5 month old EM female has vaginal odor- is this normal?

[lauranthalas]

Hi everyone,

Our EM, Duchess, has been emitting an unpleasant vaginal odor recently. She doesn't seem to have any discharge and I wouldn't classify it as a metallic smell. Just kind of "skanky" for lack of a better term. She isn't having an issues with peeing, so I don't think it is a UTI or a yeast infection. I asked her breeder and she said that Duchess's mother smells like that and it is normal for EMs. I wanted to know if that is accurate. The last couple days I have been cleaning her with some baby wipes a few times a day and that seems to help. I don't mind keeping it up if this is something typical for giant breed females, but I also wanted to get some additional input to make sure I don't need to take her in. Thanks a bunch!

 

[jcook]

based on what you are saying I dont think your pup is sick. However, Stella (my CC) never really had a smell, even when she had a mild case of vagintis. I personally would bring her to the vet just to make sure everything is ok.

 

[lauranthalas]

Thanks, I was planning on taking her to make sure but was hoping to get some feedback here.

 

[jcook]

I am not an expert by any means, there are many members on here with MUCH more knowledge than me. but when i think of odors I usually suspect diet issues (when illness it not obvious).

 

[DennasMom]

Ditto what jcook said.
We've never had any odor... Denna will be one year old next month.

I do give Denna cranberry supplements on occasion, just to help the urine pH a bit. Not sure that really does anything, but figure it can't hurt. Cranberry supplements really helped our cat after she had a UTI. Never want to go through THAT again!

 

[DDBsR4Me]

The only time any of my girls had any "odors" was when my younger one went through her first heat and got pyometria. She had a bad smell from the infection.

 

[northernmastiff]

Are you sure it is a vaginal odor? It could be an anal gland issue. Petey has anal gland problems and you can tell when they need to be expressed -- there is this weird, almost fishy smell that is hard to explain. I would look at diet and infection and maybe add in a bit of yogurt to her diet every few days to prevent some illnesses. Daisy is 16 months old and hasn't had any odors like that.

 

[lauranthalas]

It's not really a fishy smell. I don't know how to really describe it, other than it smells kind of like she isn't cleaning herself (when she actually does). I will try some of the suggestions here and take her in. I don't think it is diet, but I could be wrong. Maybe she is getting ready to come into her first heat, although I would think she is a little young for that.

 

[nishadhasan]

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