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My dog's farts smell terrible. What causes dog gas and how to stop it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 17.5 lbs

My dog has smelly farts and often. I feed him premium edge lamb food as I'm trying to rid him of his food allergies from alpo come and get it food. I feed him one meal a day, two cups, and he gets regular exercise and access to water. How do I stop the smell?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 19th, 2017

The smell is related to the food, he is probably allergic to one or more component of this food. if the gas is the only issue though, and the food did solve the other allergy symptoms, i would still recommend keeping him to the food, but as long as he is on it there isn't much you can do about this symptom.

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