Deodorant for dogs?

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I recently re-homed a patterdale bitch, approx three years old. She is a lovely little dog apart from one problem, she stinks! I am bathing her every week, and two days after a bath she stinks again. She's not dirty, just really strong smelling and quite greasy. She even has cheesy feet! :eek:

IME it's dogs that live outside that smell strong, but AFAIA she has always been a house dog. It's a shame because she is having to spend most of her time in the kitchen or garden and no one wants to fuss her 'cause if you touch her you stink too!

I've never known anything like it, our last dog lived outside and didn't smell this bad. What can I do? :confused:
 
How's her skin? Atopic dogs can have a really strong smell. I have a hardcore shampoo from the vet for grease/oil-zapping, will let you know the name later, you have to wear gloves to use it!
Also, what's she been fed?
 
The shampoo I was given for his cheesy/greasiness :o is called Paxcutol. I'd run it past a vet first as it is strong stuff.
My vet was concerned as B was very greasy a day after a Malaseb bath. I've used it once outright, and a few times mixed with Malaseb.
 
Thanks for the replies!

She is fed Morrison's own dry dog grub and assorted left-overs.

The first few baths I used medicated dog shampoo, but she got a bit scurfy, so I have switched to baby shampoo.

She is also quite itchy, but she has had mange in the past, and I took her to a vet just to make sure there was no mange - got the all clear there.

CC, where can you buy that shampoo, and what's Malaseb?
 
Malaseb is an anti-fungal/antibacterial shampoo for itchy dogs, you can get both from the vets.

Just because she doesn't have mange, doesn't mean she does not have another skin condition (which, no offence, some vets are not great at picking up, I actually changed practises because of it).
She might be intolerant of high levels of protein, she might have an intolerance to wheat, other grains in food or even pollen, or a household product.

The smell might mean she is sensitive to bacteria which lives on her own skin, so that's why these types of shampoos can help firefight and get rid of the grease.

I'd be changing her food to something as simple and additive free as poss (FI wheat sets my dog off!) for a few weeks to see if that makes a difference.
 
Thanks, have done some googling and found this:-

"Yeast infection ( caused by the yeast Malassezia pachydermatis) is another complication. Spots are not seen in this disease, but instead the organism causes redness, greasiness and a mousy odour. Dogs can be quite depressed when infected and can be extremely itchy. Treatment is usually with baths containing enilconazole, or miconazole in combination with chlorhexidine." By Stephen Shaw, BVetMed, CertSAD, MRCVS.

Sounds like that's it - back to the vet's then!
 
Awww, stinky dogs need love too - and usually don't get as much as they deserve cos they stink! LOL

I agree, diet and skin disorders are usually the biggest reason for ripe smells coming from dogs. So get to the bottom of those first. However, for occasionally whiffy dogs you can get colognes to improve their attractiveness to humans. Check out....

http://www.technogroom.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cName=colognes
 
Have you had your vet check her anal glands? Main cause of unknown stinks, it's a job you can do yourself but I'd get your vet to do it if you are inexperienced...or wimpy cos it's not a nice job!! Lol!!!
 
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