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12-16-2006, 02:24 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| Can i get my dog to stop eatings its poop?
My 8 month rotti keeps eating her poop, vet said not because she's hungry, we tried meat tenderizer and a powder the vet gave us. Is there anything i can give her? I know in horses when they do this it is because of vitiamin defeciency, is it the same in dogs? | 
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12-16-2006, 02:37 PM
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#2 | | Super Moderator
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| It could be a viatmin deficiency, but if you're dog is eating a well balanced diet, she most likely does it because she can. Poo may be disgusting to us, but to most dogs it's interesting. Your vet probably gave you Forbid, or smething like that, and it some cases it will not work. You could try Tabasco sauce as a deterent, by placing it on the poo, but in some cases it may not work. I've also heard people using a spoonful of canned pineapple or a teaspoon of spinach in their dog's diet helped stop poo eating. Welcome to our forum, I hope this helped. | |
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12-16-2006, 03:18 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
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| Yup, after reading your "itchy" post, and now this, I'd say the culprit is what you are feeding. | |
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12-17-2006, 08:39 AM
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| I had problems with my 11month old corgi eating any kind of poop he could find. I tried everything except accent which I found out is really just MSG, what Forbid is. But, that didn't work, the Forbid, so I change both corgi's diet and now he won't eat it, but he does pick it up in his mouth and throws it. So, I guess he's just playing with it now. Which is better than before.
I changed to Canidae, they love it. He will eat it start away now.
This is just a suggestion, it worked for me. PS plus we pick up the poop often.
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12-17-2006, 12:25 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| Yes, a lot of times when dogs eat their poop, it is because they aren't getting the nutrients they need. The Canidae is a good suggestion, but there are others too. I posted in the "itchy" post about those. | |
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12-17-2006, 10:52 PM
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| I have similar problem, my bichon is just fascinated with any poop not his own. Considering the various health problems he has this scares me. I've got him on Royal Canin Urinary SO as he has had prior kidney stones as Bichons are prone too. I've been cutting his serving size to get the weight down and had moderate success. Is there harm from eating other dog's/cat's poop? Any suggestions? | |
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12-17-2006, 11:11 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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| Worms can be a concern when they eat poop. You never know what the animal whos poop your dog is eating has.
Dogs are particularly interested in cat poop because they eat "fishy" foods. The fish smells attracts dogs even more than dog poop!
Eating poop of any kind is not great for your dog. Moniter as much as you can, clean up what you can see, or keep them on leash when outside to potty or whatever. | |
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12-17-2006, 11:30 PM
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#8 | | Senior Member
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| Actually horse eat poo b/c of a probiotic need. Could be something simular with your dog. I know my dogs eat poo but not dog only horses. THey really like it. Especially when it is frozen.
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12-18-2006, 12:59 AM
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#9 | | Junior Member
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| poop eater
it is in fact a vitamin deficiency, to be specific it is a lack of vitamin k. the solution: change to a higher quality diet or add supplements to the current diet. i am speaking from experience, dogs don't generally eat their own poo but when there's a problem they will because they are searching for the nutrients they are lacking. 
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12-19-2006, 10:03 AM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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| Thank you all... I am going to switch her food, and see if that helps. Do you all recommend adding a supplement (breeder suggested Nupro) as well? Would that take care of vitiamin deficancy?
Took her to the vet again for the itching, vet scratched and plated skin cells, no mites again, trying another round of anti biotics and an ointment. | |
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12-21-2006, 06:40 PM
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#11 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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| Something to consider...
People seldom realize this and few vets ever consider it and treat the
problem incorrectly.
Consuming the fecal matter of little woodland creatures was an excellent
way to consume extra vitamins for dogs (most people know this part),
so the behavior is sometimes hard-wired into dogs (not many people or
vets consider this part) and when your dog displays this behavior it
takes behavior modification to cause change. This can be a long process
but it is one of the best long term methods to end this problem.
It's one of those latent instincts some dogs have that people haven't learned how to breed out.
There’s actually a name for the eating of other animals’ droppings – coprophagy.
Last edited by Lare; 12-21-2006 at 06:45 PM.
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