Do you have herbal pet powder available for "in between baths" from your pet store? Perhaps you could find online if not.

They are usually okay in helping to eradicate odors

I have a Neempet product for "just in case times" here's a link to their site

Neem Products Australia

 

I'm not sure but I'll check out the pet store next time I'm in there now. Thanks.

 

According to my vet you can use this shampoo Amazon.com : DVM PHARMACEUTICALS Hylyt Shampoo for Pets, 16-Ounce : DVM Pharmaceuticals : Hylyt Shampoo For Dogs once a week. That's what I was doing when Zody was having environmental allergies.

In between baths you could try wiping down her hind end with either hypo allergenic baby wipes, or pet wipes.

 

I bathe my dog when he stinks. I honestly had never before now even heard that you shouldn't bathe a dog as frequently as you like.

I also let him swim in the pool a couple times a week as long as I know he'll dry off in the sun. While the chlorinated water won't degrease like soap it will freshen up his smell for a while.

 

You might just wash the area that needs washing. Bathing does take the natural oils out of the skin and coat. Once or twice a month is not to bad. Just use a shampoo like this that is natural and gentle.
Kelco Filthy Animal Deep Cleaning Dog Shampoo 11.7 oz

 

The problem with "Washing the area that needs washing" is that the smell tends to permeate her entire body. It would be one thing if it was just her hind quarters near her bottom that smelled like urine, but her head, neck, and back take on the smell too. I was playing and snuggling with her before and when my face went into her fur it was just that intense urine smell. And I just bathed her five days ago. I will look into those wipes though, they might help.

 

The problem with "Washing the area that needs washing" is that the smell tends to permeate her entire body.

Maybe it is the bed she sleeps in that is spreading the odor. Maybe put a towel on the bed and change it daily.

 

I'd look into baby wipes or something to help deal with the smell in between baths. Perhaps also consider panties for her so that they'll absorb the urine and keep it from getting all over her. This way you'd just need to wash the panties and spot wash her rather than having to wash her all over. I've seen doggy waterless shampoo for between baths, but I'm not sure how well it will do at removing urine.

I'm all for bathing as infrequently as possible, but if the dog's dirty and smells of urine then she needs to be washed. I'd look into the mildest shampoo that you can find and bathe her weekly if you have to. Make sure you dilute the shampoo and rinse it out completely and you shouldn't have too much trouble. I hope you get the urinary issues sorted out quickly... that seems like a huge pain!!

 

All depends on how your dog's skin reacts to the products you are using. I live by a dog beach and we get down there every day that I can....and after every trip Pax gets a bath to rise of the sand and salt...so he gets usually 4-5 baths a week. I have a hand shower in my second bath.

Found a good all natural shampoo that works great...vet said as long as his coat is good and his skin isn't getting dried out due to the shampoo, bathe as often as I want. One year later we get compliments on his coat.

Here is what I use:

Amazon.com : Earthbath All Natural Puppy Shampoo, Tearless and Extra Gentle 16-Ounce : Earthbath : Pet Shampoos

 

Once a year.

Lol...ok, so that was my opinion... I hate giving baths to dogs.

I don't bath my dogs that much. They don't get that dirty. They are either inside, or out on a lawn, or laying in the snow. In the spring the grass is wet, but sometimes they still manage to find some mud and get into it. So, once the spring weather is a bit warmer, I'll bath them, as they have long coats and it takes time for them to dry. Plus they are coming off a long winter of not being bathed.

I also bath them near the end of summer, baring any need to do so during the summer, such as them finding something nasty they rolled in, or they got skunked.

So for me, it's minimum twice a year, sometimes...3 to 4 times a year.

Stormy

 

That's about what I do with Zody. He doesn't know it but I'm plotting to bathe him in the next day or two and it'll be his first bath since last summer. He hates baths and I do not enjoy bathing him, we usually make do with bath wipes.

 

Maybe once a year for mine. Maybe.

He get his baths in rivers, ponds and streams every weekend. Nothing additional is necessary in the case of a Lab.

 

I think I'll wait another week before giving Stella another bath. But today the vet said she might not have spay incontinence, but a bad bacterial infection in her bladder. We're waiting for the cultures to come back this weekend. Fingers crossed that this can be solved with some anti-biotics once and for all!

 

An infection could definitely cause issues! Hope it's something easily resolved.
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Ella had ringworm as a puppy and needed to bathed with a special shampoo once a week for like 3 months.

She was at that stage when she accepted whatever life handed her without any complaints.

Today I wash her maybe every 2 months or so. Or as needed.

She isn`t crazy about it but she accepts it. When I say "shower time" she walks into the bathroom (not too fast, lol) and sits next to the shower.

