I came home and hosed Joy off tonight. I figured with as hot as it's been the last week or so, she could use a hosing off, just to wash the sweat and dusty, crusties off.
Once the water hit, there was a strong, sickly sweet smell. Very cloying and heavy. My husband walked out about 10 minutes after I was done and said, "Sheesh! What stinks?" It's like those humans that have a milk allergy and emit a strong body odor. You know the ones...
So I'm back to thinking....Joy has something systemic going on.
She's been on a probiotic since she's been here, so the gut enzymes should be leveled out.
What is it? and...what can I feed her to balance out whatever is causing it?
Ideas?
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Karen, this sounds like a perfect time for blood work. There could be something more going on with her internally that maybe diet alone can't fix. Some diabetics give off a yeasty, alcohol smell when their blood sugar is out of whack. I know there are a few pretty serious diseases where animals and humans can give off a cloying smell. I just can't remember which ones right now off the top of my head. And sometimes what an animal is eating will affect their smell too. I know some pugs who smell nasty and they eat a nasty smelling prescription diet. As they say, what goes in must come out. However, it doesn't always come out as poo. Just some food for thought.
Yeah...that's what I've been thinking. It's something internal/systemic. When presented with these "puzzles", it's nice to hear from people and get different ideas. I posted a question on a different board and three out of five people said blood work also. I guess that's the next step with this girl. Thank you!
Hi Karen,
How's Joy doing?
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