farting!

how can my dog fart so much?! they smell really bad and it seems like a constant stream of them.

i have changed his food several times but its still the same.

he's on wagg dry food and morrisons puppy wet food currently, but we've been through a few now! some of them he wont touch, some of them make his poop runny.

any advice? or should we invest in gas masks?

Hi,I think it is the food,it's no good at all. What did you give him before. Have a look in there
http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dryfood.html
You should find something good.

We were thinking of changing Cassies name to Gassie at one point .But since she has been on her raw food it has become just about bearable,it seems all us stafford owners suffer the same punishment,it seems its just the cross we bear for loving them.Cassie still looks at me to accuse me of doing it because it can't be her now can it?

Charcoal biscuits may help, but I would advise a better quality of food also Xx

he was on winalot wet and this bargain premium dry food that was making him very runny, it was given to us when we got him. he doesnt like it. will try some of the food on that list. thanks

Diet would be a major factor in the farting department I'm sorry to say, Wagg is not the greatest food in the world and probably rates alongside Bakers. If you can change to something of a better quality gradually over about a week I'm sure you will notice a change.

Good luck

How often do you change his food? Regular food changing for any dog, especially a puppy, might upset the stomach a little.

Having said that, Dempsey farts no matter what we feed him. And he's proud of it!

As Kathy said ,do it gradully. Would buy small bag in case he doesn't go along with it.

it has been quite frequently to be honest, i know its bad!

i was thinking of trying him with raw food but dont really know where to start!

i find chaos farts alot on supermarkets own brand wet food but the dry and pedigree wet he dosnt seem to as much i would suggest changing the wet food

http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/barfandrawdiets.html

i started here and reading older posts and the rest of the forums help is fantastic

This is great link to get good info about raw
https://staffy-bull-terrier.niceboard.com/t14787-raw-diet?highlight=raw+diet
And please don't stay with that brands.

my mother in law's dog went on pedigree and now wont eat anything else lol
what do people think of webbox chub rolls?

they seem to smell worse for chaos haha, try Pal or Butchers

Junk.

dbatey88 wrote:my mother in law's dog went on pedigree and now wont eat anything else lol
what do people think of webbox chub rolls?

Not good, I'm afraid. I personally won't feed wet food (tins, trays or rolls) because they're upwards of 70% water (some of them are 80%!). I can get that from the tap a lot cheaper!

Webbox Chubb Rolls should also not be fed alone, but mixed with biscuit. Too fiddly for me!

bainzy1591 wrote:they seem to smell worse for chaos haha, try Pal or Butchers

Again, Pal is awful & Butchers, although slightly better isn't brilliant.

the food that smells bad in the tin smells worse coming out but the more established brands like pedigree, pal, butchers, winalot, ceaser also try the natural ones they are more expensive but they dont smell bad all cheap brands will make your dogs farts smell disgusting lol

he had butchers for a while.... ugh the smell of his farts after that were dreadful! it lingered for ages lol

My sister in laws dog was always fed pedigree chum, and the smell taht he produced was the worst I've ever smelt!

he wont eat dry food on its own. he's so damn fussy! he liked the webbox stuff but it was making me gip a bit!

i suppose the only thing to do realy is try different brands to see what is better but sty away from the cheap stuff some dogs mabey ok with it but obv other may not the natural stuff can be purchased from the vets and pets at home i know they sell it there but just experiment with different brands to see if the farts dont smell as bad

or buy dog gravy i know sounds silly but mix that in with the dry food he might eat the dry stuff more on its own sort of

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/chicken-flavoured-dog-food-gravy-300ml-by-doggies-13260

dbatey88 wrote:he wont eat dry food on its own. he's so damn fussy! he liked the webbox stuff but it was making me gip a bit!

You could try mixing in Wainwrights Trays - it's a better wet food, PAH's own brand.

bainzy1591 wrote:i suppose the only thing to do realy is try different brands to see what is better but sty away from the cheap stuff some dogs mabey ok with it but obv other may not the natural stuff can be purchased from the vets and pets at home i know they sell it there but just experiment with different brands to see if the farts dont smell as bad

Don't buy your food from the vets - they'll fleece you! You can get good quality food far cheaper than at the vets!

bainzy1591 wrote:or buy dog gravy i know sounds silly but mix that in with the dry food he might eat the dry stuff more on its own sort of

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/chicken-flavoured-dog-food-gravy-300ml-by-doggies-13260

Yes, some dogs will like the doggie gravy.

