The most awful dog breath imaginable

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Friend has a poodle which she bought about a year ago. 4 yr old bitch in very good health. Only problem is, she has breath that makes your eyes water! Friend has tried everything she can think of - changed diets, chews, brushing teeth, supplements - but nothing has any impact. Next stop the vets but just wondered if anyone had any other ideas first?
 
Our vets have something made from seaweed you can sprinkle on the feed. I know, sounds bizarre, but apparently it's very good!

My dog had issues with his breath, he's since died. However, his wasn't tooth related, it was a sore area of skin in the folds of his lower lip, caused by saliva collecting in the fold of skin. A long term dose of antibiotics did cure it.
 
Not sure of the brand but I know it's currently a 'supermarket shelf' complete dried feed - Bakers possibly or similar. She's tried her on a number of different ones though.
 
Has she tried something with a higher meat content, Bakers is high in cereal and additives, she might try a higher quality wet food like Nature Diet, Burns or Duck?
Even a better dry food might be Arden Grange, Royal Canin. Autarky is meant to be good too.

There are some raw feeders on here that might be able to offer advice too.
 
Can it have that much of an impact on breath? I know it can impact on health generally (took mine off Bakers and changed to Wainwrights 'cos of stomach issues). Honestly, you can't be near the dog, it's that foul. She's the picture of health in every other way.
 
CC - can't worms also have an impact on a dog's breath? I'm sure I head that once on good old Rolf's old show.

If so, has the dog been regularly wormed with good quality (not pet shop or supermarket) wormers?
 
Do the dog's teeth appear heavily coated in tartar? Are there any wet looking areas of fur on the bottom lip?

Jasper was much older when his problem started, but it was wrongly treated as a dental problem for months and months, until I pointed out that it was IMO his actual mouth/lip that was the culprit. Swabs of his lip grew some particularly nasty bugs for which he was treated with Baytril tablets in a double length dose. It was suggested that we might need to do another longer dose in a few weeks to "knock it on the head" but sadly Jasper suffered a few strokes and was PTS. However....the mouth smell went almost as soon as he started the treatment and his lip did dry up.
 
I've had dogs with bad breath and it's always been tooth related, however my siser has a dachshund and her breath was worse than anything i've ever smelled before. After numerous trips to the vet my sister discover the problem. I tiny sliver of wood from a twig she'd been chewing had lodged in the gap between her teeth and gums and the flesh had started rotting!
 
Interesting my dog has recently had a dental as he broke a tooth and i thought his breath might improve, but it doesn't appear to of made any difference so it must be due to something else. He's due to go back to the vet soon for his booster so i'm going to ask about it while his teeth are still very clean.
 
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