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QED

(2,730 posts)
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 10:41 PM Jun 2014

Happy day! A "cure" for poop eating - I hope

My puppy loves to eat poop - either another dog's or the cat's, he isn't picky. Of course I'm grossed out. It turns out there's something I can do about it.

I can buy something called "forbid" that's supposed to cure it by making the poop taste awful. Really? It doesn't already? The other product is cheaper - unseasoned meat tenderizer.

Has anyone else had luck with either of these solutions? The puppy is so cute and he loves to give me puppy kisses - but I know where that mouth has been and eeewwwwww!

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Happy day! A "cure" for poop eating - I hope (Original Post) QED Jun 2014 OP
I've tried using pepper. OnyxCollie Jun 2014 #1
I would love to have a solution! oregonjen Jun 2014 #2
yuck ginnyinWI Jun 2014 #3
Have you tried pineapple with meals newfie11 Jun 2014 #4
Well, if you find the answer, let me know laundry_queen Jun 2014 #5
I've started the meat tenderizer experiment.... QED Jun 2014 #6
My dog only eats cat poop and rabbit get the red out Jun 2014 #7
Yet another update on the poop eating (coprophagia). QED Jun 2014 #8
He's still eating poop. The Petsmart stuff isn't effective. QED Jun 2014 #9
I found that the pineapple works sadoldgirl Jun 2014 #10

oregonjen

(3,316 posts)
2. I would love to have a solution!
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:54 PM
Jun 2014

Our dog loves to eat his own, sun-dried poo. We have to pick his poo up everyday and watch him when we put him out to do his business, just in case he finds some old stuff we missed.

Curious to read what others have to say!

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
3. yuck
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 03:25 AM
Jun 2014

I'm glad I keep cats. We had a dog once who liked to browse in the cat's litter box, but yelling at her made her give it up.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)
5. Well, if you find the answer, let me know
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:43 AM
Jun 2014

My SIL was telling me the other day how their chocolate lab loves the wildlife poop in their backyard - specifically bunny pellets. A long time ago I had a black lab puppy that LOVED poop. I used to brush her teeth every time she came inside, because I didn't want her kissing me after eating poop.

LOL - "It doesn't already?" I know, right?

QED

(2,730 posts)
6. I've started the meat tenderizer experiment....
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 11:43 AM
Jun 2014

meanwhile, my cute little puppy has taught another of my dogs how delicious poop is. This morning, before I could do poop patrol, they were feasting on someone's fresh pile.

And yeah, then they want to kiss me. Blech!

get the red out

(13,458 posts)
7. My dog only eats cat poop and rabbit
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:47 PM
Jun 2014

So I can't do anything about making their poop taste "bad".

But I saw a product for this in Pet Smart whose name made me laugh hysterically, "Stool NO!"

QED

(2,730 posts)
8. Yet another update on the poop eating (coprophagia).
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 09:30 PM
Jun 2014

I got some of the Adolph's unseasoned meat tenderizer and sprinkled it on their food. I also read up a bit about it online and people's comments about the sugar and salt concerned me. Other people said pineapple - but that has sugar too. Other posters talked about a supplement at GNC that contains the enzymes in pineapple that supposedly make poop unpalatable to dogs.

All too confusing. I went to Petsmart and talked to the trainer. He showed me their product - one of the ingredients is cayenne pepper. He said that is the best deterrent because it registers in their brains. I'm going to try this and will let you all know if it works.

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)
10. I found that the pineapple works
Fri Jun 13, 2014, 05:45 PM
Jun 2014

My st. poodle started to eat her and especially her boyfriend's poop. I got a can with pineapple pieces and gave them each 2-3. Slowly I went down to one small piece in their food and then none. It seems to have worked. I cannot speak about poop from other animals though, in spite of all the squirrels and birds around here.

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