Max was unbearable in the farty dept while on JWB ... changed to F4D, and it pretty much stopped over night

We just add a little cooked , cooled chicken in with Rockys kibble (Barking Heads). He always eats it all up.

Same ... Max is on a farely high protein diet, the kibble is the staple complete side of the diet, then we add the protein

Debo was the same. Eukanuba-bad,Pero-really bad. JWB -ok,went bad after adding wet JWB. Now he's on F4Ds and no probs. You have to try what works for your dog. Goog luck

Get rid of the Wagg dog food it's chap and nasty. We have been using Butcher Tripe mix with fresh added carrot, peas and beans all of with are raw. It has worked a treat and was reccommended by a top dog trainer. Farting is also stress related in staffies. It's also made her calmer too where as before she was very hyperactive. She has 2 bowls a day 7am and 4pm and generally only toilets once a day now and there is alot less of it as the goodness is stay in the body. Best move we ever made. If you do this though do not give her cooked meat or a bone to chew on as the body gets used to the fresh food and it will make them sick as we found out after giving her a bone as a treat. Raw hide treats are allowed thought 2-3 times a week. Hope this helps...

we tried giving him veg before, read on the internet that carrots and celery were good for dogs so tried them raw - he sniffed and practically ran away! tried par boiled - he sniffed and had a nibble, still didnt eat it. tried boiled to buggery - he ate one, picked the rest out of his bowl and actually carried them to the bin! was so cute but rather annoying!

Cut it up small and add to the tripe mix and mix in well. Roxy eats her in 2 minutes. Remove the bowl straight after feeding or if it is not touched after 3 minutes and try again later...She will now eat raw carrot on its own as a treat.

Ledger is on Pero now and is much better than when he was on JWB (or maybe i'm becoming immune) some mornings he doesn't like dry kibble but adding a bit of hot water and letting it cool makes it smell nice and gives it a self gravy and he can't get enough of it. As for the farting I know for sure when he has eaten my parents dogs food (she is on bakers) or has scavenged something off the floor in the park

Definitely recommend a better quality food many do sample bags and check out buying in bulk online as it can work out not much more than the cheap brands which often need bigger servings anyway

When Taz was on Fish4dogs she had no smelly bottomburps at all .. just fishy breath, now she's on raw I sure do know about it !!

Roxy D wrote:Get rid of the Wagg dog food it's chap and nasty. We have been using Butcher Tripe mix with fresh added carrot, peas and beans all of with are raw. It has worked a treat and was reccommended by a top dog trainer. Farting is also stress related in staffies. It's also made her calmer too where as before she was very hyperactive. She has 2 bowls a day 7am and 4pm and generally only toilets once a day now and there is alot less of it as the goodness is stay in the body. Best move we ever made. If you do this though do not give her cooked meat or a bone to chew on as the body gets used to the fresh food and it will make them sick as we found out after giving her a bone as a treat. Raw hide treats are allowed thought 2-3 times a week. Hope this helps...

I do agree to get rid of the Wagg, but to be honest, Butchers Tripe isn't that much better. And adding raw veg will do nothing at all as dogs can't digest vegetables unless they're cooked or pulped.

Whether your dog is being given fresh food or not (and Butchers Tripe isn't fresh food) cooked bones should never be given, they are very dangerous.

Personally I'd never give rawhide as dogs with strong jaws like Staffords can bite off large pieces & swallow them - rawhide swells in the stomach, so a large piece can cause a blockage with potentially fatal consequences.

Agree with Caryll on the wainwrights trays, diesel was on them because she had a sentive tummy, vetput her on royal canine which was really good but dear.
Best thing ive ever done though is put her on a raw diet! She no longer comes with a toxic gas warning and her poos are less often and always solid plus she * loves it!! Hence why shes getting a bit podgy now, she could be a bit fussy sometimes with dog food but wolves down the raw stuff

I agree with Caryll( as always )-no rawhide. I use to gave it to Debo,stoped after he swallowed fist size of it. He scared me like hell. Just prayed he would be ok.Likely he was,but never again.