Why my dog is likely to eat back its own poopoo?
Why my dog is likely to eat back its own poopoo?
asked 1 year ago
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Dogs will sometimes eat
their own feces. Others are attracted to feces from other animals, such
as cats, horses and deer. The reasons range from a vitamin deficiency to
boredom or anxiety. The scientific name for this behavior is
coprophagy. If your dog eats feces, be sure to report this to your vet.
Even though it's very common, it's one of the behaviors associated with
rabies, and there are health risks for stool-eating dogs. They can
infect themselves with parasites, such as giardia, Filaroides, or
coccidian. If the feces are around for two to three weeks or more,
roundworms and whipworms may be present. Here are some suggestions for
solving this problem: make sure the dog has food he could be hungry, make sure you are using the pooper scooper and not leaving the poop laying around.
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Sometimes the dog is lacking a vitamin. My dog used to do that to until it got older. If you try to teach it to not do that the dog will eventually realize its not a thing its suppose to do because, I tought mine not to do that by just saying NO! I said it loud and my dog ended up just walking away from it.
I do think its some kind of vitimin the dog is lacking.
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