Gassy Dog

[woody]

we had to dog sit my inlaws dog while they were on vacation feed her real good before they came home. the dog loves boiled eggs

 

[milkman]

I thought it sounded weird, but my son says he cured the gas problem by feeding the dog cooked green beans.

 

[CalG]

Feed dogs from a fifty pound bag, Kibbles . Don't vary the diet. It gives them gas every time .

 

[AchingBack]

We have had bulldogs (Boston Terriers) for 50 years. They are notorious for passing gas. There are commercial foods available that will cut it down; but we just live with it. It usually happens when they eat something that is difficult to digest, like carbohydrates. If we keep them on the same diet, they will eventually get accustomed to it, and the gas will subside. We try to keep them off anything with grain; that seems to help a lot. Good luck!

We had a Boston bull terrier when I was a kid. Talk about classical gas. How could such a small creature emit endless toxic fumes? If I remember correctly, I believe the vet suggested chlorophyll tablets. Here is an article suggesting the same: 1 Amazing Benefits of Chlorophyll

Benefit number 2: 2. Controls Body Odor

Chlorophyll is good for your body from the inside out, literally. This includes body and fecal odors. When tested in a nursing home with 62 patients, one study reported improvements in the odors emanating from the test subjects. In addition to odor reduction, it also alleviated constipation and gas. [2]

 

[George2615]

Our dogs don't usually have gas (only once in a while) but they do quite often burp after eating certain foods. I've had dogs all my life but these fox terriers are the first I've actually seen and heard burp. Fortunately it doesn't smell like a fart gas.

 

[Budweiser John]

Just wondering if some of these techniques might work for my wife.
B. John

 

[oosik]

I'd be real careful there Bud John - you could be on a direct path for some serious knuckle bumps :laughing:.

 

[arpt209]

George,
Our son brought a new pitbull puppy home. From day one it had stomach problems. Diarrhea and gas that would gag a maggot off a gut-bucket. We took it to the vet & were told it was just a sensitive stomach. She does better on Science Diet but we ended up at the Vet's recommendation adding plain yogurt to her food. We also use pumpkin. Yep, plain old canned pumpkin pie filling. We mix about two table spoons or so with her dry dog food. Not an absolute cure but it has certainly helped. Nice lady at the grocery store said something about me baking pumpkin pie yesterday when I was there buying a half dozen cans of pie filling. Next cashier over says "No, it's for their dog". She knows my wife. Either way it's only costs a couple of bucks to find out if it'll help your situation.

The Geeze

 

[Tractorman46]

We have two Golden Retrievers. Every evening when watching TV one or other of them farts, usually silently. Our answer is a box of matches and a (scented) candle. Strike a match and it burns off the methane, light the candle and it will do the same (and for subsequent farts) and give off a more pleasant odour to help cover up what's left of the fart. You can wave the lighted match about too in the approximate vicinity of the dog's bum for a quick fix.
We also give the dogs a table spoonful of yogurt each a little while after their evening meal. That seems to reduce the problem and they like it. The matches and candle are a sort of back up.
Although when we have visitors we tell 'em no belching or farting (the dogs that is, not the visitors), doesn't always work. Best to explain to visitors, saves embarrassment and them thinking we are a bit weird lighting a candle.

 

[dmccarty]

George,
Our son brought a new pitbull puppy home. From day one it had stomach problems. Diarrhea and gas that would gag a maggot off a gut-bucket.

:laughing::laughing::laughing: THAT was funny right there!

We took it to the vet & were told it was just a sensitive stomach. She does better on Science Diet but we ended up at the Vet's recommendation adding plain yogurt to her food. We also use pumpkin. Yep, plain old canned pumpkin pie filling. We mix about two table spoons or so with her dry dog food. Not an absolute cure but it has certainly helped.

We, well, the wife feeds pumpkin to the dog for stomach upset and it works. I guess it binds things up. The dog gets a regular dollop of pumpkin once a day but if the dog get sick, usually after eating deer poop , more pumpkin is given.

The wife also give the dog "Scruffy Pet Dog Probiotics and Multivitamins" which is a powder that goes on the food.

This is the first Golden we have had that made it to 13. The Scruffy powder did a make a difference. The dog is not unsteady on her feet anymore but she has problems getting up a few steps, but prior to the powder, she would fall down frequently.

Later,
Dan