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My senior dog eats poop. What supplements can help stop this?
When an older dog is having a behavior change they should be checked out by your vet. Eating stools at this age is not normal and almost always has an underlying medical cause. You can try this supplement if you wish to see if it helps. If it does not, she should definitely see your vet. ( https://www.thepetcarefactory.com/online-store-digestive-health ) It would also be a good idea to add some of this supplement to the other dog's food to make the stools "taste bad" so hopefully it will curb Cora from wanting to eat it: ( https://www.animigo.co.uk/coprophagia-for-dogs.html )
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Training & Behavior
Do no stool eating chewables work to stop my dog from eating poop?
Hi there. You can certainly try this, if you want to. In my experience, most treats and food additives intended to discourage dogs from eating their poop aren't very effective - it's hard to make poop taste worse than it already does! The best thing to do is simply go out with your dog when he poops. and pick up the stool with a bag and dispose of it before he has a chance to eat it.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Can I give my dog a stool eating deterrent if she's on phenobarbital?
Yes, it should not interfere with the phenobarbital. Coprophagia is a hard habit to break, sometimes these types of products will work, but not all the time. The best thing is to keep the stools picked up. Otherwise, I would just make sure your dog is regularly dewormed, and you may brush his teeth before cuddling! :)
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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How to stop my dog from eating poop on a special low-fat diet?
Hi, thanks for using Petcoach. Unfortunately eating stool is a behavior problem without a simple answer. Cleaning up immediately after the dogs defecate and/or leash walking Dove may be the only viable way to prevent this. In some cases training along with deterrents such as Forbid may help, but preventing access to stool is the true solution. This article has a bit more information. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/dog-behavior-problems-coprophagia
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My dogs eat poop on a diet. Do they need vitamins or more food?
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! As you pointed out, they may be eating poop due to a deficiency of vitamins and minerals. Please remember that sometimes this is behavioral in nature. You can consider adding a multi-vitamin to their daily regimen. You may find these online or at your local pet store. If adding this, you would not have the need to feed them more which would likely result in weight gain. Good luck!
Updated on September 24th, 2025