What to do if the golden retriever has heavy body odor

What should I do if the golden retriever has a heavy body odor? Feed the golden retriever dry dog food and brush its teeth regularly to remove bad breath; bathe the golden retriever regularly with a pet-specific shower gel to prevent skin odor; Cleaning the ears and squeezing the anal glands can help prevent body odor to a certain extent.

1. Clean the mouth

The bad breath of the Golden Retriever is an important source of bad smell. Pay attention to check the problems caused by the dog’s dental calculus. The main reason is that in terms of diet, eating meat and other soft foods for a long time leads to dental calculus, and meat is easy to be stuffed into the gaps between the teeth. If it is not cleaned in time, it will easily rot and stink. Therefore, the owner should still choose some low-oil and low-salt natural dog food for feeding. The dog food itself has a certain hardness and can grind teeth. You should also brush your Golden Retriever’s teeth regularly to maintain oral health.

2. Clean the ears

Secondly, the golden retriever should be cleaned regularly in life. The formation of earwax in dogs is also very fast, and it is mainly white, light yellow, yellow, and the shape is from powder, block to ooze. Generally speaking, this is a normal situation. However, the owner must remove the earwax in time. If it is not cleaned for a long time, ear mites will easily breed, and in severe cases, ear diseases will be induced, which will cause the golden retriever to produce strong body odor.

3. Regular bathing

Sometimes skin diseases can also cause golden retrievers to smell produce. Usually, the golden retriever should be bathed regularly with special pet shower gel, about once a week in summer, about once two weeks in spring and autumn, and once a month in winter. And it should be noted that long-term consumption of foods with high salt content will cause skin diseases. Usually, golden retrievers should be fed low-oil and low-salt dog food.

4. Squeeze anal glands

The smell of golden retrievers mainly comes from the glands on both sides of the anus. The muscles in the legs are weak and unable to push out the excess anal gland fluid, causing the anal glands to accumulate and block and swell. At this time, the anal glands will produce a bad smell. Therefore, the owner should squeeze the anal glands for the golden retriever regularly to keep the anus without too much odor.

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