But dog food chemists also add in other molecular ingredients that make the smell even more foul and offensive to our noses. They do it, of course, for the dogs because apparently our beloved pups find the smell of death and rotting corpses hard to resist.

In addition to its stink, an exploded can of tender chicken and turkey stew can be messy and hard to clean up.

“I remember my mother tried for ages to get it off the kitchen ceiling,” wrote one pet owner who experienced this phenomenon.

Visually, it’s also quite displeasing, manifesting as earth-toned splashes, streaks, and specks that can make any interior look like the inside of a toilet bowl.

An explosion that happened in a British kitchen in 2015 was so bad that the home’s owner had to repaint the walls and replace at least one piece of furniture.

“I now have a ceiling covered in dog food that I can't get off without ruining the paint, and an expensive piece of furniture which will be forever marked with the circular evidence of the marrowbone breakout. Which is a shame, as I quite liked them both, but now they’re sort of...smelly, too. Real smelly,” Dave Crissell wrote in a Facebook post addressed to Tesco, the makers of the dog food that exploded on him.

“Anyway Tesco, I think you get the picture. Just in case you don't, I've attached a few more pictures so you can really get in to the moment. You'll just have to trust me on the smell though.”

If you encounter exploding dog food, you can usually receive compensation by contacting the company that makes or manufactures it. People most commonly report having received checks, coupons, and free vouchers to make up for the faulty cans.

If the spill is really messy, a company might reimburse you for the cost of the cleaning supplies you used or even pay for a professional cleaning.