Post vet smell

[fankino04]

Why do dogs have an odd smell when they've been in the vets? I recall if mine were in for a few hours or more they had a "vet" smell when I picked them up which went away quite quickly, but I'm house sitting for a Newfoundland this weekend who was in the vets last week and he still has "vet smell" despite having been bathed twice and lots of grooming with anti pong grooming stuff.

 

[Bellasophia]

Maybe some dogs express their anal glands if they are caged at the vets ?This can linger on the coat if the expressed liquid isn’t washed at once.

 

[fiwen30]

When our dog went in for his cruciate op, he was in for about 24 hours. He came home and smelt like the vet for a solid 2 weeks, and my partner swears he still smelt for over a month.

Even the cats come back smelling a bit off, even if it’s just a quick trip for jabs or a check up. Haven’t worked out what causes it!

 

[fankino04]

It just has me wondering if it's some sort of stress linked something that is secreted through the skin. Ashkii always smelt worse than noodle who only got a vet smell if she was actually ill, so no smell when in for scans or dental stuff etc and Ash was a much stressier dog than her??