 years. They are notorious for passing gas. There are commercial foods available that will cut it down; but we just live with it. It usually happens when they eat something that is difficult to digest, like carbohydrates. If we keep them on the same diet, they will eventually get accustomed to it, and the gas will subside. We try to keep them off anything with grain; that seems to help a lot. Good luck!

 

[BCrouse]

We discovered at an early age our dog got the most awful awful gas from chicken and chicken based foods.

I had to scour labels to make sure there is absolutely no chicken in them at all.

He gets a reg diet of 'Taste of the Wild: High Prairie' now.

At age 9, he passes gas a lot more....like pretty much every time he exerts himself. Hes so stealthy at counter surfing....except now he farts when he puts his front paws up.

 

[Bird]

My wife swears that our Chihuahua passes gas now and then, but I've neither heard nor smelled it myself. But way back, about 65 years ago, I had a Fox Terrier mix that I started feeding Gravy Train dog food. She loved it, but I soon learned to change to something else.:laughing:

 

[oosik]

Years ago I had a black Lab. Talk about your GAS PASSERS - his nickname was - - twee. The local vet recommended a change of diet, lots of outdoors exercise and it did help.

He was always at his finest when we had company too. Snuggle up to guests for a good 'ol tummy rub and then let loose with a room clearing fart.

The wife never thought it was as humorous as I did. I'd almost blow a gasket, holding back laughter, when I'd see the look on some peoples faces.

Ahhhh - - life out here in the country!!!

 

[GLyford]

We have found changing brands can set them off, but so can just feeding food that is high in grain. Our lab is allergic to corn (gives her hotspots, sores around her mouth, and her ears clog up) so that alone rules out most cheap brands for us. We feed Fromm Gold, which they do okay on after several other different "quality" brands all had recalls associated with the contract manufacturers they were using.

Seems like every quality brand that gets big enough to get noticed gets bought out by one of the national conglomerates and the recipe changes and the manufacturing is moved to a "volume" plant instead of a "quality" one. If you see an ad on TV, it's probably too late. Like the "blue" ads you see, they were bought out and everyone complains they aren't what they were when they made their reputation and are just coasting on name value, the quality is no longer there.

I suppose it is only a matter of time until it happens to my current brand and I have to start looking again. Web sites like dogfoodadvisor.com can help.

But at the same time, our dogs also eat random things in the yard, which can give them gas issues too.

 

[dmccarty]

We tried all sorts of expensive dog foods over the years with our different dogs. Changing to brands that have less fillers such as corn and rice helps depending on the dog.

Our current dog is on a raw meat diet for the most part. Sometimes she gets canned meat or canned fish depending on what is on sale. This is not cheap but it is cheaper than the expensive dog food we used to buy and the dog is healthier. Less filler in the dog food means less filler in the dog poop and less flies as well. The dog has less stomach upsets, less gas, and less noxious gas. I think when the dog gets gas now it is from eating something in the yard or woods which usually means deer poop though I wonder if she sometimes finds left overs from the coyote kills.

We sometimes have to leave the room when she lets one go. As has the dog. Though with the raw meat diet I am not sure that has happened. You know it is bad when the dog lets one go and then the dog leaves the room. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Our current dog is on a raw meat diet for the most part.

This.

It's not normal for any mammal to pass that much gas. Something is wrong. Usually, the "something" is the result of feeding grain to a carnivore. He may appear healthy now, but that doesn't mean that he is.


Switch to raw meat and you'll probably cure the problem. Along with that, feed him raw garlic in his dailiy food for a coiuple of weeks. He may have yeast in his gut and this will kill it or at least reduce it quite a bit. (Yes, he will stink even more at first.) Also feed him pro-biotics.

Raw garlic is a cheap way to take care of a yeast problem. It will de-worm him, too, without any of the nasty side effects of pharmaceutical de-wormers.

 

[woody]

we had to dog sit my inlaws dog while they were on vacation feed her real good before they came home. the dog loves boiled eggs

 

[milkman]

I thought it sounded weird, but my son says he cured the gas problem by feeding the dog cooked green beans.

