Gas!

[April]

Hello Everyone- Little Bo has the most horrible stinky gas! Does anyone have any suggestions- would be greatly appreciated. He is currently eating Nutro Puppy - about a handful 3x's a day. He has grown so much - weighed 4 lbs March 5th- now weighs 11 lbs. April 26th! I just had him for vacation in South Carolina at my parent's home on a lake and he absolutely loved playing with the other dogs, playing with the ducks and running free for a week. His discipline is going well and he is really learning a lot of tricks! However, still eating the poopy only when left alone during the day while I'm at work!

April & Bo

[April]

Little Bo's gas is gone by switching him to Kibbles & Bits instead of Nutro or Eukanuba! What a relief!

He is doing fair with the house training however still squats wherever & whenever convenient. He is up to 14 lbs now and plays with the big dogs at Doggie Day Camp. He is a real rough houser!

[MyRocky]

April, I'm very sorry to tell you this but Kibble and Bits is not a very good food at all. :( If you look at the ingredients you'll see that they are a little scary. If you want I can give you a list of foods that would be much much better. :)

[April]

April, I'm very sorry to tell you this but Kibble and Bits is not a very good food at all. :( If you look at the ingredients you'll see that they are a little scary. If you want I can give you a list of foods that would be much much better. :)

I knew someone was going to tell me this!! Of course, your suggestions would be much appreciated. Eukanuba & Nutro puppy both gave him the worssssssssssssst disgusting gas that ran us out of the house- not to mention the embarrassment on the airplane ride-(no escape!). Thank you.

[April]

Thank you for the advice, I will switch the food again. Should I give Bo plain yogart or flavored or low fat or regular? I happen to take Acidopholus myself so I will mix a little of that powder in there.
What do you feed your dogs raw? Bo likes carrots. What else is good to give?

[Staci16]

I have a brindle female frenchie named "Girlfriend" that 8 months old that had the same problem with bad gas. I had her on Nutro Max puppy food but switched her to Nutro Max rice and lamb puppy food and the gas problem went away. My vet told me that dog foods with lots of corn products in the food is what gives them gas. If you pick up a bag of dog food and the first ingredients lists any type of corn fillers it will most likely give them gas. I hope this helps your problem.
Have a great day.

Staci and Girlfriend

[April]

Staci: I did switch to the other Nutro Puppy food in the white bag. I think it is the lamb- the other was in the purple bag. The gas problem has decreased greatly but sometimes he still kicks out some powerful ones!! Thanks for the advice; I have had the worst trouble getting his eating & food situation straightened out. Just this morning, I gave him a slice of orange thinking he would lick on it- then he ran off under the couch with it and swallowed the WHOLE thing- rind & all. I guess that is digestable??
April & Little Bodacious

I have a brindle female frenchie named "Girlfriend" that 8 months old that had the same problem with bad gas. I had her on Nutro Max puppy food but switched her to Nutro Max rice and lamb puppy food and the gas problem went away. My vet told me that dog foods with lots of corn products in the food is what gives them gas. If you pick up a bag of dog food and the first ingredients lists any type of corn fillers it will most likely give them gas. I hope this helps your problem.
Have a great day.

Staci and Girlfriend

[Deanna67]

Hello Everyone- Little Bo has the most horrible stinky gas! Does anyone have any suggestions- would be greatly appreciated. He is currently eating Nutro Puppy - about a handful 3x's a day. He has grown so much - weighed 4 lbs March 5th- now weighs 11 lbs. April 26th! I just had him for vacation in South Carolina at my parent's home on a lake and he absolutely loved playing with the other dogs, playing with the ducks and running free for a week. His discipline is going well and he is really learning a lot of tricks! However, still eating the poopy only when left alone during the day while I'm at work!

April & Bo

You know since you have mentioned eating their poop. My Abby does that sometimes and I was wondering WHY? Cant it hurt them? Since it is toxic and all

[Martina]

from The Flat Face Encyclopedia that I now keep by the computer:

"... usually seen in puppies four to nine months old, but in most cases the urge diminishes and sometimes even disappears after the age of about one year. However, some dogs continue it as adults, and ... there may be a genetic predisposition to it. Sometimes a stool-eater has a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, an infestation of worms, or some other ailment that prevents it from absorbing enough nutrients from its food; in these cases correction of the medical problem may cure the coprophagy. Other dogs seem to do it out of boredom or anxiety, in which case it is a behavioral problem. Some commercial dog food supplements render a dog's stool unpalatable. [...] Many stool-eating dogs can be retrained in a couple of months with diligent work by the owner, by preventing the dog from having access to feces. This can be more effective if the dog is also given a high protien, low carbohydrate diet, with a little vegetable oil added."

So, like most problems, talk to your vet first ... but, it sounds like a stool sample (to rule out worms, especially 'cause Abby is so young) is a good place to start. Then perhaps some dietary change and dilligent watching to make sure you get it cleaned up right away.

Also, I'm just putting this out there in case any one does this (I'm not suggesting that anyone does this - it is very old school training technique) ... DO NOT rub your dog's nose in his/her stool while saying 'No' if they go in the wrong place. First of all, if you don't catch them in the act of going, the dog will not understand that you don't want them to go in that location. We had a dog when I was a child that was coprophagic that was taught this way. He associated feces with getting in trouble, so his way of solving the problem was to eat the feces - voila, problem gone! Secondly, picking your dog up immediately and moving them to the correct place for potty - and then providing lavishing praise after they go in the right place - is much less frustrating for you, and much more rewarding for your dog. Your dog wants to please you (they've been bred that way).

Good luck! I hope she outgrows it soon!
Martina

[gilazno]

sorry bout the gas problem:-( biggie is pretty good with that unless he gets hold of breakfast sausage and then WOOOOOBOY watch out!!!! needless to say we learned that the hard way:-) Biggie has been on canidae since about 6months old and has not had any problems...i also have been told wellness fish and rice for dogs w/sensitive stomach's but i dont know if they make a puppy food... as for the poop eating..such a yucky habit!! I read somewhere that unsweetened pinapple deters doggies from eating their own poop i don't know if it is the pinapple or the pinapple juice or even if it works but might be worth a try..best of luck!

[Cafu]

I have some expertise in the eating poop department, my frenchie does love some, specially human (the most disgusting) or horse poop, and also my other dog a AmStaff has a long history on that. They gradually tend to eat less has they grow older. I've done a lot of research and spoken with vets, and although it can be due to health problems, the fact is that dogs in their natural environement (wolves or foxes) eat it regularly, it seams that it can be benefic for balancing their intestines flora. Some research has even shown that some ancient shepperd breeds had their daily meals based on it, yes, catle poop... From my observation I can say they eat it because they like it, it comes naturally for them, and although they can be motivated (corrected) not to do it, it is basically our job preventing it from happening.
regards,
Nelson