Why does my dog's poop smell especially bad?

Dog poop smelling particularly bad may be caused by improper diet, constipation, or viral diseases. When a dog has a viral disease, it can also lead to a strong smell in its poop. If your dog has this problem, observe it first. If you find that your dog is accompanied by symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and poor appetite, go to the pet hospital immediately for diagnosis and treatment. Don't delay the illness.

1. Improper diet

If a dog always eats meat-based food, its digestion will decline, and the feces will have a rotten smell. Also, if the dog food fed to the dog is too rich in nutrients, the dog may not be able to fully absorb the nutrients, causing the poop to smell particularly bad and be in an irregular shape. Long-term feeding of such dog food will also burden the dog's stomach and intestines. Therefore, don't feed your dog with this kind of hard-to-absorb dog food for a long time. Instead, feed it with intestinal prescription food and dog food that is easy to digest.

1. Constipation

When a dog is constipated, the feces accumulates in the intestine for a long time, which easily produces nitrogen and ammonia gases, causing the dog's poop to smell bad and be dark and hard. The smell comes from these two gases. especially when the dog gets older, it is more prone to constipation. Therefore, owners should take their dogs for more exercise, feed them more vegetables and fruits, or occasionally supplement probiotics to promote digestion.

1. Viral diseases

If a dog has a viral disease, it can also cause particularly smelly poop. For example, when infected with infectious viruses such as parvovirus or coronavirus, the feces will have a fishy smell. Therefore, owners must pay attention. If a dog has other symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and poor appetite on the premise of having particularly smelly poop, it may be sick and should go to the pet hospital for inspection in time.