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Eating poopie in yard I was not sure where to put this. I took my little one out for a walk in the yard this am and I think he ate poopie of another animal while outside. He does not bother his own poopie in the house so I was surprised. He stopped to sniff something in the yard and then ate it, swallowing it quickly when he saw me walk toward him. What was in the area looked like poopie. :( He has had all of his vaccinations but should i worry? |
Poop from wild animals is often attractive to Yorkies. Rabbit poop, deer, geese, and so on. I wouldn't worry too much, but try to avoid it in the future. The biggest concerns are transfer of tapeworm, easily cured by meds, and Lepto, not easily treated and potentially deadly. |
Oh my...:( what symptoms should I be on the look out for? |
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Lepto: rare cases can be asymptomatic, but usually the dog will have a fever, lethargy, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea. Lepto is also transmitted through water droplets in grass or standing water. There is a vaccine but it only covers 4 of 100+ strains. I have to steer my boys away from bird droppings too. Yorkies! :D |
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Thanks for the info. He did not seem to have any problems from this fortunately. |
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