# My dog has really bad gas. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 24, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835 "2003-12-24T13:42:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/1 "2003-12-24T13:42:01Z")
My new puppy is a great dog and we love him to pieces. But when he farts, it’s the worst smell in the world. It stinks up the whole house, not just the room he’s in. He leaves the rest of the family in tears, chocking and gagging. The first time he farted, we thought the septic tank had backed up. Does anyone know how to reduce the stink level ? ---
**Author:** ![myrnajean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@myrnajean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myrnajean)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/2 "2003-12-24T14:11:25Z")
Burnt toast. I don’t know why it works, but I had a dog that had the worst gas too and it worked for him. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/3 "2003-12-24T14:50:24Z")
It may be his diet. What kind of food are you giving him? Check the ingredients. Also, when my doberman had eye-watering gas, it turned out he had whip worms. After I treated him for the worms, his “emmisions” problem improved significantly. StG ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/4 "2003-12-24T16:15:21Z")
I’d take him to the vet. I’ve never had a farty animal in my life. It’s just not right. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/5 "2003-12-24T18:49:16Z")
A second on the “what are you feeding him?” I’ve always had great success with Purina’s products keeping down the exhaust and the size of droppings. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/6 "2003-12-24T20:29:34Z")
If my dog had the problem, I’d take Kalhoun’s advice. Off to the vet! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/7 "2003-12-24T20:49:33Z")
We give our dog “Beano”. 1 pill twice a day. Works pretty well, reduces emissions by over 80%. We tried fiddling with diets, seeing the vet, etc. Nothing worked until Beano. The vet, when told we were trying it just said to let her know if it works. [http://www.beano.net/](http://www.beano.net/) ---
**Author:** ![benlormat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d26b3c/32.png) [@benlormat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benlormat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/8 "2003-12-25T03:02:35Z")
I don’t know if it will work for a dog, but we have a cat at work that we took in from the street. This animal had the nastiest farts I ever had the misfortune to smell. Horrible and often. Changing his diet didn’t help. But the farts stopped after we had him neutered. The women in the office are of the opinion that this would probably work on the males of all species. ---
**Author:** ![geewhiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f0a364/32.png) [@geewhiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geewhiz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/9 "2003-12-25T03:09:53Z")
My aunt and uncle used to light a match when thier dog farted. Trixie could really deal one out too. No, the house didn’t explode. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/10 "2003-12-25T04:44:06Z")
Sure, blame it on the dog. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/11 "2003-12-25T15:18:29Z")
If you’re in a quiet room with our Rusty and you hear a very soft “ffffffft” – RED ALERT! RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY! He rarely does it, but when he does…oh my. It’s bad. It’s worse than bad. Awful. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/12 "2003-12-25T15:39:38Z")
Better a gassy dog than a dog with bloat. [bloat](http://www.globalspan.net/bloat.htm) Our dogs fart every now and then, but not excessively. Are you sure your dog is actually farting, or is it the anal glands? They can be awfully stinky if obstructed. [anal glands](http://www.barkbytes.com/medical/med0029.htm) I never heard of neutering stopping smelly male cat farts, but it certainly stopped my tom cat from spewing his foul male kitty spray when we had him neutered at 8 months of age. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/13 "2003-12-25T21:20:32Z")
When my cat was a kitten, she had really bad gas. I had read somewhere that yougurt with active cultures could help, so we fed her some plain yogurt, and the problem cleared up within a day. The rest of her life, she never had the problem again…she died this year at 13. ---
**Author:** ![Lawn\_Mower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@Lawn\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lawn_Mower)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/14 "2003-12-25T21:34:41Z")
Try the Beano, It would seem effective 🙂 Try and teach the new pup to leave the room before farting 😉 With my dog, She walks into a room, passes gas and then leaves, only infecting the room that no one is in. 😛 That stragety works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Lawn\_Mower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@Lawn\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lawn_Mower)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/15 "2003-12-25T21:34:45Z")
Try the Beano, It would seem effective 🙂 Try and teach the new pup to leave the room before farting 😉 With my dog, She walks into a room, passes gas and then leaves, only infecting the room that no one is in. 😛 That stragety works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Lawn\_Mower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@Lawn\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lawn_Mower)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/16 "2003-12-25T21:34:45Z")
Try the Beano, It would seem effective 🙂 Try and teach the new pup to leave the room before farting 😉 With my dog, She walks into a room, passes gas and then leaves, only infecting the room that no one is in. 😛 That stragety works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Lawn\_Mower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@Lawn\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lawn_Mower)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/17 "2003-12-25T21:34:45Z")
Try the Beano, It would seem effective 🙂 Try and teach the new pup to leave the room before farting 😉 With my dog, She walks into a room, passes gas and then leaves, only infecting the room that no one is in. 😛 That stragety works quite well. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/18 "2003-12-25T22:32:05Z")
Quadruple post – I’m impressed! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/19 "2003-12-25T22:44:37Z")
And here I thought that _I_ felt strongly about Beano!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lawn\_Mower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8dc957/32.png) [@Lawn\_Mower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lawn_Mower)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835/20 "2003-12-25T22:50:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lawn Mower \* > \*\*Try the Beano, It would seem effective 🙂 > > Try and teach the new pup to leave the room before farting 😉 > > With my dog, She walks into a room, passes gas and then leaves, only infecting the room that no one is in. 😛 > > That stragety works quite well. \*\* I hit that button a few many times :smack: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-really-bad-gas/220835.md?page=2)