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My 2-month-old Chihuahua puppy eats his poop. How do I prevent it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | unneutered | 2 lbs

hii have a 2 month old Chihuahua boy,he has his own toilet tray but only uses it sometimes,my biggest concern is after he does his number 2 he will eat it!! if i am not quick enough to clean it,please help

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 3rd, 2018

This is common in puppies, i would recommend buying a supplement from the pet store that you can put in his food, this will make his poo very bitter and hopefully this will prevent him from eating it in the future.

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