Why do dogs do this gross thing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> We have a 14 week old puppy who will eat the cat poop out of the yard..these are not my cats but everyone elses who lives in the neighborhood and thinks it is ok it use my yard as their litter box. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> We clean the yard at least twice a week if not more but it is hard to keep up with all the cats who dump in my yard. Can this hurt the dog? is there something he is missing in his diet? is there anyway to stop him from doing this? Any advice would be wonderful
Thanks
Many dogs frequently eat weird things (see thread on Dirt eating), but especially puppies. When my dog was young he ate (or tried to eat) everything, wood mulch from the garden, paper, plastic, grass, dirt, tulips, loose carpet from the back of the station wagon, goose poop, dog poop, etc. But the thing that scared me the most was when he ate a nylon knee-high at 5 1/2 months and almost died.
The main thing is to make sure he eats a very good diet, and to not let him out unsupervised for long periods of time (long is a relative thing, 5 minutes can be a long time to a puppy). Providing the proper chew toys to redirect his snacking is also good. If you let him out with a kong stuffed with peanut butter and cookies, he'll forget about cat poop. Mostly these things will pass through the digestive system and create little problem.
With age my dog developed a more discriminating palate. Hopefully yours will too.
Can it hurt the dog" it’s not exactly healthy for the dog. Who knows what kind of worms and parasites can be in the stool. You just have to have more fecal test done on your dog to be safe. My puppy was into goose poop; it’s all over the parks here. The vet wasn't overly concerned just told me the same thing I told you. As far as stopping it, I kept correcting the pup until she got the idea. I would say 95 percent of the time she leaves it, only when she thinks I’m not looking will she indulge.
Yum Yum..kitty turds! The biggest problem is the litter that sticks to the turd and is thus consumed. The litter can cause irritation to the stomache and/or more serious health problems such as a blockage. I keep a baby gate in the doorway of the room that the litter boxes and cat food are in. This blocks the dogs entry but allows the cats free access. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Ahhh, nothing seems to be more enticing than a freshly squeezed cat terd! Yuck!
I have one cat and two dogs and what I have found helps a lot is the use of pine cat litter - it disguises the odor completely and the dogs seemto have less of an interest in it. Also what helps is the use of (baby) gates in the house to keep them out of the kitty area. as far as outside goes, the best you can do is pooper scoop your lawn frequently and supervise them while they potty or play outside. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
we have had 2 dogs that enjoyed eating cat poop. we put moth balls in the front yard and that seemed to help, but then those pesky boogers came to the back yard so, i called the city on the owner (they had 5 outside cats). the city left notes on their door stating that if they didn't do something (bring them inside where they belong-we have a cat too BTW) with the cats then they would be fined each time the city had to come back out.
believe me i love cats, just not the smelly sh*t in my yard (giant litter box)or on my dogs breath.
our cats litter box is in my closet with a baby gate infront of it so the dogs can't get to it.
now that i got that off my chest i hope i helped you alittle with your problem. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
p.s. the next door neighbors only have one cat left outside ....they gave the rest of them to family members. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Thanks for everyone advice. I hope we can get this problem solved. To gsds:i know how you feel the people who live behind us must have 50 cats and they are all outside and all they do is keep having more and more and that means more and more cat crap in my yard <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> ,
Again thanks for everyone advice <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
There is a technique that is primarily to keep escape artists in, but the other reputed benefit is that it keeps other animals out. Have you ever seen a prison yard or some such place, where the barbed wire at the top of the fence tilts inward at a 45 degree angle? This is the same, only you use chicken wire or some similar thing. Simply attach some 2X2's to the top of your fence at a 45 degree angle, and staple chicken wire to them. You might have to get creative if your fence is chain link or something other than a standard cedar fence...
Supposedly, cats will stay off of it because they don't like to walk on chicken wire. You would have to also make sure that there is no other way that cats can get into your yard, such as squeezing through fence boards or anything like that.
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