All people smell when they don’t bathe often enough. The interesting thing is that sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin rather the smell comes only after bacteria or fungi on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals that smell. Most sweat glands produce sweat that contains no fat, but the sweat glands around the breasts, genitals and armpits produce sweat that contains fat. Most people prevent body odor by washing these areas frequently to reduce the number of bacteria on the skin’s surface. However, sometimes this alone doesn’t work.
The vast majority of people can prevent body odor by:
1) Bathing frequently, sometimes more than once a day;
2) Changing underwear and socks daily, because underclothes hold all the dead sking and residue that bacteria love;
3) Using deodorants/anti perspirants that contain low levels of bacteria-killing metals such as aluminum, zinc or zirconium; and
4) Using powder under the armpits and groin to keep the skin dry, which prevents bacteria from growing.
If you do all of these things and still have an odor, something is wrong and you should consult a proper physician. The most common cause of unusual body odor is a skin infection. An ammonia odor is caused by infection with Helicobacter, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers, or by eating too much protein if your liver can’t break it down fast enough. Ask your physician to draw a blood test for helicobacter. If it is positive, you can be cured with a normal course of antibiotics. If it is negative, you may need to eat less meat, fish, chicken and dairy products to give your liver time to break down the substances. When you take in more protein than your body can use immediately, your body strips ammonia from protein to make you smell like ammonia.
A fishy odor is caused by taking choline supplements, by a hereditary condition called trimethylaminuria that requires avoiding fish and other dietary sources of choline, or by a vaginal infection caused by a bacteria called Gardnerella. People who have damaged livers can also develop body odor that smells like fish. Damage to the liver can destroy the chemical that breaks down choline. When in doubt, check with you doctor!
Ryan Parker
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My 21 year old cat is sick and being treated why does she smell like Body Odor like from a sweaty man?
My cat, who is 21, has a urinary tract infection that is being treated. She is now on her 2nd round of antibiotics, the first round did not eliminate the infection.
She was also just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and has yet to start the medication for that. She needs to be well hydrated before we begin that therapy.
She is receiving fluids subcutaniously twice daily and up until today has been vomiting for three days.
She is also on Pepcid injections once daily.
My question is that she won’t let me sleep, she has a strange odor coming from her that smells like a sweaty armpit. She is purring and does not show signs of discomfort.
What could this odor be?
To those people saying "Ask you VET" Yeah I will ask my vet, she has been to the vet everyday this week, it is 2 in the morning here and this is not an emergency. I am curious.
well wash the cat if you have to!
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damn…i didnt know cats live that long…i dont know i believe it but maybe you should ask your vet
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have you asked your VET this question?
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ARE U SURE U ARE TALKING ABOUT CAT
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There is one of two possibilities that I can think of. One, she is dying and you just dont know it. My cat smelled funny when he was getting really old right before we had him put to sleep. Second, there is a good chance that it is the medication> It could be just a side affect. Those are my guesses.
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You need to give her a bath. Sometimes, cats get their poop stuck to their butts, they cant get it off themsevles so you need to give her a bath and clean her up. If that dosn’t work it may be just because shes old. Also his medications may be giving him gas, cats can get gas.
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It may be the vomit that your smelling or your kitty is having a bad reaction to some if not all of the drugs that you are administrating. Contact your doctor (vet) at once. The longer you do wait, you are only causing more harm to your kitty cat.
Good Luck..
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Animals, like humans have a certain scent to them. Since your furry friend there is not feeling up to par and is on several types of medications this might have something to do with her current odor. That is the only thing I can think of. I hope she starts to feel better and will get off the antibiotics so she can smell like your normal kitty and you can sleep again.
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dont put her through that kind of torture let her live the way she is expected…leave her alone
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It could be a combination of the meds she is on, old age and needing a bath too. Cats dont take too well to water naturally so it may be too much of a shock to her to do a bath. There are "dry baths" on the market you can get. Check the local pet store.
She is very old, and as cats age, their skin gets thiner, and the meds that she is on is probably not helping with the smell as well. IF she is not suffering or hurting, let her be. IF she is in pain, then its only fair to do the right thing as sad and hard as it may be.
Good luck to you and kitty.
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Something is bothering her, but at 21 its to be expected, my cat purred alot at 17 years and died that night, she knew she was dying.Sorry but it will happen eventually. : (
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