Help with terrible new doggy odor that won't go away!!!!

[Mina]

My almost 2 year old Labradoodle came back from a 2 week stay at a doggy daycare smelling very bad. It's been already two weeks that he is smelling like that and no baths, vet visits have helped so far.
To backtrack, he usually has no odor, but we noticed when we picked him up that he smells very bad. I cannot even describe the smell. It doesn't smell like a usual doggy daycare smell. Anyhows, he got three baths in 2 days and the smell is still there. We went to the vet's and there they checked his ears, anal glands and all is in order. The vet thought he may have some bacterial infection so he gave him antibiotics. He has been on those for 4 days now and no change. The only thing we noticed is that his odor is so much worse when he comes back from a long walk. It seems that excercise and warm weather somehow exacerbate the smell. He does not roll in anything and goes only on leash walks.
I know for sure he spent a lot of time in a little pool at the doggy daycare (inflatable kids pool). Could the fact that he was in the water a lot have messed up his sweat glands and caused this?

Any input or similar experience is appreciated. We have been going crazy for the past 2 weeks now and the vet does not have a clue what's wrong...
Thanks!!!!

[Riverkatie]

I have no answer for you. You have done everything I would have done. My first thought (after baths etc) was infection, but your vet has tried that.

Just posting to say I hope you find something that helps soon.

[Daisy'sMom]

That is so strange! The only thing I can think of is ear infection but you said the vet checked his ears. My neighbor's dog has them a lot and she just stinks in general when she has them. Have you thought about taking him to another vet for a second opinion? You just never know what some have seen (and smelled!) and others haven't. I'm so sorry you have this going on, how frustrating. Please let us know if you figure it out!! Take care

[shamthelab]

Have you found any answers to your stinky doodle? We have a 10 month old Australian Labradoodle that smells terrible. We got him from a respectable breeder and met mom and dad. We groom him regularly and he smells within a few days of a bath. He doesn't play outside unsupervised so we know he isn't rolling in yucky stuff. The vet has checked ears, anal glands and such to no avail. We feed hum Nutro Natural Large Breed Puppy (he is currently 60 lbs.). We specifically got a doodle for the allergy and no smell benefit. I had a black lab for 13 years and he never smelled like this even after rolling in cow poop at my parents ranch! I love not having the hair all over my house but I don't want to be grossed out every time my sweet pup wants to snuggle! ( Any suggestions?

[lindamarie]

This has to be just AWFUL! I agree with getting a 2nd opinion as there could be something this vet is missing.
Although not always wise especially when diagnosing ourselves......I turn to researching the problem.
Here is one article that refers to glands outside the ears, PAWS and other things.
Dog odor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This next one says it's for an old dog, but as I read it.......it indicated things that could be going on with younger ones as well:Why Does My Old Dog Smell Bad? | DailyPuppy.com


What about the food he is eating.....his diet? That may have an ingredient in it causing this. Would it be worth switching to something more organic? We use Orijen.


Have you had his mouth and teeth checked out. If something is going on in the mouth, it can smell to high heaven!
This article talks about "folds" and different areas of the mouth.

AND it even allergies to your grass!
Dog Skin Problems

I hope things are better...........you wrote this awhile ago.

[deepnite10]

as with babies..i enjoy sticking my nose into Toby s hair....and would know if something smell d out of place..so far so good..

it could be diet..eating something he should nt have..or being fed an unfamilar diet while in the kennel.

what kinda dog food was he fed?..could he have eaten another without you knowing it?..too much vitamin B s can give off an odor..good for repelling fleas too..

but, im sure you ll get some conservative advise from the vet..starting with diet..if the odor is coming from the body..consider giving him a higher quality of food richer in Omega 3 and biotin..

kennel food can be much lesser quality..even if you provided a high quality food..sometime s a dog will ignore it and go for the sweeter, cheaper foods..

[sweetp]

Just a thought...I recently had a chat with the owner of our local dog food supply store about various high quality diets for our super picky doodle, and he mentioned that a lot of dogs he knows have big issues with lamb in their kibble making them smell horrific in general. Its like it emanates from every pore. Our doodle seems to smell when we feed him anything with a high fish content (and we only feed the highest quality foods).

Is it possible he was fed something different at the daycare that's played havoc with his system?

[browndog]

A dog that used to come into our work place once came in with the WORST smell I had ever smelled in my life. It lingered in any room he walked into. It smelled like blue cheese! Turns out he had gone for a swim a few days earlier and hadn't dried out properly and got a form of mildew/mold growing in the fur. You couldn't see it, but you could definitely SMELL it. The vet said this happens in some dogs when they get wet. Has something to do with the kind of coat they have. It didn't go away with a few baths....It took awhile and they had to blow dry him completely after any bath and then they might have even had to use an anti-mildew spray or something.