why does my pug eat his own poop?.I've tried to get him to stop ,but nothing works.?

Answer 1

Ask 20 Vets and you will most likely get 20 different answers. After 18 years as a Vet tech and groomer, this is the answer that seems most reasonable to me. First lets start with why "almost all" dogs will eat cat poop. Cats, whether they eat commercial food or live outside where they can eat rodents, bugs or whatever eat a very high amount of protein. Bugs and things are 100% protein. The high amount of protein is digested so fast that when it comes out it STILL smells like food to a dog. When dogs eat their own or another dogs, it may mean that the dog food you are giving him is too high in protein. It goes through their system so fast it too still smells like food to them. All dogs are different. Some do very well on high protein some need less. In Some horrible foods like Ole Roy (God I wish Wal-Mart would stop selling that crap) protein is really the ONLY thing in it that has any nutritional value. Try finding another good dog food that your dog likes that is lower in protein. There is also a product called forbid that you sprinkle on their food that is supposed to make their bowel movements smell badly to them. I have even heard of people putting meat tenderizer on their food. They like the taste of it, but it makes their movements smell pretty bad. This is much easier than going out in the yard and looking for the piles and putting something on it, don't you think?

Answer 2

the reason why your dog is eating the dog poop or cat is because they feel that he/she is missing some mineral from their diet so they compliment it from that, also as eating grass, but eating grass is not harmful in any way, BUT when they are eating the poop that has so many bacteria, talk to the vet or go to petsmart or a pet store to look for some medicine that will make the poop taste bad so they won't eat it, if he is eating his poop then give him the medicine, if he is eating some other dog's poop give the other dog the medicine, good luck. =)

Answer 3

The vet or stores like PetSmart has some medicine that you can give him to break him of his habit. It makes the feces less appetizing (yea, I know) and gets him out of the habit in about a week or two. Cost is about $10 at PetSmart.

Answer 4

my three pugs did the same thing. we got them to stop by changing their diet. we give them a mixture of SCIENCE DIET and generic brand dog food 6 days a week but on wedensday, they get 2 cups each of nutritious wet-based dog food.

Answer 5

Green beans. Put them in the food. Every client we told to do this, it worked. Plus its something you probably already have in your pantry.

Answer 6

why don't you just clean the poop up? Maybe he'll lose his taste for it.

Answer 7

Put tobasco sauce on it. That should work.