"Dogs can't eat shit", dogs can even eat shit, what else can't be eaten in the eyes of TA? But this is a big headache for the shoveling officer. Want the dog to get rid of this bad habit? Dr. E tells you what to do!
Why Dogs Eat Indiscriminately
Dogs with pica will eat shit, dirt, grass and other behaviors. If the shoveling officer wants to correct the dog's pica, he needs to understand the reason why the dog eats indiscriminately.
? 1 Gastrointestinal problems
If the dog has a stomach problem, it will eat grass. Dogs eat grass to supplement cellulose, which stimulates gastrointestinal peristalsis, promotes defecation, enhances digestion, and helps dogs spit out and expel some indigestible food or foreign bodies.
Lack of trace elements
If the dog eats dirt, stones, walls and so on, it means that the dog lacks trace elements. This is mainly due to unbalanced nutrition, the lack of trace elements in dogs will not only eat indiscriminately, but also appear white hair.
Indigestion
Dogs eat shit mainly because their digestive function is not good. If the shoveling officer feeds too much or changes food too quickly, it is easy for the dog to not fully digest the dog food, and there will be residual food in the poop, so the dog will eat it as food.
4 Extinguish evidence
When the dog poops, the shoveling officer will punish the dog when he sees it. In the dog's eyes, it is "being seen = being punished", so the dog will choose to eat the poop to avoid being punished by the shoveling officer!
What should a dog eat?
Dogs have pica behavior, shoveling officials can not get rid of the relationship, mostly due to improper feeding caused by indigestion, so shoveling officials can prepare probiotics for dogs to regulate the intestinal tract and help dogs digest. The following table can be referred to by the shoveling officials.
How to stay away from pica?
Shovel excrement officer comes home to see the dog eat things, simply do not have too much headache, so how to get rid of the dog's bad habit?
1 Provide quality dog food for dogs
If the shoveling officer feeds the dog with human food for a long time, it will lead to unbalanced nutrition and lack of trace elements, so the shoveling officer should provide the dog with high-quality dog food to ensure the dog's physical growth.
Develop good eating habits.
Let the dog develop good eating habits, will greatly improve the dog's pica behavior. Shovel excrement officer to insist on regular and quantitative feeding, do not let the dog eat poop because of hunger.
3 Reasonable feeding
Although dogs like to eat meat, if the shoveling officer usually feeds too much meat and bones, it will easily lead to poor defecation of dogs. Therefore, the shoveling officer should feed meat, bones and snacks in moderation to avoid indigestion in dogs.
4 Give more company
In fact, there is another reason why dogs eat shit: too boring! If the shoveling officer is busy with his work and has little time to play with the dog, the dog can only play with himself and eat shit to pass the time. So the shoveling officer should give the dog enough care and spend more time playing with the dog.
