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puppy_luver
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Mar 30, 2004, 4:41 AM

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the question is, do u let her eat it? do u try 2 prevent it? Good luck anyways,Tongue
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ticky
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Apr 2, 2004, 11:46 PM

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There is another school of thought that bitches are more likely to eat their own poo compared to the male dogs due to their natural instinct of keeping their nest clean especially when they have had puppies. After all, how else would a dog be expected to rid their sleeping quarters of their puppies' poo !!!

And hence the unever-ending argument goes on as to why a dog eats it's own poo.


milk970
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May 10, 2004, 6:13 AM

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hi....there, sometimes doggie eat their poo, have few reasons lah!!

1. like... wants u to pay attention on them, coz for them, ur reaction r caring

2. did u control the food?? if too much, whn poo poo out still the food smile, for them they dont know what is poo..., for them is food also.

clean up immedialy(not infrond of them) whn poo poo out, let her forget eating poo habit, sometimes later maybe 3 weeks to one mth or even 2 mths, depends.

regards


fuikiaw
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May 11, 2004, 5:01 AM

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Of course i will not let her eat if i see her doing so. But sometimes when i'm not around, then no choice. I'm still trying hard on this case.


a_evie
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May 12, 2004, 12:39 AM

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have you tried pumpkin or pineapple?

i tried pumpkin...as part of her barf diet. did not work.

am trying pineapple now.


fuikiaw
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May 12, 2004, 5:32 AM

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Never tried all those human's secret. Only given her some additional supplement to help her digestion. According to the vet, they'll eat the poo-poo coz they can still smell food from there. So i tried the digestino supplement, but didn't really see the effect. Maybe in long terms only then can see.


a_evie
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May 12, 2004, 8:28 PM

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oh...what supplement are you using?


fuikiaw
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May 14, 2004, 5:31 AM

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Oh, i tried Nutrigel and the ekanuba supplement which helps digestion. I think is called ekanuba maintenance.


a_evie
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May 14, 2004, 8:44 PM

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i am using nutrigel for one of my older strays that was very mal nourished when i first took him in.


May_raymond
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Sep 29, 2004, 5:20 AM

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my dog also eats his poo!!! huauauauaauauahahahhahahahaha


wendy_h
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Sep 29, 2004, 8:12 PM

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Hi fuikiaw,

My shih-tzu also likes eating her poo-poo. She's 3 1/2 yrs old now and has never outgrown eating her poo. I tried everything when she was young, vitamins, medicine, change of food, everything but it never works. I guess the only way is to watch her all the time and when she poos, clean it immediately after her. Pirate

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T2
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Oct 26, 2004, 1:12 AM

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I've been following these threads on "eating droppings"- wondering if there are any of you out there who have managed to resolve this behavior with their dogs.

Spoke to my GP about this - my vet was not too helpful with insights - and he told me that eating their waste is quite normal among foxes, wolves, wild dogs.

That being the case, has any one got practical solutions to an instinctive behavior?

Tks
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Nishi
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Oct 26, 2004, 2:07 AM

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Well, I hv a 4-mth old pure breed Shih Tzu. I also encountered this problem before when she was 2-3 mth old. Now she doesn't do that anymore.

Checking with my vet, when they eat their poo, is because they can still smell some of the indigest food inside the poo, and they thought that are food. Normally for my furball, when I feed them dry food, I will soaked the kibbles into the water for 5-10 mins for easy digestion. After some time, she stop doing that anymore. I did realise that after I change her food, she also stop eating her poo.

If this problem continue, may be you can try to put some garlic into their food. So that their poo come out got the garlic smell. But of course, you hv to find way to let them eat the food with garlic.....

As for the skin problems and fleas. You can try to use the Apple Cidar Vinegar (ACV). Dilute 1 tsp of ACV and spray onto their skin. This will stop the itch. Everyday, you can add in 1 tsp of ACV into their food or water for them to consume. ACV will help their digestion, maintain their urine ph, coating and irritation of skin. I have check with my vet for all this.

Hope this will help you.


wendy_h
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Oct 26, 2004, 4:03 AM

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I've tried, food with water, food with soup, food with garlic, food with pineapple....everything else failed. Maybe it's a Shih Tzu trait. The only thing that works is to potty train your doggie to go only at certain times and then watch and pick up to trash immediately. I suspect my doggie likes to be clean (even the vet says so), so if no one cleans up for her, she tries to clean it up herself!

