by Aneta
(London)
Question:
Hi, I have a 9 weeks male puppy. He eats his poop.
Why does he eat his poop? How can I stop him from doing it? I clean straight away, but it’s just few seconds for that happen.
I am giving him royal canin for mini puppies and probiotic treats. I have heard that a pineapple may help, but will that affect his digestion? Is he not too young to eat pineapple?
Thanks.
Answer:
Hi Aneta,
We have covered this here. You may want to give it a try?
The use of pineapple relates to a Bromelain deficiency in the diet, but it sounds like you are feeding your dog well?
I don’t see any harm in trying a small piece or 2 each day and see if there is any improvement. This should be relatively inexpensive.
Poop Eating Yorkies
I too have a Yorkie pup that eats his poop!!! Yuk!! And I also feed him Canin dog food.. My vet did recommend pineapple, but my dog trainer recommends kelp powder. Put a little on their food..I haven’t tried either..but I think I will try the pineapple..
Hope it works!
I got Forbid powder from vet,tried for 2 weeks with no change yet. Someone suggested pumpkin puree,not tinned pie mix, havent tried yet.
My Yorkie Puppy eats Poop
My 5 month old micro yorkie puppy just started eatin her own bowls just recently. I looked up reasons for this and 4 of them described her exactly so I am going to try the pineapple to see if this works.
I tried Forbid with absolutely no results. I can’t get our 8 month old male to stop eating his poop. We’ve tried Forbid, No-Poop chews, meat tenderizer on food, all to no avail. He goes on puppy pad, it’s cleaned quickly but sometimes he manages to get to it first.
We did not have this problem with previous Yorkie.