Causes of the dog’s bad body odor
1. The dog has not been bathed for a long time
The dog’s body odor is heavy and you can think about whether you haven’t bathed your dog for too long. Under normal circumstances, you can bathe your dog once a week in summer and every two weeks in winter. If you don’t bathe your dog for too long, it may cause your dog’s body odor to get worse. However, you can’t bathe the dog too frequently, just keep the above frequency. If you feel that there is too much dirt on the dog during the rest of the time, you can wipe the dirt off with a wet towel.
2. The dog’s ears are not cleaned regularly
If the dog’s ears are not cleaned for a long time, it will also cause the dog’s body odor to aggravate, especially if the ears are large and droopy like the golden retriever The dog, because it is often not exposed to the sun, if it is not cleaned for a long time, it will cause bacteria to breed in its ears, thereby infecting ear mites. Dogs can also emit foul odors when they are infected with ear mites. It is recommended that pet owners pay attention to cleaning their ears after bathing their pets, use pet-specific care drops into the dog’s ears, and then use cotton swabs to remove the dirt after the earwax is thrown out.
3. Failure to clean up the dog’s feet and anus in time
Every time I take the dog to the outdoors and come back At times, the dog’s feet will carry some dirt more or less. When the pet owner takes the dog out, he will first clean its feet before letting it in to prevent the house from being soiled. However, a small number of pet owners just don’t notice this detail, or occasionally forget to wipe the dog’s feet, which leads to the accumulation of dirt on the dog’s feet for a long time, which will also cause its weight to increase. In addition, although the dog cannot take a bath every day, it is still necessary to wipe its feet every day. Wiping the residual excrement in the dog’s anus in time can effectively reduce its odor.
4. Do not pay attention to cleaning the dog’s mouth regularly
If the pet owner does not pay attention to cleaning the pet’s mouth regularly, the pet’s mouth will breed bacteria due to residual food, and it will Smells. It is recommended that pet owners brush their pet’s teeth once a week, and pay attention to the use of pet-specific toothpaste. When training or interacting with dogs, you can feed them some teeth-grinding snacks such as chicken jerky to remove tartar in their mouths and reduce odor.
5. Wrong feeding method
If the pet owner feeds the dog with low-quality commercial food or leftovers for a long time, it will also cause the dog’s body odor problem. Because food with high salt and oil content will cause the dog’s anal gland fluid to accumulate or cause skin problems, it is recommended that pet owners usually use light and low-salt natural food as the dog’s staple food, and then feed it with some fresh fruits and vegetables.
This is the end of our analysis of the reasons for the dog’s heavy body odor. I hope all pet owners will pay attention to avoid the above misunderstandings.
