In the summer, I bathe my Puggie once every 2 weeks. In the winter, about once a month! She hates taking a bath though, she tries to hide when she knows it's bath time!
juliamike said:Robyn, is there a line of shampoo that you recommend? TIA
I took in a Pomchi and he's 8 weeks old, his name is Meeko
He hasn't gotten his shots yet (I'm taking him this Tues!) and he came from a bad home.. he's been dewormed, that's it.
Anyways, I brought him home on Friday and gave him a bath.
It's been only 2 days but he's already smelly!
I use to have a Japanese Chin and she wasn't as smelly as Meeko.. she would get a bath every time we brought her out (house dog) but if she wasn't out, once every 1-2 weeks.
I am confused on what to do with Meeko because he really smells.. does this have anything to do with his previous home ?
Help!
You should discuss this with your vet because he may have some sort of infection. Some years ago we adopted a dog who had been badly abused. He had a bad staph infection on his skin. His ears were also infected and pretty horrible smelling. And it took many baths to get him smelling nice. In fact I seem to recall it took about a month of twice-weekly baths to get him smelling like a gentleman hound.
We've fostered rescue dogs and have often gotten dogs with yeast infections in the folds of their skin--and those can smell horrible--impacted anal glands (gasp!)--ear infections (eww!)--and rotting teeth (pew!). Plus if they haven't been bathed regularly the fur can pick up nasty smells which are hard to get rid of.
So discuss it with your vet. Your vet can steer you towards special dog shampoos that will address specific problems with the skin and fur. And your vet can also check the little guy out for infections that might not be apparent.
Good luck! He looks like a cutie!