not really my dog but my cousin robin dog petey.... hes my dogs sister..
2006-07-26 06:41:06 · 16 answers · asked by Kendra C 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Coprophagia is the consumption of feces. There isn't a pinned down reason why dogs do it. In the wild, mothers will eat their's and their young's to prevent them from being discovered by predators. Domesticated dog, however, don't really have to be concerned with this, so it's not known for certain why. Some people speculate that it means that there is a nutritional imbalance in their diet that they are trying to make up for. Ask your veterinarian to recommend a good diet for Petey's age, weight and lifestyle. There are also some things that you can add to the food that may stop this from happening. Try putting some pineapple juice over his food, it's supposed to make the fecal matter unappetizing to them. If this doesn't help then there are products like For-Bid that you can probably pick up at your vets.
2006-07-26 06:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by lieulieu_val 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog used to do that (gross, yes...but many dogs do it)...it probably means they do not like the food they are eating or it is just some way to get attention. The dog will stop eventually but in the meantime try to get your dog different food and more attention.
Hope this helped!
2006-07-26 14:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by ♥iL0VEV0llEYBAll♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of dogs do this. You can buy this powder that gets sprinkled on his food and that might make him stop eating his own excrement if that does not work, try behavior modification
2006-07-26 13:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its normal... well, not much normal, but I knew a dog (a chihuahua) that used to eat his own poop!!! But a car passed over him... he was so little... Well, anyway, my dog once ate his poop...
2006-07-26 13:50:02 · answer #4 · answered by Unknown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it seems gross, some dogs are stupid.
The poop smells just like the food that he ate and therefore he thinks it is food.
2006-07-26 13:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by creskin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called coprophagia. I'll get you some info...
http://www.vetinfo.com/deatpoop.html
This may help you out a bit. If you do a search on "coprophagia" you will turn up a lot of info on studies and methods to stop it.
2006-07-26 13:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by doldaggabuzzbuzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he's not allowed to have chocolate and he thinks that his poop is the next best thing. Give him a FREAKIN CANDY BAR!!
2006-07-26 13:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by angel32984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your pooch is lacking in vitamins,,otc dog vitamins or ask your vet but that's a habit that's hard to break....it'll probably continue to do that for ahwile after you start him on vitamins..
2006-07-26 14:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by ggmsixer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they are still hungry? Ask the vet
2006-07-26 13:44:27 · answer #9 · answered by AvantG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you go:
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/petcolumns/showarticle.cfm?id=166
2006-07-26 13:45:15 · answer #10 · answered by Flora_54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