Farting - Flatulence
 Gas -  in dogs

Dogs don’t get embarrassed about farting like we do. In fact, they’re so relaxed at it, you usually don’t hear a dog’s fart and only know that it’s occurred because you can smell it. Dog farts are more stinky than human farts for a number of reasons including the fact that their dog foods are often soy-based, which make them full of sulfur because it the food is protein-rich. Dogs seem to enjoy smelling disgusting things, so while they enjoy the smell of human flatulence, we don’t really enjoy their farts quite as much. And it almost seems as if dogs wait until we have company visiting the house until they decide to fart and when they do, the room seems to fill with horrible gas faster than a speeding bullet. So what causes dogs to have so much gas?

The tops reasons for flatulence in dogs are:

Eating too fast.
Eating a poor quality dog food.
Eating foods that are known to cause flatulence. (Do dogs eat beans, broccoli and cauliflower?)
Just because the digestive process can cause gas.

The simple definition of flatulence is the release of excessive gas in the stomach or intestines. That’s not too hard to understand, right? If you’ve got too much gas, it has to go somewhere. Gas also comes from the fermentation of foods in the colon, poorly digested protein, and non-absorbable sugars like lactose. So what can you do to reduce the amount of gas your dog chooses to share with you?
 

Things you can do to reduce the negative effects of dog flatulence:

Feed your dog more frequently with smaller portions
Exercise the dog more frequently to stimulate its intestines
Choose a premium brand of dog food that is highly digestible
Buy an additive (activated charcoal) for your dog’s food to reduce farting (see your veterinarian first before doing this)
Don’t feed meat to your dog

Some breeds are more likely to be flatulent than others. Bulldogs, for example are known for their excessive flatus. Squishy-faced dogs are also more flatulent because more air that is swallowed while panting or during vigorous activity, even during eating. Flat faced dogs with small noses could undergo surgical correction of their closed nostrils, allowing them to breathe out of their noses better, reducing open mouth breathing, which lets in too much air, resulting in gas. It’s said that the dogs that fart the most are German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Boxers, Poodles, Dobermans, Cocker Spaniels, Rottweilers, Beagles, and Dalmatians.

There is also a five-day course of treatment of pills to promote good digestion for relief of intestinal gas and spasms. The ingredients are all natural: China root, Coptis rhizome, Hawthorn fruit, Medicated leaven, Radish seed, Tangerine peel, White atractylodes, and Katsumanda's galangal seeds. (Chinese Herbs)

When dogs eat too fast and get gas (by swallowing too much air), you can do a couple of things to help remedy this situation. One is to give the dog a wide feeding bowl and crush the food into the bowl so that the dog has to eat smaller amounts at a time. Another way is to put a tennis ball in the middle of the food bowl so that the dog has to eat around the ball and can’t get too much in his mouth at one time.

Let’s face it, dogs fart.

Written by Maryjane Kollins for www.pet-super-store: where you can find great deals on dog car seat covers and dog beds.