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Why is my dog smelly, gassy, and bloated after finishing antibiotics?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Male | neutered | 50 lbs

Hi, my dog has a horrible smell. He was on antibiotics for 3 weeks and now after a few weeks of being off them the smell is back. He also seems to be a little bloated. Also has bad gas, which was much better on antibiotics. Thoughts?! Thank you!

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on May 18th, 2017

Maybe your dog is suffering from a chronic gastrointestinal condition, i would recommend to have a full blood test done as well as a fecal exam in order to try to find out what could be the cause of this condition.

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