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Help! Smelly Dog! HI everyone I am new to this forum. I have a 9 week old puppy, 10 weeks on Monday, who honestly stinks! He weighs about 2.5 pounds and my vet told me not to bathe him. He said to take a wet cloth and pass it over him. I tried that and nothing! I was also told to try baby wipes and still nothing! Could someone please recommend something! My vet said not to bathe him till he is 6 months and not to take him to a groomer till then as well. Do you guys think this seems accurate. Also maybe I can get some info on his size, his mom is 6 pounds and his dad is 5, but if I do the equation of tripling his weight at 9 weeks then he will be 9 pounds! I don't understand! Please help! |
Bathe him! Just keep him very warm and dry him immediately with the blowdryer. Keep the room warm where you bathe him. :) |
I say, by all means, BATHE HIM! I never heard of such a thing...wait until he's 6 mos old! Wow! :D |
I would bathe him. I turn the heat up and close the bathroom door for a bit, so that when we go in it is nice and warm in there for his bath. If you don't want to bathe him there are product on the market that are waterless bathes. |
please bathe him-- I read somthing that said dog's know when they smell bad and it affects the way they feel about themselves. I bathe Bella once every two weeks and if she's outside a lot once a week. Just make sure it's warm when your baby gets out of the tub. A good trick is to put a towel in the dryer and wrap him in it when he's wet. I do that with Bella and she seems to enjoy it better than the blow dryer. She's goes to sleep in the warm towell! |
You can give him a bath . Gazou is 13 weeks old and already have had one . |
Poor baby. Bathe the little guy. When I got Josie she was 13 weeks and she had pooped and thrown up on herself from the airplane ride. I immediately gave her a bath. Get a little tub fill it with warm water and use a tearless baby shampoo. Talk to him in a soft voice the whole time. Have a warm towel from the dryer in a plastic bag so as it stays warm and he will be just fine. Keep him in the towel all warm and secure till he seems okay maybe 15-20 minutes, then gently warm blow dry. He'll probably be a little scared but, he'll eventually get used to it. Good Luck! :) |
I would also say bath him and clean his ears. When I first brought Cordelia home she smelled pretty bad. Well, she had a yeast infection in her ears which was causing her to stink. Like what every one else said just turn up the heat and make sure you have warm towels on hand to dry her off with. I don't use the hair dryer on Cordelia because it scares her too much. So I just wrap her up like a baby with a towel until she is dry. |
I've never heard of any vet saying something like this. I wonder if your vet is aware that puppies often get a bath before they go to new homes. It is perfectly safe to give your pup a bath. |
Ramsey is 10 weeks (today) and I took him to PetsMart yesterday for a puppy bath. It was only 9.99. :D |
Toby is about 5 1/2 months old and he has been bathed about ten times since we got him at 9 weeks. He also stunk really bad. Toby is also going to the groomer's tonight for his first haircut. I am not sure why your vet said that. :aimeeyork |
Good Luck to TOBY!!!! I know he'll look fabulous! |
Oh man. Stewie is 6 months. i cannot imagine if I just gave him his first bath. He's had about 20 baths by now. His breeder bathed him a few times before I even brought him home. |
I think your vet should go without a bath that long and see how he/she likes it! :eek: NASTY! In my opinion the only time needed to NOT bath is the first week your furbaby is adopted, that way he/she can acclamate him/herself to it's new surroundings. |
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1 Attachment(s) I know that most vets do not recommend that dogs go to a groomer until they've had all of their shots. Depending on when you first acquire your dog, the average dog should have all of their shots by or before 6 months. Where I live in NJ, most grooming businesses will not groom your dog until they have received all of their immunizations. However, to groom your pup at home is perfectly fine, just make sure to plug his ear canals with cotton to prevent water from getting down the ear canals. This will prevent the dog from getting an ear infection, which is much worse than smelling bad. ;) |
So do you use regular cotton balls from the store or are there specially made ones for that purpose? I am wondering bc my first puppy Harley is coming home w/ me this friday evening and I'm trying to get all the helpful tips I can get! Thanks! |
Regular is fine...you will also want to put some alcohol and clean in the puppies ear but don't go to deep the puppy will shake out the rest of the dirt that collects and check to see if he/she has hair in there...my vet says to pluck it but I can't bear to do it, so my bf did it this time but the groomer is definitely in charge of taht from now on...congrats!!! |
Puppy Baths My Kodi is 13 weeks old and I have been bathing him every 2 weeks. The vet said not to bathe too often so in between baths I use wipes to clean him. Just be sure to keep your puppy warm and complete the bath as quickly as possible. |
It's hard to believe that someone's vet tells them not to bathe a yorkie until it is 6 months. Yorkies have hair, not fur. Would you go months without washing your hair? I bathe mine at least every 2 weeks, and if I find the time it gets done every week. My puppies get their 1st baths here at 6 weeks, after they have had their first shots. |
We've given our pup a bath since we got her. I give her one at least once a week maybe more, but only becuase our backyard is a mud hole right now and generally Reagan comes in full of mud. You would think I would get smart enough not to let her go out as much. I never personally asked my vet but the first time I took her in the vet, all the nurses and the rest had her in their faces saying how good she smelled, so obviously it was ok. |
The only thing you need to worry about when taking them to a groomer at a young age is kennel cough. I took Ramsey to the vet yesterday and that is what she told me. But she did say it was fine to bathe him. |
Thank you so much everyone for your help! I thought it was a little weird too but I wanted to be really really careful! I am from Jersey, I saw someone else posted from Jersey as well. I have another question for everyone, my dog doesn't poop in his wee wee pad but will pee there... any suggestion on getting him to do both??!! Thanks! |
Give that baby a bath!!! Just to let you know- I am a breeder and before I ever send a pup to a new home I am sure to bathe it. Just follow all of the other's advice and do it in a warm room. Might want to pull a warm towel straight from the laundry dryer to wrap him in. I would not suggest blow drying him at such a young age (especially if you've never done it), but by all means the kid needs a bath! You might also want to check to make sure nothing (like food) is caught between his teeth. That can sometimes cause an awful odor around the facial area. Plus it is just good to check his teeth anyway to be sure they are clean :D . |
Wow your vet must really be into stinky. Maggie get a little stinky sometimes. If it's only around her neck area, then I use the moist bath wipes. If it's any further than than, then it's a full blown bath with warm towels and blow dryer. She is only 11 weeks old and already had two baths. |
I wonder why your vet said that - 2.5 lbs is plenty big to bathe - I bathed both my girls the first week we had them - Unless there's a medical reason I don't see any problem bathing your baby - I agree on the groomer and kennel cough - I always took mine to groomers that REQUIRE vaccination records - not like Petco and other places where anyone can just walk in - |
That's interesting... I haven't gotten Stewie groomed yet, but have inquired. The Petco near my house requires all vaccinations including rabies. |
Bathe that poor baby! Our breeder told us to bathe Toto any time she needed it ... up to an including every day if she was dirty! We bathed her the first week that we had her and she was only 1.5 lbs.! :) I bathe her, at 22 months, every week, sometimes more. You just need to use common sense as far as warmth, etc. ... just like you would do for a tiny baby. Toto hates the dryer so I simply wrap her in towels and she snuggles in and naps until she is damp dry and then I brush her. Good luck! ;) |
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