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Why Dog will eat Poo?







tracky
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Jan 1, 2005, 6:14 PM

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Why Dog will eat Poo & Licking Pee??

Why?


MisterStan
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Jan 1, 2005, 7:06 PM

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hello tracky

i not so sure why dog lick pee. but sometimes a dog would eat poo, because the poo contain the smell of the dog favourite food/dog food..




JudyBeee
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Jan 3, 2005, 7:42 PM

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Heard that Shih tzu is one of the common dogs likes to eat Poo..is that true?

Anyway to stop them?


MisterStan
Doggyman


Jan 3, 2005, 7:58 PM

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hello Judy

i also got heard cases of some shih tzu like to eat poo and lick pee. but my shih tzu don't...

i also don't know why some shih tzu eat poo, as shih tzu matters hygiene..


kelsey
K9 Maniac


Jan 3, 2005, 9:56 PM

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hmm, eat poo could be boredom too. try adding garlic in the diet to stop this and also why let poo lying around for longSly clean up right after poop lor. there is a powder called Forbid to be sprinkle on poo sold in the US. not sure can get here or not.

licking pee could be diabetic dogs, add apple cider to drinking water to eliminate this.


IHeartShihpoo
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Jan 4, 2005, 10:16 AM

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This is completely normal puppy behavior. Almost all puppies go through a "curious stage" where they eat their own poo. Most stop this habit as they grow older, but unfortunetely, some adult dogs still do this. My shihpoo puppy Lobo ate his own poo once, but he stopped because I guess he didn't find it that tasty (hehe!). It's very gross, but it's just their curiosity.


MisterStan
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Jan 4, 2005, 7:50 PM

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hello

i agree on that.. my beagle, when puppy, loves to eat poo.. but once reach adult age, he have no interest in poo poo...


JudyBeee
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Jan 4, 2005, 8:46 PM

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My shih tsu is about 5 months old, still fall in"curiousity" stage..he still eat poo when i didnt stop him..he still find it tasty to him (i thought he eat it becoz it is softer compared to dog bis as he is in the period of changing his teeth)

Can i just leave it like that? wait till the" curiousity" stage gone..


MisterStan
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Jan 4, 2005, 9:02 PM

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hi there

i think you should keep on telling your shih tzu not to eat poo although , later on during maturity stage, the eating poo behaviour will eventually dissaper.. not so good lah, if doggy eat poo poo...


IHeartShihpoo
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Jan 5, 2005, 5:46 AM

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If it's becoming a habit to your dog to eat his poo, you should definetley start telling him that it's wrong. You could buy a bitter apple spray that is supposed to taste very bad to dogs, or hot sauce on his poo. The next time he tries to eat it, he may not like it anymore. When he backs off, say 'good boy!' and then give him a treat instead to distract him from the poo. Keep doing this consistentley until he loses interest in his poo. 5 months is still the puppy stage, so it could take a while. Good luck!


tracky
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Jan 13, 2005, 6:01 AM

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finally my puppy start eating his poo

Oh My God! what a 4 mths old puppy

he just started know to poo outside hrs...

(why he poo everywhere,not poo on 1 spot ?)

when he poo outside .... i praise him..

now he eat poo... i scold him?

i scared later he get wrong signal la...

feel so sad when i c he ate his poo

ok guys,girls

can summary up?

Problem: eat poo

Solution?


chnyuppie
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Jan 13, 2005, 6:18 PM

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there is a medication that you can get from your vet. (some friends have got it from the pet shops as well). can't remember the name of the medication. but you feed your pup with it, and the medication cause the poo to taste/smell weird. thereby causing the poo to be extremely unattractive to be eaten

hope this helps!


tracky
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Jan 13, 2005, 7:24 PM

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good news tat it got medician to apply...

but wat is the product name? hope u can find it out..

wat is the price range?




vivtan
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Jan 14, 2005, 7:53 PM

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Hi Tacky,

we r facing d same problem as my bully oso eat his own stool since he was 4 mths old till now is already 7 mths old but still eat.... we've been tried to ask vet to give medicine coz the teeth already is green color but the vet said there's no medicine can apply and only thing u can do is to STOP him.

so i ask other member and they said can buy him a vitamin (for digestion) so we tried and he still eat his poo. But he only eats his poo when nobody at home. so till now i got no idea at all how to stop him . Hope 1 day like the other said when he is adult he wont do anymore!!!Unsure

Cheers!
Viv


MisterStan
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Jan 14, 2005, 11:53 PM

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hello

sometimes, the poo poo have the smell of dog food/fruits that the dog like, so that is why the dog would eat the poo poo.. but dogs would stop eating poo poo once reach adult age.. my beagle used to eat poo, but stopped once matured..


kwlean2002
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Jan 27, 2005, 9:25 PM

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hi guys ,

my dog now is getting 3 months...she also eating poo last few weeks....so i been told put some pepper on her mouth and the poo. its works ! coz doggie afraid spicy & hot and `masam'. you can put some lemon also. my doggie will ran away quickly after poo . sometimes she will smell it also....but also ran away !

misterstan, some my friend's doggie still love to eat poo after they grow up...due the wrong education when the puppy is younger.....better stop it ASAP, especially when they are young.


MisterStan
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Jan 27, 2005, 11:43 PM

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some puppies cannot stop eat poo poo although they are warn/scold as they do not understand what is poo poo.. SlySlySlySly

but once reach maturity age, sure stop poo poo... even kwlean2002 stop eating poo poo once reach adult ... TongueTongueTongue


kwlean2002
Doggyman


Jan 28, 2005, 12:05 AM

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ya !! you're right !!! but i never do that woo Tongue ! maybe you have try that before ??? So...what's the tatse ??? sure you like it very much !!!! henry or snowy ??? SlyLaughLaughLaugh

tha'ts why i use pepper treatment for my furkid la !!!


MisterStan
Doggyman


Jan 28, 2005, 12:07 AM

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of course snowy poo poo lah.. small and tasty- got papaya and lamb taste...


kwlean2002
Doggyman


Jan 28, 2005, 12:25 AM

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ouch !!!! Crazy really can't stant you ~~ smell ! you got smell on net la Wink!


MisterStan
Doggyman


Jan 28, 2005, 6:54 AM

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i am the unbeatable...


kwlean2002
Doggyman


Jan 29, 2005, 12:42 AM

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!!! Superman also can be falls 1 day !!!! I'll be there to see....


MisterStan
Doggyman


Jan 29, 2005, 3:04 AM

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welll. superman can fall bcs superman is backstab...


chnyuppie
Dog Kichi

Jan 30, 2005, 2:46 AM

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Hi

Sorry for late reply.

Have just checked with my friend. It's not actually a "medication" but more of a supplement that comes in tablet form. I suppose how it works is to change the "taste" or "smell" of the stool. (one of its ingredients is natural fermented vegetbale).

It's called "Deter" and should be available from your friendly neighbourhood pet shop.

 
 




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