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What can cause extreme gas in a dog?

I'm being blown away as we speak by dog farts. No joke. She's been having them on/off past few days - called the vet and they said something along the lines of "don't worry about them if everything else is normal - bring her in if anything changes" blah blah.

There has been no change in food/diet and nothing else "new" going on. What could cause a sudden onset? She's never had gas this bad before.....

**holds nose**

Update:

She is not allowed human food - barring a little bit of boiled egg every so often, which hasn't given her any trouble before.

I certainly don't feed her scraps but i suppose my dad could be (he used to sneak food to my other dog....)

Update 2:

Glad my suffering makes some people laugh. :P

She is on California Natural (the fish/potato one.) NO wet food (gives her the runs.)

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  • 1 decade ago
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    There are certain types of bacteria in the stomach that can cause noxious gas. One of my bullies picked up a bacterium and it caused her to have some serious gas, my bullies rarely ever have gas unless something is wrong. She unfortunately spread it to a few others of mine and my mentors. So my mentor and us have been fighting this, some have gotten better and some are completely better.

    Maybe she picked up some kind of bacteria somewhere and it is causing the gas. Try giving her some plain yogurt should help some.

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    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    In the case of my Lilly - a big slab of pork will do the job. I was seriously ready to spend the night at my parents house. It was unbelievable.

    For many dogs, lots of grains will cause gas, but usually switching to a good food will do the trick. But, this doesn't seem like that is the cause. Sometimes it's just a case of the bacteria in the stomach going a little haywire.

    The best solution I can give you is probiotics. If you can get some lactobasilis & acidopholis tablets or capsules and add them to the food, it should help. Also, it's a good idea to give some between meals as it will have a better chance to make it through the stomach and into the intestines where it needs to be. Yogurt works, but sometimes the dairy is a double edged sword. I always keep the capsules in the house.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Dogs pickup gas for no reason, they can over eat or over drink the water, this will do it as well.

    Is the dog eating fine and drinking fine, if so then should be okay.

    But, as Chaos said, dogs pickup bacteria and that will blow the gas bubbles your way for sure.

    You could have given the dog a few too many treats, this will certainly do it....

    Canned dog food is the worlds worse for causing unexpected gas, so if your feeding any kind of canned dog food, stop it, it builds up in the intestines, then bam, here comes the green cloud..

    Check the dogs stomach, feel of it, does it seem bloated any at all, if it does, call your vet, it could be something other than just gas.

    Good luck, oh and I will send you some really good air freshners..LOL Poor baby....has to let it go sometime.....just like humans do.....but why does a dogs poots always seem so much worse.

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  • 5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    One time, my Dachshund ate about a half a box of hershey's kisses and most of the foil on Christmas I accidentally left out and he got through the gate *shameeee*. but he was perfectly fine. Nothing is severely wrong with your dog, unless it has a different effect on seperate breeds, which i doubt. but if it continues to get worse and more things start happening to your dog that may be the cause of the chocolate and foil eaten, then contact your vet. Chocolate can be poisonous to dogs... keep an eye on him.

  • 1 decade ago

    A little bacterial infection, or she could have ingested something that you did not see, or there hopefully is not an underlying condition....Sometimes, you may get a bad batch of dog food, even if only some of it in the bag or can has been contaminated. One of my dogs had bloat, many years ago and trip to the emergency vet occurred. Boy, I know how that is..SBD's lol.....let us know how she is doing!

  • 1 decade ago

    well have u been giving her human food under the table?

    certain foods

    give dogs terrible gas

    certain veggies

    dairy

  • 1 decade ago

    depends what food you feed her, like those wet dog foods in a can, like cesar, mighty dog, those types of food cause gas

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    fatty foods, new foods, dairy...are you VERY sure she hasn't gotten into something forbidden?

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