 

[CalG]

Feed dogs from a fifty pound bag, Kibbles . Don't vary the diet. It gives them gas every time .

 

[AchingBack]

We have had bulldogs (Boston Terriers) for 50 years. They are notorious for passing gas. There are commercial foods available that will cut it down; but we just live with it. It usually happens when they eat something that is difficult to digest, like carbohydrates. If we keep them on the same diet, they will eventually get accustomed to it, and the gas will subside. We try to keep them off anything with grain; that seems to help a lot. Good luck!

We had a Boston bull terrier when I was a kid. Talk about classical gas. How could such a small creature emit endless toxic fumes? If I remember correctly, I believe the vet suggested chlorophyll tablets. Here is an article suggesting the same: 1 Amazing Benefits of Chlorophyll

Benefit number 2: 2. Controls Body Odor

Chlorophyll is good for your body from the inside out, literally. This includes body and fecal odors. When tested in a nursing home with 62 patients, one study reported improvements in the odors emanating from the test subjects. In addition to odor reduction, it also alleviated constipation and gas. [2]

 

[George2615]

Our dogs don't usually have gas (only once in a while) but they do quite often burp after eating certain foods. I've had dogs all my life but these fox terriers are the first I've actually seen and heard burp. Fortunately it doesn't smell like a fart gas.

 

[Budweiser John]

Just wondering if some of these techniques might work for my wife.
B. John

 

[oosik]

I'd be real careful there Bud John - you could be on a direct path for some serious knuckle bumps :laughing:.

 

[arpt209]

George,
Our son brought a new pitbull puppy home. From day one it had stomach problems. Diarrhea and gas that would gag a maggot off a gut-bucket. We took it to the vet & were told it was just a sensitive stomach. She does better on Science Diet but we ended up at the Vet's recommendation adding plain yogurt to her food. We also use pumpkin. Yep, plain old canned pumpkin pie filling. We mix about two table spoons or so with her dry dog food. Not an absolute cure but it has certainly helped. Nice lady at the grocery store said something about me baking pumpkin pie yesterday when I was there buying a half dozen cans of pie filling. Next cashier over says "No, it's for their dog". She knows my wife. Either way it's only costs a couple of bucks to find out if it'll help your situation.

The Geeze

 

[Tractorman46]

We have two Golden Retrievers. Every evening when watching TV one or other of them farts, usually silently. Our answer is a box of matches and a (scented) candle. Strike a match and it burns off the methane, light the candle and it will do the same (and for subsequent farts) and give off a more pleasant odour to help cover up what's left of the fart. You can wave the lighted match about too in the approximate vicinity of the dog's bum for a quick fix.
We also give the dogs a table spoonful of yogurt each a little while after their evening meal. That seems to reduce the problem and they like it. The matches and candle are a sort of back up.
Although when we have visitors we tell 'em no belching or farting (the dogs that is, not the visitors), doesn't always work. Best to explain to visitors, saves embarrassment and them thinking we are a bit weird lighting a candle.

 

[dmccarty]

George,
Our son brought a new pitbull puppy home. From day one it had stomach problems. Diarrhea and gas that would gag a maggot off a gut-bucket.

:laughing::laughing::laughing: THAT was funny right there!

We took it to the vet & were told it was just a sensitive stomach. She does better on Science Diet but we ended up at the Vet's recommendation adding plain yogurt to her food. We also use pumpkin. Yep, plain old canned pumpkin pie filling. We mix about two table spoons or so with her dry dog food. Not an absolute cure but it has certainly helped.

We, well, the wife feeds pumpkin to the dog for stomach upset and it works. I guess it binds things up. The dog gets a regular dollop of pumpkin once a day but if the dog get sick, usually after eating deer poop , more pumpkin is given.

The wife also give the dog "Scruffy Pet Dog Probiotics and Multivitamins" which is a powder that goes on the food.

This is the first Golden we have had that made it to 13. The Scruffy powder did a make a difference. The dog is not unsteady on her feet anymore but she has problems getting up a few steps, but prior to the powder, she would fall down frequently.

Later,
Dan