yeah some people ahve great luck with forbid and deter but others have no luck at all. if your not there to pick it up or correct it theres nothing you can do. but when you are home and you see him go for it make a loud noise (with a can filled with pennies) and clean it up before he gets the chance...KB mamma said:When Bindi used to eat her poo it made her very sick......the last two times though she was fine :roll:
if you arent trying forbid or some other deterant (which does not always work) then there is no other solution-your simply not there to stop it
some dogs eat it just to eat it. others do it cause a lack of vitamins in their doet, some eat it cause of too much vitamins and minerals in their food the body doesn't process it fully and so the poop comes out like a meal. some dogs do it cause they want to hide it cause they get in trouble for going in the house..... it's carprophagia and it's pretty common.JOLIE'SMOM said:Ok, :shock: that's a new one on me! In 38 years of chihuahuas, i have never known of one of mine to eat their own (or anyone else's) poop. Wow, that would be disturbing for you and i wouldn't have a clue how to stop it. Does it indicate some kind of deficit in the diet maybe? Just a guess cuz i sure don't know. I would be really interested in learning the cause and solution though.
luv4mygirls said:some dogs eat it just to eat it. others do it cause a lack of vitamins in their doet, some eat it cause of too much vitamins and minerals in their food the body doesn't process it fully and so the poop comes out like a meal. some dogs do it cause they want to hide it cause they get in trouble for going in the house..... it's carprophagia and it's pretty common.JOLIE'SMOM said:Ok, :shock: that's a new one on me! In 38 years of chihuahuas, i have never known of one of mine to eat their own (or anyone else's) poop. Wow, that would be disturbing for you and i wouldn't have a clue how to stop it. Does it indicate some kind of deficit in the diet maybe? Just a guess cuz i sure don't know. I would be really interested in learning the cause and solution though.
Cooper never ate his own poop. He preferred OmaKitty's #2s. I took him to the vet for shots and asked her about it and she seemed really unconcerned with that (I was thinking my dog was going to grow up to be the kid eating paste in class) and she called them "doggie delicacies" and "doggie-style tootsie rolls". THANK GOODNESS he grew out of it because it would make me want to throw up when I'd come home and find a half-chewed kitty #2 on the living room floor. Nasty little thing! I remind him of those days when he's trying to convince me that he's smarter than I am.JOLIE'SMOM said:Ok, :shock: that's a new one on me! In 38 years of chihuahuas, i have never known of one of mine to eat their own (or anyone else's) poop. Wow, that would be disturbing for you and i wouldn't have a clue how to stop it. Does it indicate some kind of deficit in the diet maybe? Just a guess cuz i sure don't know. I would be really interested in learning the cause and solution though.
JOLIE'SMOM said:luv4mygirls said:some dogs eat it just to eat it. others do it cause a lack of vitamins in their doet, some eat it cause of too much vitamins and minerals in their food the body doesn't process it fully and so the poop comes out like a meal. some dogs do it cause they want to hide it cause they get in trouble for going in the house..... it's carprophagia and it's pretty common.JOLIE'SMOM said:Ok, :shock: that's a new one on me! In 38 years of chihuahuas, i have never known of one of mine to eat their own (or anyone else's) poop. Wow, that would be disturbing for you and i wouldn't have a clue how to stop it. Does it indicate some kind of deficit in the diet maybe? Just a guess cuz i sure don't know. I would be really interested in learning the cause and solution though.
Ahhhhh..i found it,,,,, It's actually called "coprophagia"...
Thanks!
