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Puppy With Smelly Breath?

Anyone have any ideas as to what I can do for a puppy with stinky breath? I have a five month old Cocker and his breath stinks like anal glands. I brush his teeth at least every other day and am trying to do this more frequently. He does not have access to the litterbox and because I work from home and he's my shadow, I can safely say he's not pooping anywhere/eating stool. I live in an apartment, so he's not outside unless he's leashed, and because he'll grab everything, I'm super watchful as to what's on the ground so he doesn't eat something harmful or just plain gross.

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He was just at the vet less than a week ago for a neuter and hernia repair, and had a full mouth check and cleaning while he was under due to a broken puppy tooth that needed to be pulled. There's no infection, abscess, something trapped in his teeth, and they did a full exam and bloodwork before putting him under. There's no apparent reason for the nasty breath, but it's raunchy.

It's been a long time since I had a puppy, so is this kind of normal for teething puppies? He has tips of some adult teeth starting to break through, so maybe he has ick-breath because of that? Are there any home remedies I can try to make his puppy smoochies a little less ripe?

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

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October 5, 20150 found this helpful

Have you tried a different vet? Some more experienced vets may have had patients with a similar problem and may have some answers and treatment. It is possible your puppy has a systemic body odor that may improve as he develops, however, it may never improve. Some people have a very similar problem-permanent body odors described as like fish, feces, rotten eggs, sewage...

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I suggest trying a different vet for possible answers to your problem.

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October 12, 20150 found this helpful

There's something you should be able to get from your pet's vet to add to the drinking water that helps keep breath fresh.

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October 19, 20150 found this helpful

The problem may be in your dog's digestive system. I believe the dog is not digesting his food properly and food is rotting in his gut.
Switch to a high-quality food with probiotics such as Canidae.

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February 23, 20160 found this helpful

I bet he has leaky anal glands. Possibly licks rear or anal gland leakage gets on bedding or what not and he licks it up? Or possibly tooth infection does he have some small teeth still in and bigger in same spot?

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Could be infected. At 5 months most dogs don't have stinky breath.

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