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01-28-2010, 05:18 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA
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| Why is he eating clover? Buzz, my little 6 month old baby boy, has taken a shine to eating clover??? What is that about? I hate to admit this, but he is a poo eater too ....He's on an all raw diet, that should be a nutritionally complete diet, but I have to hurry up and clean up, before he dines on his meal twice ...I have never ever had a dog to do this, so I'm bumfuddled ... Other than that, he's perfect |
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01-28-2010, 05:34 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: OHIO
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| Give it time. Most do quit about at the 12 month mark.Make sure your pup knows you find it gross(make a face, say eww!) Keep it cleaned up.Some have fed their pups pineapple to make "it" distastful.I never had to do that,luckly.It just resolved itself.Till then think twice before you accept that big sloppy kiss,lol.As for clover,I do not know! Irish Yorkie???lol
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01-28-2010, 11:47 PM | #3 |
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| Stella used to eat clovers whenever she could get far enough away from me at the dog park...not sure why, never did figure it out, but they didn't make her sick, so who knows? |
01-29-2010, 08:28 AM | #4 |
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| I was wondering about your question. I found this. Hope it helps you some. Answer Hi Debby, I've always found that eating grass indicates that the dog isn't fully digesting his/her food. I don't know what you're feeding her, but I'm a raw diet advocate who believes that homemade diets are far better for our pets than commercial ones. But if you want to provide the best quality dry or canned food, here would be my recommendations based on the ingredients: Dry Dog Food - Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, C&P's Organix, Solid Gold Barking at the Moon formula, and Wellness CORE formula. Canned Dog Food - Canidae, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, Innova EVO, Nature's Variety Instinct formula, and Wellness. Another thing you can do for digestion is to add digestive enzymes (such as Prozyme) and probiotics (such as lactobacillus acidophilus). Prozyme is available at some pet stores or over the web and the lactobacillus is available at any grocery store in the vitamin aisle. Here's a link to more information about these two products: http://www.petsbynature.com/Digestive_Blends.htm Upgrading to the best diet you are able to get and supplementing with enzymes should totally eliminate the grass eating and will produce a healthy dog with a good immune system. Good luck. Laura Murphy Pets by Nature Pets by Nature Raw Pet Food Dogs: japanese chin, chicken soup for the dog lover, homemade diets
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01-29-2010, 09:10 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| Perhaps there is something just a bit amiss in his digestive track or maybe he just loves to smell and taste the clover. As long as it isn't treated with any chemicals and he doesn't eat too much, I would think that a bit of fresh clover would be a good addition to a raw diet. |
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