[Huckleberry]

Our basset, Doc, doesn't really seem to mind, but he's got a very amusing case of gas. Each time he reaches to a countertop or somehow stretches his abdomen, he releases a little "ptht" of gas! It usually doesn't have an odor, but keeps us laughing. He also seems to burp. Odd little noises at least a couple times a day that sound like dog burps.

Doc is an 11 month-old puppy who is completely healthy except for a case of elbow dysplasia. He's got tons of energy, healthy stools, and no vomiting. For food, he gets Iams large-breed puppy chow. NO HUMAN FOOD!

Any idea what might be causing this?
Thanks!

 

[biscuit]

Yogi has gas. It doesn't matter what I feed or don't feed, he still gets gas. He does those little phffts, too. Always at the most inopportune moment.

I think maybe some dogs are just big windbags.

 

[emmasmom]

I must be 10 because everytime I read "pffht" I giggle

 

[Cynthia Swearingen]

Yep, biscuit, some dogs and husbands are windbags. I don't know which is worse! In my house, we don't get many of the phfft's, though, we seem to hear more of those outstanding brrraaaank's...
Cindy

 

[Angela Buckley]

Yes, I'd agree!!! We get a mixture of both. But honestly, sometimes the smell is too much to bear!!!! It's really funny though!

 

[Guest]

I'm sorry, but I started giggling with the first post, and haven't managed to stop. Max sometimes has gas, too, but his are mostly the silent and deadly type.

Mike, Max's daddy

 

[Huckleberry]

So, with all of the giggles I've inspired, can I assume to mean this is not a big deal?

 

[Guest]

Yup, Huckleberry, it's no big deal. Franny's diet very rarely changes from one day to the next but some days...well, let's put it this way, I think I know what a chemical gas attack would be like.