--- In [email protected], "sharibearie2005"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> We recently got a 3 1/2 month old puppy. Her name is CutiePie!
She IS
> cute! We have been having some problems with her..and are not
sure
> what to do for her. First of all, she eats her poop and has since
she
> got here. As if that isn't bad enough, after it digests for
awhile,
> she'll throw it up in the house! Whooooeeee! After her vet visit
the
> other day, we purchased something called Forbid that we sprinkle
on her
> food and it is supposed to discourage her from wanting to eat her
> poop. I think she still might eat some of it. Anyway...she has
been
> vomiting in her kennel at night. She's also been eating a lot of
grass
> when she goes outside, so I'm not sure if she's
constipated....sigh.
> It just doesn't make sense to me that she keeps throwing up. She
isn't
> eating a ton of food. She only has dry puppy food and some
Cheerios
> for training. She did throw up water if she drank too much, but
hasn't
> done that for awhile. If anyone has any ideas...I'd appreciate
them
> very much! Poor little puppy!! Thanks, Shari
>
Shari, I tried to IM you tonight but it didn't go through. In the
past I have found that if you sprinkle Alum (a spice you can buy at
any grocery store) on the puppies food, it will make thier stools
very unatractive to them. You would think that poop was
unattractive enough on its own... Many times dogs eat their stools
just because they are hungry and are lacking something in their
diet. Not saying you aren't feeding her properly, just her body is
telling her she needs something more. She could have a food
allergy. She may not be retaining nutrients the way she should. You
may want to try a special type of dog food. Many dogs can have
severe food allergies... not uncommon. To make her stomack calm,
you can try boiling some chicken and shred it , w/ a little rice and
some cottage cheese. If she keeps that down, then start monitoring
what and how much food you give her. Write it down and you will
start to see a trend. Could be a wheat allergy, which is also in
cheerios. I would recommend seeing your vet right away though.
There are special dog foods for food allgergies. Hope this helps.
Renee
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