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We have a 4 mos old Chihuahua and couple days ago he began ...
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We have a 4 mos old Chihuahua and couple days ago he began eating his own "pooh", why he does that and is there any treatment for that.
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April 3 11:24 AM (5 hours and 19 minutes and 50 seconds later)
         
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This is a very common things dogs will do. It is called coprophagia. There's no real reason why they do it but there are some things that help discourage the behavior

1...the obvious..pick up the feces more often and they will get out of the habit.

2. try changing dog foods. Some think foods higher in fat contnet will make the feces more palatable...do this gradually so not to cause gastric upset.

3. Mix a product called "Forbid" with the food and this will make the feces taste bad...(yeah I know, you would think it already tastes bad huh?) You can get this product from your vet.



Let me know if you have any other questions
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April 3 11:36 AM (11 minutes and 49 seconds later)
         
Reply to ZooCVT's Post: We do clean up very often, we put him in a gage for the nite and that is when he does that, We will try to change his diet
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April 3 11:37 AM (1 minute and 47 seconds later)
         
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Remember to do it gradually or he will get diarrhea. If that doesn't work, try the Forbid...its a packet of this powder once daily for 3 days and thats it...it usually works really well.

Let me know if you have any other questions
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