dogs and coprophagia

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Royalsuper_fairy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:03:48 GMT

Cool, I will give her a call her this afternoon and pass on the advice

Thanks

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Fiona Leathers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:57:48 GMT

There's another thread on here about this. I'm using Protexin Pro Fibre with great success at the moment - its stopped my dogs from eating the poo!! Other than that distraction, recall, reward etc

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Royalsuper_fairy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:42:45 GMT

Hey,

Going to bump this back to the top. Got a client with a 10month old shih tzu x mini poodle who is eating her poo. The client has already used pineapple and this hasn't worked. The pup runs away to go to the loo and then eats it.

Any advice for her?

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Fiona Leathers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:43:59 GMT

Haven't been able to get for about 2 years now!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

JoeyRoo — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:04:48 GMT

has anyone tried deterum tablets??? there supposed to prevent it but i cant seem to source any or find any info on them and have a funny feeling they may be discontinued????

any one know anything?

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Rachel Jayne — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:23:28 GMT

I was told a pineapple ring a meal by a friend in college once, have rx to clients ever since!

Never had any bad feedback, so guess it works!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Anonymous — Mon, 04 May 2009 04:02:26 GMT

LOL is that their selling feature?

"Our food is SO amazing that your dog can get twice the nutrients by eating their poo! It's like two bags of food in one!"

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:01:18 GMT

aye, but I suspect that was just to get back at Charlie for letting her be naughty

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Mac Feather — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:52:50 GMT

[quote user="MissVetNurse"]

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I agree with all of the above, but will add that sometimes dogs just like to eat poo full stop.

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yup I agree here! My little girlie likes to roll in poo most of all....charming smellier the better

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Hahaha, just before Charlie took Jill for her mesalin inj she rolled in sheep dung, all over her head as well!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:14:42 GMT

lol, I hope you put her right MissVN

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Kerry Spain — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:39:25 GMT

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Its amazing how stoopid people can be!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Claire Cameron — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:10:31 GMT

I was recently doing a nurse check for a new dog and the owner mentioned the dog was eating his poo,

I started to discuss this and she interupted me and said

"oh its ok, I spoke to the lady in the pet shop and she said that its because the food I bought from her is such high quality food they can eat their poo after they've digested their food and they can get the nutrients out"

I had to pick my jaw of the floor and contain my laughter

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Claire Cameron — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:08:39 GMT

[quote user="STRVN"]

I agree with all of the above, but will add that sometimes dogs just like to eat poo full stop.

[/quote]

yup I agree here! My little girlie likes to roll in poo most of all....charming smellier the better

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Kerry Spain — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:45:15 GMT

Its the way the pineapple ferments in the guts which causes it to become very bitter tasting... not that I've ever tasted it... ... hahaha

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Cat Woman — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:12:57 GMT

None of my dogs have ever eaten dog poo! (sheep & horse poo - yes). If clients ask about why their dog does it, on questioning them, I often find they are feeding too much, or feeding certain commercial foods that come out pretty much the same as it went in (smell/consistancy & maybe flavour?). I think alot of pups do it (poss copying mums) but they mostly seem to grow out of it.

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Julie — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:17 GMT

Their mothers clean up after them, when they are younger, so maybe some copy what they see their mums doing. Just a thought!

I stopped two of mine from doing it by teaching them to go on command and then rewarding them as soon as they had 'performed'.

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:53:26 GMT

I agree with all of the above, but will add that sometimes dogs just like to eat poo full stop.

Re: dogs and coprophagia

wobbliebob — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:11:10 GMT

yep i have had sucsess with the pineapple thing not sure why it works (something to do with the enzymes i think)

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Steph Worsley — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:46:23 GMT

oooo cool I shall remember that one!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Faye Sewell — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:45:06 GMT

[quote user="steph worsley"]Normally I would recommend a chunck of pineapple a day in its food, not [/quote]

Courgette also works well!!

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Steph Worsley — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:42:19 GMT

There can be many reasons for coprophagia, it could be that the dog has a malabsorption condition, it may not be on a suitable diet, it may be bored, it may have had a bad experience of being told off when it was a pup for defaecating somewhere and therefore developed a habit of it, there is just no definitive answer for it

Due to the fact it has diarrhoea I would get it checked out by a vet (how long has it had it, has it been investigated before?) Is the dog underweight at all?

Normally I would recommend a chunck of pineapple a day in its food, not sure why this helps prevent coprophagia but it does in 99% of cases I have had dealings with. HOWEVER I would definately get the dog checked before you start this.

Re: dogs and coprophagia

Maria Mahon — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:18:50 GMT

One of our labs has an awful habit of that (doesn't have diarrhoea though). Does his business then turns around and cleans it up...

My mum thinks it's possible that it started when he was training with GDBA and was in kennels a lot of the time = boredom? Anyway it's almost impossible to train him out of it now. We have to muzzle him when he goes out for walks!