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Title: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: jsh on December 02, 2009, 06:42:31 pm My wife noticed my bulldog at his own mess today. Few facts about him:
He's not underfed, he eats two cups of Diamond high energy daily. I worm him every month. He's kept on a 20' feet chain. Clean water. Clean bedding. Does not act or look ill in any way. Any ideas or suggestions before I go donate to the vet? Thanks everyone in advance. Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: T-Bob Parker on December 02, 2009, 07:19:19 pm Man that's nasty I hate when they do that. Try picking up his turds everyday that'll eliminate the source and some dogs do it cuase they don't like s**t where sleep
Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: HogzgoneWild on December 02, 2009, 07:26:05 pm Yum!!!! man I had a dog that did that when I fed Diamond and retriever, I was told it was cause of the corn and wheat not digested, smelled edible to them, since I switched, no problem.......just an idea.
Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: ETHHunters on December 02, 2009, 07:33:04 pm Maybe thats where the term sh#% eating dog came from ;D
Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: UNDERDOG on December 02, 2009, 07:39:56 pm I had an old bulldog stud who'sprevious owner made a habbit of expressing the anal gland and once that is done too much the muscles around the anus will get weak were as a normal dogs hard turd will naturally express it...any how rambling,I was told to use metamucil (sp) and it was supposed to stop it...there is a product called "forbid" made just for that. I never really figured out why he did it tho...
http://www.entirelypets.com/forbid.html Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: hog tied on December 02, 2009, 09:24:38 pm Its absolutely the dog food your feeding.Diamond is not very high in digestabilty and it it smells edible to some dogs.
Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: jsh on December 03, 2009, 04:52:16 am Thanks.
Hogsgonewild - not to get into a dog food debate, but what did you switch to that made him stop? Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: Circle C on December 03, 2009, 08:44:55 am jsh,
Alan switched to a feed called Victor Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: HogzgoneWild on December 03, 2009, 09:18:12 am Circle C is right, been feedin Victor for over a month now, my cd a lil longer. Thanks Chris.
Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: mississippi hog on December 04, 2009, 09:44:06 pm that diamond must be some good feed...
good enough to eat twice ;D ;D Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: southtexasff on December 05, 2009, 02:50:21 am Let him keep doing see if your feed bill will go down.
Maybe he likes Reeses Feces Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: southtexasff on December 05, 2009, 02:52:08 am I had an old bulldog stud who'sprevious owner made a habbit of expressing the anal gland WHY????? Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: T-Bob Parker on December 05, 2009, 03:38:27 pm I had an old bulldog stud who'sprevious owner made a habbit of expressing the anal gland WHY????? Title: Re: Dog eating feces - anyone might know why? Post by: Bino9905 on December 06, 2009, 12:07:13 am They sell some pills at petsmart that will make them stop doing that.
The home made recipies are pineapple juice in the food or canned pumpkin in the food. They will not eat ther poo if you add that to their food. Makes it taste/smell bad...eventually "trains" them not to try and eat it anymore... here is a link with lots of info http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_PoopEating.php good luck |