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DJ30 · 12-17-2016, 12:59 PM

Angel is around 4 pounds and is almost 11 years old. We feed her Wellness Whitefish and Sweet Potato kibble. It has vitamin A 25,000 IU/kg. I was thinking about giving her E.D. Smith Pure Pumpkin, which has vitamin A 70% daily value.

How much vitamin A is too much for Yorkies? Would it be ok to give her pumpkin and how much?

After we give her a bath, she gets stinky after a week or so. She had a bath on November 26, and she smelled after a while but it wasn't the usual stinky smell. She smelled like poo to me.

We gave her a bath a week ago and I noticed the same smell after a few days. My husband shaved her bum and she was scooting on our coach. We've never seen her do that before and haven't since then. We thought maybe her skin was irritated from the shaving. Her skin is dry in the area under the tail and above the anus, but it was like this before the shaving. I wonder if the smell could be from her anal glands? She's never had issues before and we haven't noticed her straining or in pain while having a bowel movement. Her stool seems normal.

My niece dropped a Swedish berry on the floor and Angel ate it on November 4. Could this have affected her? Any thoughts?

12-17-2016, 12:59 PM	#1
DJ30 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 311	How much Vitamin A is too much? Anal Glands? Angel is around 4 pounds and is almost 11 years old. We feed her Wellness Whitefish and Sweet Potato kibble. It has vitamin A 25,000 IU/kg. I was thinking about giving her E.D. Smith Pure Pumpkin, which has vitamin A 70% daily value. How much vitamin A is too much for Yorkies? Would it be ok to give her pumpkin and how much? After we give her a bath, she gets stinky after a week or so. She had a bath on November 26, and she smelled after a while but it wasn't the usual stinky smell. She smelled like poo to me. We gave her a bath a week ago and I noticed the same smell after a few days. My husband shaved her bum and she was scooting on our coach. We've never seen her do that before and haven't since then. We thought maybe her skin was irritated from the shaving. Her skin is dry in the area under the tail and above the anus, but it was like this before the shaving. I wonder if the smell could be from her anal glands? She's never had issues before and we haven't noticed her straining or in pain while having a bowel movement. Her stool seems normal. My niece dropped a Swedish berry on the floor and Angel ate it on November 4. Could this have affected her? Any thoughts?