 You should let a young dog know that coprophagy is not acceptable by voicing "no" in a firm and disgusted manner. While working to change the behaviour, it is critical that the dog not have the opportunity to eat stool when unsupervised and you'll need to clean up the animal's stool immediately after he or she defecates. 1.Dietary changes may help. Allowing free access to food, adding good quality proteins such as eggs and cottage cheese. 2.Your dog could be lacking certain vitamins or minerals in their diet. Try adding a multivitamin to his/her food. 3.Adding the enzyme papain to the food will also sometimes prevent coprophagy. This can be done at home by sprinkling meat tenderizer containing papain on food. 4.Try sprinkling the waste with cayenne pepper. This will take the fun out of eating waste. Or better yet if you are able to clean up after your pet immediately after a bowel movement this will remove the temptation. 5.You can also try a product called FORBID that can be purchased from a pet supply dealer.  Back to Main Page
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