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Eating her own poop
My dog she is 6 month old she is eating her own poop what is the reason behond this .. she face dirrhea also frequently
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Hello Good evening, Yes above all reasons are perfect and true !!!!
Due to nutritional deficiency or lagging of all trace minerals and minor/major Minerals and some vitamins these condition is called *PICA*.
Many of the pet owners come across with this common complaint like my pet is eating mud, soil , wall paint or wooden tables or sofa etc especially fecal material...!!!!
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My personal Advise and best treatment is please give...Tablet *FECAL DETERENT* by the company Vetina every day one tab for one month... with some multivitamins also needed apart.(Not compulsory).
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this one tablet is enough and give more fluids with control the dehydration in summer ...
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Yes, eating her own poop maybe due to multi vitamin defeciency, became a habit or even due to intestinal worms infestation, which can be controlled by good treatment, but frequent diahorrea maybe due to various reasons and really to be concerned about, what's the consistency and frequency of diahorrea, is she having vomit, is she active, kindly explain in detail, so it will be easy for us to diagnose the problem and cure it.
Thank you.
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2 reasons:
*Multivitamin deficiency
*Developed a vice
Pls give multivitamins and calcium syrup for atleast 15 days and see the response.
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If you need any further advice consult a vet either through online consult or pay a visit
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Dr. Madhavi Vidiyala
Veterinary Physician
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
Nutrient deficiency--give multivitamin supplements specially calcium and phosphorus syrup..
Deworming schedule--you have to deworm your puppy every three months..
Boredom-some puppies do it out of bordeom too..keep a check on that.
Use probiotics ..
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after this still problem persists go for basic diagnostic tests..
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Dr. M. Madeena Begum
Veterinary Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Chennai
She might have micronutrient deficiency. One of the common deficiency is phosphorus. This can be controlled by feeding her balance diet and in addition to that, multivitamin supplements like syrups or tablets can be given. And also there are some products available in the market to control coprophagia.
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