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08-24-2014, 03:18 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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| Poo eating problems Hi everyone! Before anything else, I would like to say thank you to the members of this community for asking and answering all the questions our family had before getting a yorkie. You guys are great! Anyway, moving on to the problem I had... We have a 17 week old female. It's been a month since we got her, and so far things are looking pretty good, except for the fact that she's been eating her poo after going on the pad, sometimes dragging it off to her bed. We moniter her very closely during the day, so as soon as she goes we're there to pick it up right away. However, we can't be there to watch her at night, which is the time when she eats her poo. We have tried using meat tenderizer, coprophagia soft chews, pineapple, and the product For-Bid (which also prevents coprophagia), but none of these have worked. It seems to me that for our puppy anything goes when it comes to eating. She's always searching for food when she's out of her playpen and in our kitchen, and outside she eats everything too. The other problem with this is that I'm 90% sure that she knows that she isn't supposed to eat her feces, but does it anyway. What we did to pad train her was to give her treats as soon as she went, and so during the day she has an incentive to not eat it so that she can be rewarded, and I think that since she does not receive treats for going on the pad at night, she eats it, although whether out of boredom or curiousity or what I don't know. For that reason I also believe that she would most likely eat it during the day as well if we weren't around to watch her. I haven't found anything on the forum about dogs eating their poo despite knowing that it is wrong. Sorry for this wall of text I just really hope that my problem can be solved. |
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08-24-2014, 08:19 AM | #2 | |
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08-24-2014, 08:45 AM | #3 | |
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Aria eats three times a day - 7 AM, 1 PM, 7 PM. In the evening, I normally do watch and wait for her to go on the pad, but somehow she goes at night even though she just went after dinner. And yeah, at least it's not harmful... just disgusting. It's also annoying that she plays with it too. The other thing is that if she just ate it from the pad I wouldn't have so much to clean up, but she takes it all over her playpen and leaves little pieces. Yuck. | |
08-25-2014, 03:19 AM | #4 |
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| Yesterday after she went no. 2 I watched her out the corner of my eye to see if she would go for it instead of picking it up immediately. It was really strange; she was growling and barking at it and she seemed very tempted to gobble it up. Eventually she went over to eat it and I said 'drop it' very firmly and when she came over a little piece fell out of her mouth. Pineapple, meat tenderizer, coprophagia pills, and a product called For-Bid that's supposed to prevent coprophagia have not worked. I'm not sure what to do anymore. What kind of punishment should be given when she eats it? |
08-25-2014, 06:03 AM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I would very possibly be switching foods - what are you feeding right now? There are things in her current food that aren't being completely digested, therefore, they come out the other end still smelling of food...you want to put an end to that. Also, I would buy Solid Gold's S.E.P. (Stop Eating Poop) -- this worked immediately for us when our Wylie was eating his poo as a pup.
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08-25-2014, 10:21 AM | #6 | |
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My parents may be hesitant to allow the use of yet another product that's supposed to stop them from eating poop, but I'll try to persuade them. Another problem I have now is that she has started regressing in terms of going on the pad. My mom thinks that Aria is going pee whenever she wants and says she has an 'attitude problem.' Apparently if this isn't fixed by the time school starts in a a few weeks we may have to give her back to the breeder. It seems that Aria has good days and then suddenly stops and forgets where she's supposed to go. | |
08-26-2014, 09:51 AM | #7 |
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| Nutritional imbalance – When a dog eats his own poop, it may be because the stool still has undigested minerals and nutrients.Stress – A dog may poop because of extreme anxiety (e.g. when left alone), and then eat it. Boredom – Lack of activity and interaction may cause a dog to start playing with his stool and sometimes eat it. Clean-up – Some dogs may eat poop inside the house to keep their living space clean. Dogs that are physically punished for potty training mistakes, may learn to eat their own poop to avoid our anger or strong discipline. Any combination of the above. Try adding pumpkin to the food. Works every time. |
08-26-2014, 11:42 AM | #8 | |
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I personally like adding probiotics & digestive enzymes. Many people swear pineapple works, but it's actually the enzyme called bromaine in pineapple (that's also in digestive enzymes) that helps break down proteins for easier absorption. The downside of using pineapple is that it takes awhile or doesn't really help. Sometimes pups don't eat it. Digestive enzymes work right away.
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| I have the same problem! My puppy (Ava) is 10 weeks old as of today. We got her 2 weeks ago. She has been pretty decent with potty training (but I write about that on another thread) but she's eating her poop when we aren't around. When I see her poop and go after it, I tell her, "NO!". I have her in a playpen in the kitchen during the day so she can see us (but should I be putting her in a crate at all times??) anyway, I bought chewable tablets (that help with not eating their stool) the other day. And I have been breaking into pieces and putting it on her food. But that's not working. So, before I spend more money on something like For-Bid. should I try bananas or chunks of pineapples? HELP! |
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01-14-2015, 06:40 PM | #11 |
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| mixing a small amount of pineapples in his diet helps or give it as a treat. it seems dogs don like poo with pineapple flavors mine came over it after he turns 1 |
01-26-2015, 05:21 PM | #12 |
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| You can try pumpkin as well. My family had a problem with this and after giving our dog pumpkin for a week or so he stopped. My Gizmo is doing the same thing now so I'm going to have to try this with him to see if it works. |
01-27-2015, 05:40 AM | #13 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Nashville, TN
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| My two don't eat their OWN poop, in fact both run from it as soon as they've done their business. Unfortunately, Lacey thinks cat poop is a special treat. From day one, I have had to block off the room with the cat litter pan. I hate that for the cat as he has to jump the gate to get into the room to do his business. I thought Lacey would grow out of it, but nope. Lacey is always one step behind me when I go in to the room to take care of the pan. Not only is the eating the poop yucky, but dangerous as there's usually cat litter attached.
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