What`s funny is that she started loving blow-drying. I always blow-dry her after the shower because I`m afraid she could catch a cold. She actually likes it. When I get the hairdryer out, she runs to me and sits pretty and waits to be dried She`ll even lay down and roll from side to side as if telling me -- ohh from here too, and from here. And has a very satisfied look on her face

 

Betsy is a roller, so if she's just a bit muddy then she jumps in the river, otherwise it's a shower for her I'm afraid, fox poo smell has to go!! I use baby shampoo, apparently much gentler on the skin. So, fairly frequently for us, she has a very shiny coat & her skin is good (according to our vet) so regular bathing hasn't been too detrimental

 

It's probably time for another bath because she was rolling in the dirt today too. But the vet called today. *sigh* I never thoguht I'd be upset to hear Stella doesn't have an infection. So, we don't really know what's wrong. One of the vets insists she's too young for spay incontinence but I don't know. But we're going to increase her Proin to 3 times a day and if that doesn't work we'll have to get some more invasive procedures to figure out what's wrong. I hope it's nothing serious or nothing that gets worse.

 

Usually spay incontinence starts around the age of 5, so yep she's a bit young for it but sometimes health problems fail to read the rule book. Sort of like people insisting a 5 month old puppy can't have food allergies because it's to young. It's true that most of the time food allergies don't happen till after the dog is a year old, but it's equally true some pups have food allergies.

Until y'all get to the bottom of what's going on you could try putting her in something like this Simple Solution Washable Cover-Ups, Small and use a sanitary pad with it. That should help keep her cleaner and all you'll need to clean is her rear end rather then all of her.

 

Of course over-bathing could/would dry out the skin, but since you're in Jersey and the weather is bound to get nicer soon (we can only hope). Why not throw her in a quick shower once a week but don't use any shampoo? I would think the soap is a big part of the drying. Maybe pat her dry, and on the nice days just walk it off in the sun.

She won't smell "just washed" but I think a simple rinse would take care of urine smells.

 

I wash mine once a week. She has sensitive, acne-prone skin that gets oily fast and not much hair so she gets anti-bacterial or salicylic acid soap with an oatmeal scrub. She usually smells like the soap for the rest of the day, nothing the next day, and then a light doggy aroma for the rest of the week.

She loves to roll in stinky things so she might get an extra dunk in the tub if she rolls in something especially gross. Crushed earthworms, rotting shellfish, and goose poop seem to be favorites.

 

Have fostered quite a few dogs and I also have four other dogs that I bathe, (I am friends with the owners and they appreciate the fact that I bathe the dogs) all of the dogs get a bath every week as they spend a lot of time running loose outside. Even with the bath every week, none of them have ever gotten dry skin, and I have done this with 9 dogs, all of different breeds, most being a mix of several.

Also, have you considered just wiping her down with a wash cloth or baby wipes instead of giving a bath?

 

I had a doberman that developed spay incontinence in her first year. The vet put her on some estrogen supplements and they helped with the issue.

 

I always use waterless shampoo. I don't know how I'd live without it! Echo and Chess are always rolling in stuff or getting muddy, and I'd have to give a bath a day if i wanted them clean all the time. If you find a good deodorizing one, they can do wonders. Some brands I've found to be heavy or leave a residue, but currently I'm using Furminator Deodorizing waterless shampoo, and it smells great,leaves no residue and does a great job.

 

I really think it's dog dependent. If my dog gets dirty/muddy/rolls around in sticks or sand or pollen or you name it...she feels so much better if I bathe her. Sometimes I go weeks without bathing, sometimes it's as much as twice a week if we're going to the dog park heavily.

Bathing her is really a no stress process. She hops into the tub, it takes like 15 minutes and we are out of there.

Note: It also gives me peace of mind. I'm a little bit obsessive about dirt. Not the average I just came back from a walk dirt...the type of dirt when you have stuff stuck in your coat or you're turning the bath tub brown.

 

You are all making it far too complicated. Use a good frequent use shampoo and bathe as often as you want to. I have PWDs who love swimming in the sea (three times a week) and think mud is a beauty product! So mine get a bath and thorough groom once a week. They have lovely healthy coats and skin.

 

My pup gets a bath once a week, her fur is extremely soft. Her mother has coarse hair, so I wonder how long it'll last.

Maybe you could just wash the mentioned area and not an entire bath?

 

My dog also gets a bath once a week. We are at the dog park every day, save when there is severe weather, so he gets filthy. He gets really itchy and intolerant when we approach Bath Day, despite daily brushings, and the bath water always turns brown when I rinse out the shampoo. Yuck.

Then I have a very happy, itch-free dog for about five days, until the sand and dirt on his skin becomes unbearable and he gets cranky (again, despite daily grooming.) I try my best to make him wait it out, and sometimes we make it to 8 or 9 days bath-free, but my dog feels so much better after a bath and I feel like that's the least I can do for him to make him comfortable.