Guest ss556 Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Alan doesn't have the greatest teeth (no, no turkey necks yet, but soon) and he has had bad breath for a while. Just this week it seems to have changed the smell, almost fishy like. He has high blood pressure & kidney disease & he is on meds for that and has been since June 2006. He gets pepcid/zantac as needed. He eats cooked chicken in Purina Select Lamb & Barley, which was the only kibble I was able to get him to eat,for months now. Why would the breath change? I hope it's not the kidney disease progressing:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 Get him in for a checkup on Monday.... fishy/ammonia smell can indicate renal failure. It may be nothing more than a round of antibiotics are needed to clear some of the bacteria out of his mouth. Hopefully that's it. Are you supplementing with vitamin B complex or fish oil? Those can make for a wierd fishy smell, too. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Oh boy - yes I am - he gets fish oil ( a new one) at night and B-Complex every other day. It might be the different fish oil - he seems fine otherwise so hopefully that's it. The smell isn't overpowering, but being the Mommy, I noticed the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LynnM Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 GOOD! Cut the supplements out for a few days and see if the smell goes away before getting too worried. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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