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My puppy eats her own poop and is always hungry. What can I do?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 16 days old

My dog is indian breed,she takes its own poop ,she s very energetic,veru smart, she always want food,enough is no word for her,wt can i do ?how can i stop to eat poop and her hunger.

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Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

Veterinarian

Published on September 26th, 2017

If I am understanding correctly, you are having trouble with her eating her own poop. This is a common problem in puppies. You can try to sprinkle some for-bid powder over her food to see if this prevents this behavior. Unfortunately this doesn't always help. They usually don't eat it because they are hungry but just because they "want" to. I would also try to pick up after her as this is the best way to prevent this behavior. i hope this helps and she grows out of this behavior.

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