Skin

[donna meier]

My golden doodle smells like popcorn . Not a pleasant. Does anyone else have this problem? Anyone have a solution? HELP!

[Christine & Camus]

Yeast is very likely the culprit.  Here is a quote from Healthy Pets: " Yeast has a very characteristic odor. Some people think it smells like moldy bread; others liken the odor to cheese popcorn or corn chips. In fact, some people refer to a yeast infection of a dog's paws as 'Frito Feet.' "

[donna meier]

thanks for the help.   what do you do for an infection?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm thinking it could be an ear infection. 

[donna meier]

thanks so much.

[donna meier]

thanks.  I'll check.

[donna meier]

thanks.   i'll check

[Bonnie and Kona]

If your dog's smell is unpleasant and it turns out to be yeast, I recently posted a discussion about doodle BO with great results. At the suggestion of other DK members I diluted 1 cup of vinegar in a gallon of water and poured it over him after shampooing (do not rinse off). His doggie BO disappeared! It worked wonders! Good luck!

[donna meier]

thanks so much.   i'll give it a try

[F, Calla & Luca]

Or in this case I would just dip the paws.

[Robin and Libby Louise]

I find the yeast infection odor very different than the popcorn/frito paw odor.  I just told Libby that she smelled like popcorn yesterday!  All my dogs had that odor on their paws - and none of them ever had a yeast infection there.  Libby used to have a lot of yeast infections in her ears and the odor is much sweeter but not in a good way (thankfully once her diet was modified for her allergies the infections are a thing of the past).  But I like the frito feet!

[F, Calla & Luca]

It isn't an infection per se but an overgrowth of yeast on the fur/skin I think.

http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/veterinaryqa/f/Frito-Feet.htm

[Bonnie and Kona]

I agree Robin. Owen did not smell like Fritos. I love the Frito smell on my other doodle. The only reason I suggested the rinse is because she said it was a bad smell. I think popcorn and fritos are good smells so I'm wondering if it is just another way of describing an odor that is unpleasant to Donna.