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03-27-2005, 08:02 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maryland
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| Eating their poop?? I have just been noticing latly the past couple of mornings that there is bits of Bentleys poop all over the place but it has litter on it and majority of it is still in the box or on the paper so I know he goes where he is supposed to but I think he is eating it! I am so grossed out by this! Does anyone else have this problem and how do you fix it! He never does it when we are around so its hard to correct him. He only does it during the night and when hes home alone for a while but he always has plenty of food to eat so its not like he is hungary! I hope Im not the only one whos dog does this! If their are any suggestions please let me know! |
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03-27-2005, 08:36 PM | #2 |
Gus Is The Fuss Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| Isn't that lovely? You are not alone. Mine doesn't try to eat his own but he does try to eat our other dogs. There are a number of reasons why they do it. If they are lacking nutrients in their diet, to hide it if they think they are being bad or boredom to name a few. I make an ick noise when he approaches it and tell him what a good boy he is when he leaves it alone. He's getting better - I think they may grow out of it too. You can purchase products to add to the food that makes it distasteful. It really makes you rethink puppy kisses. Or appreciate a good tooth brushing!
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03-27-2005, 09:08 PM | #3 |
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| I have the same problem, and bought distaste, i think it was, but it just gives her diarrhea. great!!! your suppossed to clean it up right away, or if I see her do it I yell so she definately knows better. Trainer told us to take her out on leash only to go potty so she had no control where she went and we could remove her right away, but since my 11 year old never complied with that rule, it never really happened. she has gotten much better about it and it only happens if she is not watched wich is rarely! |
03-28-2005, 09:31 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maryland
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| Yea when I am around when he goes I clean it up immidiatly its only when he is home alone for a while or during the night. Im not positive if he is eating it I think he may just be playing with it cause we find it in lil pieces but I still wish he wouldnt do it at all! As of now he only goes in the box but were hopin once it gets nicer out he will learn to go outside too. So if he goes outside like you said I can pick it up right away leavin him w/ nothin to play with. |
03-28-2005, 10:23 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | Magic tries to eat her poop as well...it is totally disgusting but we found at Petco something called Deter (I think) which somehow makes their poop yucky so they won't eat it...it is a little pill that you give to them for a week or so and they stop...we used it and it seems to help...we haven't seen her do it again...although now we watch very closely...the way we first notice was that she wasn't eating as much of her food and keep finding little pieces of poop everywhere...
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03-28-2005, 10:47 AM | #6 |
The Royal Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California
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| I've heard that if you sprinkle some meat tenderizer in the food, that helps with this.
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03-28-2005, 11:29 AM | #7 |
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| Coprophagia is the ingestion of feces. After giving birth, a mother dog (bitch) keeps her pups clean. The mother dog stimulates elimination of urine and feces with her tongue and ingests her pups' waste. This keeps the nest clean, prevents disease and removes odors that could attract predators. Newborn pups cannot voluntarily relax their sphincters until later in life. Young puppies may begin eating their stools when their mother no longer performs the task. Coprophagia in pups may persist beyond an acceptable phase or the pups may become coprophagic when placed in a new home. Some dogs appear to enjoy this activity, making it all the more disgusting to their owners. Various solutions have been used to discourage coprophagia in dogs. Application of foul-tasting substances to feces is not advised. Even if you are willing to do this, it may fail. Some dogs acquire a liking for the additives, while others may persist despite the unpleasant flavor. Inconsistent application of bad-tasting substances may further complicate matters, as the dog learns that it sometimes can avoid the punishing taste. Addition of substances that induce vomiting may fail for many of these reasons. Feeding digestive (pancreatic) enzymes to the coprophagic dog may affect the consistency of its stools, rendering them unattractive, but even this method is not reliable. The best way to correct coprophagia is to prevent access to fecal material. If stool is not available, your dog cannot eat it. Diligently leash walk your dog, moving quickly away from the stool as soon as possible. You may wish to reward your pet for good behavior with a food treat. In extreme cases, a very determined dog may need to be muzzled during walks. It may be helpful to discontinue yard access for awhile. Immediately and routinely remove stool deposits from your yard. Provide wide variety of appropriate objects for your dog to chew. Increase the time you spend playing with and exercising your pet. Some dogs learn that eating stools is a way to get your attention, even though the attention often consists of scolding. As difficult as it may be, ignore your pet if you catch it in the act, and concentrate instead on preventing it the next time. Some dogs develop a taste for the stool of other dogs and, occasionally, for the stool of cats. The same corrective approach applies to this type of coprophagia. Prevent access to the feces of other animals by using vigilance during leash walks. Make your cat's litter box inaccessible to your dog by decreasing the size of the opening of a covered box, applying a hooded litter cover, placing the box on an elevated surface, or placing the box in a room with a cat door or leaving the door open just enough to allow the cat access. Sorry this is so long but at least we can understand why they do it. |
03-28-2005, 11:33 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
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| I also got this info from another website: Some alternatives to drugs that work for some: Add two to four tablespoons of canned pumpkin to the food bowl each day. Pumpkin apparently tastes good in food, but repugnant when expelled in excrement. Add a spoon (teaspoon or tablespoon depending on the dog's size) of canned pineapple, pineapple juice or spinach to the dog's food. Add some meat tenderizer or MSG to the dog's food. |
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03-28-2005, 05:23 PM | #10 |
The Royal Mommy Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California
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| Oops, my bad! Thought I read that somewhere. Sorry!
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