Why does my puppy have smelly gas and what can I do to help her?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Miniature Schnauzer | Female | unspayed | 4 months and 14 days old | 9 lbs
Why does she have flatulence and what can I do for it?
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Most Helpful Answer
Published on October 17th, 2018
Flatulence in dogs is most often caused by the food the dog eats. It is not something dangerous, it just means that your dog has intestinal bacteria that enjoy this food and make a lot of smelly gas. You may want to change the brand of complete puppy food for small dogs. Transition slowly over a full week. Should your puppy have diarrhea or appear ill, take it to your veterinarian for an exams.
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Related Answers from Veterinarians
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Published on August 25th, 2019
Hi, and thanks for your question. Flatulence is often dietary related or could be an early sign of gastrointestinal inflammation. As a first approach, I would suggest to withhold food for the next 8-12 hours and then start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice diarrhoea, vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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Published on April 16th, 2018
Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Based on your description and seeing that she is 6 months of age, it is likely that this is a dietary sensitivity. This could also be an imbalance of the normal intestinal bacteria. Many cases of GI upset such as vomiting, diarrhea or excessive flatulence can be directly linked to the diet or not enough healthy good bacteria in the gut. I would suggest transitioning to a different diet such as Natural Balance, Royal Canin or Science Diet. I would feed the new food for at least 4 weeks to see if this helps with the flatulence. If it does not, I would switch to a different food a second time and if after the second food switch the flatulence continues then I would recommend adding in a probiotic such as Purina fortiflora which can be found online or at your local pet store quite easily. I hope this helps! Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.
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