DearDog

Coprophagia is the technical term of the poop eating habit of dog. Dogs not only eat their own feces they also eat other animal’s feces. Fortunately not all dogs indulge in this activity.

Why dogs indulge in this is still unknown. Whatever be the reason the habit of eating feces can expose the dog to the danger of bacterial or parasite infection.

Dog owners can take following steps to stop this poop eating habit.

Dogs eat the feces because they find is tasty. Giving the dog certain things like garlic pumpkin with dog’s food makes the feces less appealing and stop the habit in course of time.

Keeping the toilet area clean and disposing the feces promptly does not give the dog chance to engage in the nauseating (to men) activity.

Neutering or spaying a dog totally depends upon the decision of the owner. But the benefits of neutering/spaying are considerable.

Controlling the growth rate of stray dogs.
Friendly and obedient of dog with better temperament.
Elimination of possibility of certain deadly disease like testicular cancer.

Moreover the procedure is not something very complex for a trained veterinary surgeon. And neutering/spaying does not adversely affect the well being of the dog in any way

Spaying is a surgical operation done on bitches to remove the reproductive system. Though spaying is more complicated than neutering, like neutering this operation also does not have any long term effect on the well being of the dog.

Like neutering the additional benefits from this operation are

Dog’s temperament becomes friendly which is a important for a family with small children.
Attacking, fighting tendency reduce considerably.

Dog neutering is a surgical operation done on male dogs. The testicles of the dog are removed in this procedure.

The goal of this surgery is to keep the dog from procreating unwanted puppies.

Additional benefits of carrying out this procedure—

Dog’s temperament becomes friendly.
Various problems like jumping, car chasing reduce.
Chance of testicular cancer gets eliminated.

A dehydrated dog needs water and lots of it. So give the dog clean fresh drinking water.
But don’t allow the dog to drink a lot of water at one go. Adding some electrolyte powder to the water will produce quicker recovery, because when dog gets dehydrated it also looses electrolyte (various essential salts) from the body.

To save a dog from dehydration see that the dog does not roam outside the house unnecessarily. Keep bowls full of water at various points in the house especially where the dog goes so that the dog can drink water whenever and whereever it feels thirsty.

Dog dehydration is a common problem in hot summer months especially if the dog stays outdoor most of the time.

A severely dehydrated dog may look very tired, shine of the eyes may reduce and nose may be hot and dry (normally a dog’s nose is cool and moist).