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Nishi
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Oct 26, 2004, 4:24 AM

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Just want to check a few things from you:

1. How old is yr furball?

2. How you feed her?

3. How many time you feed her?

4. What you feed her?

How is her skin problem, is it ok now?


wendy_h
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Oct 26, 2004, 6:11 AM

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1. How old is yr furball?
She's 3 1/2 yrs old already

2. How you feed her?
At the same place in her doggie bowl

3. How many time you feed her?
Twice a day

4. What you feed her?
Dry kibbles - Nutro. Last time was Science Diet.

How is her skin problem, is it ok now?
She doesn't have skin problem...I think it was someone else who asked Tongue

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T2
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Oct 26, 2004, 7:29 AM

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Tks for interesting tips.

What's really gross is that the mutt eats other dog's poo. I have 2 dogs, but Boots does not eat the poo of the other dog.

She will sniff out for other dogs' poo when I take her out to romp in the field and before I could stop her, it's quickly swallowed! I smacked her hard everytime I catch her doing it, but she is sneaky so when I am looking away, that's when she will be up to her naughty tricks.

What you said about undigested food remains in the droppings sounds valid.

I also suspect it could be a territorial instinct too - that by eating the poo, the scents of other dogs are eliminated while she would be able to leave her personal markings (pee & poo) all over the field.

Could be wrong - perhaps there are some psychologists (or know of some) in this forum who can give some insights perhaps?

T2


candy722
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Nov 15, 2004, 10:30 AM

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I heard that dogs eat their own poo because it taste like their dog.

They usually stop doing that if you have fed them enough or when they get older.




surchinmy
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Nov 15, 2004, 11:00 AM

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Hi ...

Use the Search function at the top of the page and search for "coprophagia" ... this issue has been much discussed.

For more info - you can also try these links ...

www.vetmed.wsu.edu/pets/_archive/study.htm

www.thevet.com/vetbhv22.htm

www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/lib-prob.htm#copr

Dogs eat poop, sometimes their own, sometimes that of other dogs ... for various possible reasons ... undigested food being one possible reason ... learned behaviour (copying another dog) being another ... attention seeking etc ...

But I don't think that "territorial" issues are involved ... As a general rule, dogs use urine and not stools territory markers ...

Cheers


XoXo
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Nov 20, 2004, 9:23 PM

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well you guys may be need some old tricks

it is proven it works on my last normal dog(give away to friend already) and my current shih-Tzu.



1. prepare a bottle of pepper.

2. when your dog/puppy pooo, quickly put some pepper on it. not too much at least still allow some poo smell, because if put too much the pepper might cover the poo smell. but also not too little, because you need those pepper to give your dog nose some shock! Frown Too little will not work! It might encourage ur dogto eat more!

3. After apply on it, let her sniff the poo, (just imaging what will happen when yourself sniff pepper).Usually dog who eat poo will not require your assistant. They will automatically eat the poo. if your dog don't sniff it make him do that!( only do for the first, second time when you use this pepper only just to let him feel the power of pepper.Frown

4.Remove his water also. Let him enjoy the pepper shock for a while. and start laughing......

5. repeat this by putting pepper on the poo....until one day he scare his own poo. Frown

that time your dog will say: OMG!!! POO! Run! It will hurt my nose!


hahaha.


Kizarh
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Nov 22, 2004, 7:46 PM

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well you guys may be need some old tricks

it is proven it works on my last normal dog(give away to friend already) and my current shih-Tzu.



1. prepare a bottle of pepper.

2. when your dog/puppy pooo, quickly put some pepper on it. not too much at least still allow some poo smell, because if put too much the pepper might cover the poo smell. but also not too little, because you need those pepper to give your dog nose some shock! Too little will not work! It might encourage ur dogto eat more!

3. After apply on it, let her sniff the poo, (just imaging what will happen when yourself sniff pepper).Usually dog who eat poo will not require your assistant. They will automatically eat the poo. if your dog don't sniff it make him do that!( only do for the first, second time when you use this pepper only just to let him feel the power of pepper.

4.Remove his water also. Let him enjoy the pepper shock for a while. and start laughing......

5. repeat this by putting pepper on the poo....until one day he scare his own poo.

that time your dog will say: OMG!!! POO! Run! It will hurt my nose!


hahaha.

Mosquito/dog Repellent, Super spicy kari powder also can


rufinito18
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Jan 7, 2005, 10:10 AM

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my pure breed lhasa apso als o eats her poo poo

FrownFrown

i tell her no...Frown
but she runs away from me with the poo in her mouth


ZhaoYun
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Jan 28, 2005, 5:27 PM

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my dog also eats his poo!!! huauauauaauauahahahhahahahaha
May I know why are you so happy when your dog eat his own shit ?

Thank you.

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