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02-28-2022, 08:04 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Rome, NY, USA
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| My yorkie is eating her feces..... I am beside myself and not sure how to handle this situation. I have a 2 year old male yorkie and a 1 year old female yorkie (brother and sister from different litters). The female has extreme anxiety and is consistently shaking and jittery. She needs to be the center of attention at all times and when not getting human attention she latches onto her brother like glue. She follows him everywhere and lays on him when he lays down. Obviously this is a concern for me but moreso I am concerned that she will continually eat her own (and her brother's) feces. The babies are paper trained so if I don't immediately pick up the poo from the paper or if I am not home to do so, she will chew on it, drag it onto the couch, across the floor, leave a trail, etc..... I have read that this may be a sign of anxiety and I am not sure how to deal with it. I don't want to reprimand her if it is anxiety, but I also don't like coming home and having to do a poo scan of my carpet and couch..... I don't know how to address the situation and I am concerned about her high level of anxiety. Noteworthy to mention also, when she was born she was in a litter of three. She had a sister and one brother, but the brother died during birth. Could this be a factor in her anxiety????? Help! |
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03-01-2022, 07:09 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Welcome to YT. Firstly, the easy part is...do not give her free roam of your home, keep her in the room where her pee / poo pads are, block her in, unfortunately you will have to confine her brother with her because she needs his comfort. I would not worry about her need to be close to him, that is her BFF, do not discourage that closeness. Secondly, if she was taken from her mother and litter mate before 12 or 13 weeks old could be a cause of her anxiety, and her need for extra attention. Some members have put frozen unsweetened pineapple in their dogs food, or just fed them it, and was successful, however, that does not work for every dog. It is supposed to give the feces an unpleasant taste and stops dogs from eating their feces, you would also have to feed your little boy the pineapple. I have also read a few tablespoons of canned pumpkin (not the type that is used to make pumpkin pie) given to your dog, or mix it with dog food every day. Pumpkin tastes good to dogs, but it makes their feces smell terrible. Eating feces can also be a sign she is lacking some nutrients in her food. I have a rescue dog he was 2 1/2 years old, he has eaten his feces from the day I rescued him, he makes outdoors so I can stop him 99% of the time. I tried the frozen pineapple for two weeks, that did not work for him. I believe now it's just a habit. I would take her to the vet with the food she is now eating to rule out, it may just be the food and all you would have to do is just change to another food. I am sure others will chime in with advice and suggestions. Good luck.
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03-01-2022, 05:44 PM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| You need to talk to your vet about an anxiety medication for her she sounds miserable with that anxiety. As far as the poo there can be many reasons for it. If she is actually eating the poo they have “treats” at local pet stores and online for poo eating but because she is eating both you will need to give them to her and her brother. I had to use the ones from Petco on my youngest when we got her and they worked great. Telling her a firm no will only work if you see her doing it otherwise it’s to late. You might want to use baby gates or exercise pen to keep them in one area while you are gone so to not be dragging poor all over the house. I would also look at training with her to build confidence while you can do it yourself I think a trainer or even behavioralist would be helpful. Only use positive reinforcement training.
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