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scpuppymom · 06-16-2015, 08:24 AM

I hadn't had this issue but now that my girl has been on raw for almost a week she's started eating her poop. WTH? How do I stop this? She wasn't doing it on kibble

Wylie's Mom · 06-16-2015, 09:08 AM

Hmmm...that's really unusual bc usually raw-fed poops are really dry, crumbly, and not very appetizing to dogs. Are you feeding pre-made or Prey Model? It could be there is something in the food she is unable to digest...

scpuppymom · 06-16-2015, 09:39 AM

I got 2 sample bags of Nature's Variety chicken and 1 sample pack of Primal. I've given her some of each. The poo is very dry from what I can tell.

Wylie's Mom · 06-16-2015, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by scpuppymom

I got 2 sample bags of Nature's Variety chicken and 1 sample pack of Primal. I've given her some of each. The poo is very dry from what I can tell.

Very unusual that the poos would be appetizing. You could try Solid Gold's SEP (Stop Eating Poop)...that may work.

maxdog · 06-16-2015, 01:04 PM

Frozen pineapple. It was suggested by someone a while back and it stopped Max from eating poop. But when I stopped giving him the pineapple he started eating poop again

Nancy1999 · 06-16-2015, 01:12 PM

Are you absolutely sure that's she's eating her poop, when I feed raw, their poop is so small that it looks like they are eating it, but they aren't.

scpuppymom · 06-17-2015, 06:07 AM

I've caught her twice with it in her mouth. And 3 days in a row she's not woke me up at night and her pee pad would be wet but no poo.

pstinard · 06-17-2015, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by scpuppymom

I've caught her twice with it in her mouth. And 3 days in a row she's not woke me up at night and her pee pad would be wet but no poo.

When a dog's diet is changed suddenly, it takes a while to adjust. Maybe some of the food is going through her system undigested, so it is still appealing to her? You may want to do the transition more slowly to see if that helps. In other words, start out with mostly kibble, and then slowly add in more raw over a several week period.

Maximo · 06-17-2015, 10:14 AM

Maybe it is not a matter of it being appetizing and maybe she simply notices that it is different and is concerned. Maybe she is trying to hide it by consuming it.

Also, she may no be pooping as often on raw as she did with kibble. This might be the reason that you are not finding any on her pad in the morning.

scpuppymom · 06-17-2015, 02:16 PM

I'm going to keep working with her. She seems to love the raw and I know it's good for her in that aspect.
I do keep kibble down for her as well though she doesn't seem to notice. I'm going to keep watching for another week when she goes to the vet and see if she's still doing it

06-16-2015, 08:24 AM	#1
scpuppymom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Columbia,SC USA Posts: 27	Raw diet now eating poo I hadn't had this issue but now that my girl has been on raw for almost a week she's started eating her poop. WTH? How do I stop this? She wasn't doing it on kibble

06-16-2015, 09:08 AM	#2
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Hmmm...that's really unusual bc usually raw-fed poops are really dry, crumbly, and not very appetizing to dogs. Are you feeding pre-made or Prey Model? It could be there is something in the food she is unable to digest... __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

06-16-2015, 01:04 PM	#5
maxdog Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Brownstown MI USA Posts: 18,650	Frozen pineapple. It was suggested by someone a while back and it stopped Max from eating poop. But when I stopped giving him the pineapple he started eating poop again __________________ Max & Sasha's daddy

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Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Are you absolutely sure that's she's eating her poop, when I feed raw, their poop is so small that it looks like they are eating it, but they aren't. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

06-17-2015, 10:14 AM	#9
Maximo ♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 25,044	Maybe it is not a matter of it being appetizing and maybe she simply notices that it is different and is concerned. Maybe she is trying to hide it by consuming it. Also, she may no be pooping as often on raw as she did with kibble. This might be the reason that you are not finding any on her pad in the morning. __________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy

06-16-2015, 09:39 AM	#3
scpuppymom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Columbia,SC USA Posts: 27	I got 2 sample bags of Nature's Variety chicken and 1 sample pack of Primal. I've given her some of each. The poo is very dry from what I can tell.

06-17-2015, 06:07 AM	#7
scpuppymom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Columbia,SC USA Posts: 27	I've caught her twice with it in her mouth. And 3 days in a row she's not woke me up at night and her pee pad would be wet but no poo.

06-17-2015, 02:16 PM	#10
scpuppymom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2015 Location: Columbia,SC USA Posts: 27	I'm going to keep working with her. She seems to love the raw and I know it's good for her in that aspect. I do keep kibble down for her as well though she doesn't seem to notice. I'm going to keep watching for another week when she goes to the vet and see if she's still doing it