We have a mini - datschund at 5months old and in good health but she has this problem of after pooping in the morning she runs around and if the poop is not cleaned up right after she chews or eats it is this common with puppies ? And how do we break her of this habbit ?
2006-10-20 00:13:01 · 14 answers · asked by benho63 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs do this if they aren't getting enough utrition, my cousins dogs did this. You can try a new food or you can put some tabassco sauce on it. the taste will discourage him eating it.
2006-10-20 00:28:00 · answer #1 · answered by s_ringler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to address her diet. Dogs can smell lots of fillers in their poop that isn't digested in their system (CORN). Getting her on a better food filled with more protein will make her poop not smell as tasty.
See a vet as well, there are lots of products to add to food that make poop taste bad once it comes out. Eventually she'll grow out of it.
The best thing you can do is to block her from eating it at all costs by cleaning it up quicker and taking her to a potty spot more often.
2006-10-20 02:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Monet_Star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I raised Boston Terriers for about 10 years and yes it is common with pups and adult dogs as well. If you will get some Adolphs meat tenderizer and sprinkle it in the pups food everyday for about a week this may stop this action. It may not, but it did with some of my dogs. The problem is that there is something lacking in the dogs diet, and they can smell what's in the poop other than the stink. LOL You might check with your vet and see if the food your giving the pup is shall we say, "up to snuff" in the proper nutriants. It's a nasty habit and it even nastier if you think about it when the dog is giving you some kisses. Good luck.
2006-10-20 00:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not unusual for dogs to eat the droppings of other animals, and even their own, especially when they are young. A dogs sense of smell is greater than 500 times ours, and something that smells bad to us is only a different smell to her. A dog is able to detect smells from all the different ingredients in anything she eats. As most droppings contain some undigested food, I would suggest you change what she is eating, and see if that helps. In any case she will probably grow out of it in time. There are some products you can add to her food to discourage this , but I would ask your vet first !
2006-10-20 00:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by 6.1fishbob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs do tend to eat feces and it's not a good thing because of all the disease that is carried in poop could be very harmful for the dog. Try keeping the dog on a leash at all times so that you can limit the dog to what you want it to do.
2006-10-20 02:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by HUBBS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is common with puppies, there are products you can get at a pet store (petco or petsmart) for just that purpose. Its called for-bid or something like that and you put it on their food. it makes their poop taste bad to them
also most of the time they will grow out of it.
2006-10-20 00:33:41 · answer #6 · answered by cathy m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes puppies do eat their poop you have to clean it up . and their is a product in the stores that you can give them to make to stop them from eating there poop but i dont rember the name of it. call the vet. he can tell you what to get.
2006-10-20 00:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by ohmysuzie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your vet but she maybe missing a vitamine in her diet. I had the same problem and when I asked my vet they said that was the problem. Ever since she has not done it- because we added it into her diet.
Also ask your pet store... I can't remember what the name of the food is b ut there is a food made especially for mini dfashounds. That's what we feed ours. If they don't know I can look at home and let you know!
2006-10-20 00:53:47 · answer #8 · answered by amandan0218 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!!! I worked at a pet store for 4 years, and several people had the same problem. You can buy a product that the pup can consume, which is in a pill form and that will take care of your problem. (Deter pills)This is also why most pups have worms......... so you might need to get the pup checked out for that if you haven't already.
2006-10-20 02:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think thats normal. I think you should take him to the VET and he'll give you great ideas. He might have an infection from eating his sh*t! Who knows! I would take him to the VET asap!
good luck with that
2006-10-20 00:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