PG BITCH EATING K9 POOP - Page 1

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY MY FEMALE , GSD IS  EATING HER OWN POOP?

SHE IS VERY WELL FED BUT DOES HAVE AN EXCESSIVE APPETITE EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS BRED.

I HAVE ONLY HAD HER 2 MONTHS NOW.

I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ONE WITH SOME EXPERIENCED ADVISE ... OTHER THAN THE RUDE PEOPLE THAT MAKE SNIDE COMMENTS ABOUT ALMOST ANYTHING THEY CAN...

WHAT SHOULD I DO DOO DOO HA HA!

THANKS!

Sometimes it´s a lack of nutrients, sometimes it´s just bad habit.
You could run a blood panel, but most of the time it doesn´t help.
In case you walk her regularly, she doesn´t have the possibility to eat her own sh.. .

I feed them Green Tripe and/or Beef kidneys (whole ones)  After they whelp they will eat 45-5 at one time for several days

You could feed a supplement for nutrients  but I like the natural way

I would worm the bitch with fenbendazole (Panacur or Safeguard) if she hasn't already been wormed and she is not too close to delivery ( before 42 days ).  I would give her a 5 day course of fenbendazole if she has not been wormed or tested for parasites.  The 5 day regimen get giardia and whipworms which the 3 day regimen misses sometimes.

My one female has eaten her own and my other female's poop since I got her at 4 months (4 years old now).  I try to clean up immediately after they go but sometimes they are far away from me on the property.  I feed 50/50 raw & kibble.  No medical problems, just a habit that I have not been able to break.

 Both of my dogs scarf down horse and chicken manure daily.  Very few dogs I know will pass up cat, rabbit or deer poop.  While we humans think this is disgusting I think the dogs enjoy it -- they are scavengers and I believe their wild cousins do the same.

There are various reasons why they may do this.  Here are two articles:

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/12/06/coprophagia-repulsive-pet-habits.aspx

http://www.dogpoopdiet.com/why-dogs-eat-poop/

If she doesn't have an underlying medical condition just clean up after her right away.  

 

 

 

 

There are also certain products one can buy to add to their dogs' food that will theoretically make their poop unpalatable. ForBid is one, I think. I've never tried such products, heard mixed reviews on them. Some people swear they work great, others say they don't work at all. *shrugs*

I had that problem and asked the vet he told me to give a bit of liver. It worked but what age is she it's common for pup's but should grow out of it at about a year. Hope this helps