Why does my dog have a strong, persistent, and bad body odor?

There are various causes for the bad smell and they will need to be investigated by a veterinarian. 1) your dog (I am assuming it is a dog, you do not say anywhere what type of animal he is) may have a particularly stinky type of bacteria in his anal sacs. This could be remedied by emptying them and flushing them with an antibitic that kills off all bacteria and then hopefully a new type of bacteria will take up residence. 2) Your dog may have particularly smelly bacteria in his skin that emit a bad smell. Certain antibacterial shampoos can alleviate that 3) your dog may have a mite infection. Sarcoptes mite infections have a typical sweet smell. Sarcoptes mites can be killed with avermectins or a Bravecto chew. 4) He could have a fungal infection (treatable with fungicidal shampoo and/or tablets) 5) If you have other dogs in your house he may have a particular pack smell. 6) He may have a skin condition such as seborrhea which invites certain bacteria who can cause a bad smell. I suggest yu make an appointment with your vet who should then examine your dog and check for the various causes and treat accordingly. Don't forget to do flea control.

Poor Precious! It sounds like there may be a couple possible problems happening at the same time. Smelly skin and hair loss can be caused by skin infections with yeast or bacteria, allergies, or parasites like fleas. The brown discharge from her vulva could be related to having a heat (if she is not spayed), a vaginal infection, or even a more serious infection of the uterus. Since she is also not eating and is lethargic, I highly recommend that you have Precious examined by your veterinarian to have these issues addressed. They will examine her, and may perform some tests like blood work and skin tests to see what is going on and to be able to provide an appropriate treatment. Hope this helps.

This sign, if the smell is generalized and coming from the skin, could be caused by skin infection (likely to be caused by bacteria). A check up, appropriate disinfection and eventually antibiotics (oral, topical or in a shampoo formulation) are needed to solve the problem. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.

If you are observing skin lesions and an odor he may have both a bacterial and yeast infection. While some cases can be treated topically and with medicated shampoos, more severe cases often requires oral antibiotic and antifungal therapy. As a first line therapy, start with a medicated shampoo that can be used for both yeast and bacterial infections such as Malaseb or Virbac or products recommended by your veterinarian. Additionally, it is important to make sure he is on a monthly flea prevention as many pets are sensitive to fleas. If this is secondary to allergies or what we refer to as atopy, he may require additional therapy including an allergy vaccine.

Different odors have different causes. A foul odor may indicate a bacterial infection. A yeast infection sometimes smells like Fritos. A fruity smell can indicate ketones created by diabetes. Dental disease also has a strong smell. Anal gland "juice" smells fishy. If you can't figure out where the odor is coming from, I would have Muffin examined by the vet.

Dogs usually smell bad when they have infections of the ears, skin or mouth (usually the gums). Usually this can be solved by locating the source of infection, then treating it effectively. For this, I reccomend taking Brownie to the veterinarian. The vet will easily be able to tell where the smell is coming from and prescribe the best treatment. For now, you can try washing her with a medicated shampoo (can find this at the pet store). You can also flush the ears with a product from the pet store. There are some videos on YouTube that give good tutorials how to do this right. I hope that helps and the smell issue gets taken care of soon.

Lucy could be smelling because she has a skin infection caused by yeast. My recommendation would be to have her seen by a vet. If she does have a skin infection, the vet can prescribe medication to clear it up so you can bring her inside. It's great that you are bringing her inside so she doesn't get heat stroke!