My senior dog eats poop. What supplements can help stop this?

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My 14 year old staff bull terrier - Cora has recently started eating the poop of my 10 month old rhodesian ridgeback - Kali. Cora eats a combination of dry food & on alternate weeks we mix it with cooked chicken and vegetables. Kali eats dry food mixed with raw tripe/chicken daily. I've read that lack of digestive enzymes could be the issue, Cora has no medical issues she is still quite fit and reasonably active for her age. Is there a brand of enzyme supplements you can recommend? Thanks. Pet's info: Dog | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Female | spayed | 13 years and 11 months old

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

When an older dog is having a behavior change they should be checked out by your vet. Eating stools at this age is not normal and almost always has an underlying medical cause. You can try this supplement if you wish to see if it helps. If it does not, she should definitely see your vet. ( https://www.thepetcarefactory.com/online-store-digestive-health ) It would also be a good idea to add some of this supplement to the other dog's food to make the stools "taste bad" so hopefully it will curb Cora from wanting to eat it: ( https://www.animigo.co.uk/coprophagia-for-dogs.html )

My senior dog eats poop. What supplements can help stop this?

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