My almost 5 month old shepherd has had some interesting things going on lately. I've decided to call the vet tomorrow just to ask, but I figured asking here couldn't hurt either.
For as long as we've had Kora, she's always been kind of a stinky puppy. Our 4 year old husky/shepherd mix has been notoriously clean and stink free (even breath wise) but she still does get baths on a regular basis. Kora, on the other hand, is just plain stinky. She lost the sweet puppy breath a long time ago, and has full on halitosis. It seriously smells like she's just eaten a dead animal (though to our knowledge, she has never had the pleasure of doing so!). We are going to definitely be getting her a toothbrush and toothpaste of her own tomorrow. Even though she just had a bath a few days ago, she already smells kind of bad. She loves getting kisses on her nose and forehead, but her entire face/head really stinks. My sister actually compared her to a hobo in that regard. To our knowledge (and she is crated and always supervised while outside) she has not ever gotten into or eaten anything that would explain this.
Kora sleeps in her crate every night in the living room just next to our bedroom. I frequently launder the blanket over her crate and the blankets and her toys that go in there. Every morning when we come out of the bedroom, the living room smells pretty bad. At first, we thought this was due to the previous tenant who lived in our house and his cat who liked to pee in the air ducts. (we've only been living here for about 3 months, and we moved in right around when we got Kora. the house smelled TERRIBLE at first, but its come a long way) Then, two weeks ago when she was at the vet for her follow up from getting spayed, we mentioned how she had been chewing at her behind A LOT. They checked and said her anal glands were very full. The vet said the one was very difficult to express and more full than the other. Of course, she smelled terrible. And we soon realized that this anal gland smell is the same odor that greets us every morning. And now, two weeks later, we still smell that anal gland smell on occasion. The vet said she probably shouldnt need her glands expressed for a month, but we've been smelling that smell consistently since her glands were expressed.
The last weird thing she has going on is this strange reverse sneezing thing she's been doing. It sounds like shes choking or coughing. I did a search earlier today after an episode. It sounds like this dog in this video:
I'm not sure if any of these are related??? Any thoughts?? Thanks
For as long as we've had Kora, she's always been kind of a stinky puppy. Our 4 year old husky/shepherd mix has been notoriously clean and stink free (even breath wise) but she still does get baths on a regular basis. Kora, on the other hand, is just plain stinky. She lost the sweet puppy breath a long time ago, and has full on halitosis. It seriously smells like she's just eaten a dead animal (though to our knowledge, she has never had the pleasure of doing so!). We are going to definitely be getting her a toothbrush and toothpaste of her own tomorrow. Even though she just had a bath a few days ago, she already smells kind of bad. She loves getting kisses on her nose and forehead, but her entire face/head really stinks. My sister actually compared her to a hobo in that regard. To our knowledge (and she is crated and always supervised while outside) she has not ever gotten into or eaten anything that would explain this.
Kora sleeps in her crate every night in the living room just next to our bedroom. I frequently launder the blanket over her crate and the blankets and her toys that go in there. Every morning when we come out of the bedroom, the living room smells pretty bad. At first, we thought this was due to the previous tenant who lived in our house and his cat who liked to pee in the air ducts. (we've only been living here for about 3 months, and we moved in right around when we got Kora. the house smelled TERRIBLE at first, but its come a long way) Then, two weeks ago when she was at the vet for her follow up from getting spayed, we mentioned how she had been chewing at her behind A LOT. They checked and said her anal glands were very full. The vet said the one was very difficult to express and more full than the other. Of course, she smelled terrible. And we soon realized that this anal gland smell is the same odor that greets us every morning. And now, two weeks later, we still smell that anal gland smell on occasion. The vet said she probably shouldnt need her glands expressed for a month, but we've been smelling that smell consistently since her glands were expressed.
The last weird thing she has going on is this strange reverse sneezing thing she's been doing. It sounds like shes choking or coughing. I did a search earlier today after an episode. It sounds like this dog in this video:
I'm not sure if any of these are related??? Any thoughts?? Thanks
