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My Shih Tzu has metallic bad breath and eats poop. What's wrong?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

My six-year-old Shih Tzu has bad breath net like a like a metal and wants to eat her poop ?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on June 25th, 2019

Here is a good article about eating stool: https://www.petcoach.co/article/stool-eating-coprophagy/ Bad breath can indicate dental disease or it could be the anal glands if she is licking her rectum a lot. This could also indicate a problem. I recommend to play it safe and have your pup examined by the veterinarian. Best of luck.

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